Manager, Product Manager

About Tekion:

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.

About the Role

Manager / Senior Manager, Product

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap

  for Search, User Management, Roles & Permissions, Customer & Vendor Management modules.

• Identify problems & opportunities

  by deeply understanding user needs

• Collaborate cross-functionally

  with Engineering, Design, Customer Success, Sales, Marketing, and other product teams

• Lead a team

  of product managers, providing mentorship, guidance, coaching, and professional development.

• Drive technical discussions

  and decisions: define workflows, work closely with engineering on API & system architecture design.

• Build and ship features using the full Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC) process,

  from ideation and requirements gathering through design, development, launch, and post-launch iteration, ensuring features align with business goals and customer needs.

• Define, analyze and communicate metrics

  to measure product success and inform decision-making

• Represent the product vision

  internally and externally; influence at leadership and peer level

• Drive continuous improvements

  around product and process, championing a customer-first mentality
• Ensure product requirements are clear, actionable, and in line with company’s business goals

Requirements

• 10+ years

  hands-on product management experience building SaaS products (preferably in B2B space).
• Demonstrated experience

  building and shipping features end-to-end using structured PDLC (Product Development Life Cycle) methodologies

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• Deep experience designing and improving modules in:
• Search & Discovery
• Employees, Users, Roles & Permissions
• Customer and Vendor Management
• Strong

  technical acumen

  : solid understanding of APIs, system architecture, and platform components.
• Proven ability to

  influence and collaborate

  across engineering, design, and business teams.
• Track record of

  hiring, managing, and mentoring

  product managers or cross-functional product teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to transform problems into solutions and ship products that delight end-users
• Shipped features to improve product implementation velocity
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field (MBA or advanced degree a plus).

Preferred Skills

• Experience with complex enterprise SaaS platforms at scale
• Background in PLG (Product Led Growth) environments
• Familiarity with best-in-class product discovery and design thinking approaches.