About the position
At Tekion, we're building a cloud-native platform that is revolutionizing the automotive retail industry by providing an unparalleled customer experience. We are seeking a Product Manager with a passion for solving customer and business problems to join our fast-paced and innovative team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive new product initiatives, deeply understand our users, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline communication and processes. As a champion of the domain, you will also track industry trends and help define the product roadmap to stay ahead of the curve. If you are a highly curious, empathetic, and communicative individual with a strong appreciation for quality, join us in transforming the way cars are designed, distributed, and purchased globally.
Responsibilities
- Deeply understand and embody the voice of the customer
- Conduct qualitative research and define and track quantitative product metrics
- Communicate a deep understanding of users and customer engagement data to the team
- Drive new product initiatives from ideation through implementation, launch, and iterative enhancements
- Work closely with the design team to craft amazing product experiences
- Collaborate with the engineering team for excellent execution
- Create cross-functional engagement with colleagues across all departments
- Streamline communication and processes with internal stakeholders
- Track industry trends and the competitive landscape
- Help define the product roadmap to stay ahead of the curve
- Have 4+ years of software product management experience
- Execute on a product roadmap while coordinating with internal/external stakeholders
- Be curious about new products and user responses, backed by data
- Understand how customers think and accurately predict their reactions to changes
- Create delight and measure success
- Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Engage constructively in debate and discussion with colleagues and peers
- Ensure alignment on the product vision and execution timeline
- Appreciate quality
Requirements
- 4+ years of software product management experience for a scaling organization
- Demonstrated ability to execute on a product roadmap while working with offshore resources and coordinating with internal/external stakeholders to manage expectations and timelines
- Exceptionally curious about new products and how users will respond to them and ensure you have the data to back up your roadmap requirements
- Deep understanding of how customers think and ability to accurately predict how changes will make them feel
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to engage constructively in debate and discussion with colleagues and peers
- Proven plan to ensure everyone is aligned on the product vision and execution timeline
- Appreciation for quality
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Generous stock options
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from the Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of a hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- Dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- Open culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development