Lead Product Manager, Retail Market Data

Responsibilities

• Data Ownership & Stewardship
• Own the data product end to end - cleansing, quality standards, coverage, and publication
• Contribute to data sourcing and acquisition strategy, including evaluating new data sources and expanding coverage into new markets
• Serve as the go-to authority on this data product, guiding internal teams on how to interpret and use the data effectively
• Engage with stakeholders to evaluate new use cases, uncover pain points, and determine where changes to the data product are needed to deliver business value
• Define and track data quality, coverage, freshness, and adoption metrics
• Evolve the data product as the retail vehicle selling market changes - understanding what dealers care about when pricing inventory and how that translates to data requirements
• Execution & Delivery
• Ensure product requirements are accounted for in the modernization and growth roadmap for this data product, partnering with engineering and architecture to inform pipeline and infrastructure decisions
• Lead product execution across 2 engineering delivery teams using Agile methodologies
• Maintain a well-prioritized backlog with clearly defined requirements and acceptance criteria
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Engage stakeholders at all levels to align priorities and communicate trade-offs
• Participate in external data vendor partner discussions, including data quality expectations and expansion opportunities
• Partner with front-end product teams who consume this data product to ensure it evolves to support their roadmaps
• Collaborate with data science and analytics teams who use this data for enterprise reporting, forecasting, and insights
• Translate technical data product decisions into business impact for non-technical audiences

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and 6+ years of experience in a related field, or a master's degree and 4+ years of experience, or 10+ years of experience in a related field
• 6+ years of experience in Product Management, Analytics, or related roles, preferably with back-end data products, data platforms, or data pipeline products
• Proficient in writing SQL and querying data to understand product quality, coverage, and stakeholder use cases
• Strong understanding of data products, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud data platforms
• Comfortable participating in technical data flow and architecture discussions
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to present to leadership and translate technical concepts for business audiences
• Understanding of the retail automotive market and dealer pricing dynamics
• Experience with data stewardship, data governance, or data quality management
• Experience managing external vendor relationships
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and backlog management tools (Rally preferred)
• Drug Testing

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Additional Information

Company Cox Automotive - USA Job Family Group Engineering / Product Development Job Profile Lead Product Manager Management Level Manager - Non People Leader Flexible Work Option Can work remotely but need to live in the specified city, state, or region Travel % Yes, 5% of the time Work Shift Day

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