Senior Manager, Product Management Pleasanton, CA

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises, and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers / dealers, and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia, and Europe.

Job Description

We are actively seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Manager of Product Management to lead our endeavors in revolutionizing Parts and Inventory Management with cutting-edge Cloud Native SaaS products. The ideal candidate will bring 10 years of experience in Product Management with at least 4 years in a leadership role, with a strong focus on enterprise software products within SaaS or PaaS environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Customer Voice – You will be our product champion in front of customers, taking regular feedback, communicating about what we are doing new & how we are doing it better, helping create more customer champions. You will understand the business landscape, talk the business language, and help bring our customers & product together.
• Combine an Entrepreneurial Spirit with a structured methodology – You will be leading key strategic initiatives from the front while trying to tackle and improve highly customized existing processes. Therefore, you would be required to have a scrappy mindset to quickly kick start things, and then a structured and methodological approach to take them to the finish line in a productized, repeatable manner, at scale.
• A Leader and a Coach – Take our strong and highly motivated team of PMs and make them world class. We are specifically looking for someone who wants to help his team learn new tricks, grow as professionals and individuals, and evolve to be self-sufficient and highly reliable top-shelf team that all rows in the same direction.
• Drive Product Roadmap – Contribute to company-level strategic decisions by championing current and future state capabilities of the platform. Set the course for your team’s future, and then drive Go-To-Market, product pitches, and plan for General Availability for new product areas.
• Define Success – Define metrics to measure success of the Platform and drive a culture of data-driven decision making. Actively monitor these key business metrics and adjust priorities based on key team goals.
• Lead your product Engagement & Communication – Establish rapport with leaders across all departments including Engineering, Marketing, Analytics, Sales, Business Development, and work collaboratively with them to streamline communication and processes. You will specifically be a point person our leadership and internal stakeholders will look up to for answers or direction on anything related to your products.
• Build for speed at scale – Define and drive processes that would enable us to execute quickly while still doing it in a repeatable and sustainable manner. You will need to choose where to invest your and your team’s time, effectively communicate the trade-offs, and make sure we can hit not just today’s goals, but also our 1 and 3 year goals.

Skills and Experience

Preferred Skills

As the Senior Manager of Product Management, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Parts and Inventory Management at Tekion by leading the development and execution of our Cloud Native SaaS product strategy. If you possess the skills and experience mentioned above and are passionate about driving innovation in the Automotive Retail field, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity and be a key player in our transformative journey.

Perks and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $199,000 to $270,000. The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, and / or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. In addition to the compensation listed, this position is eligible for equity compensation.

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Salary : $199,000 - $270,000