TrueCar, Inc. is hiring a
Director Product Management

Summary

Join the TrueCar Crew as we revolutionize and elevate the car buying and selling experience. We are seeking a Director, Product Management to lead our product management team in guiding products from conception to launch.

Requirements

• Extensive product management experience owning product line strategy, product roadmaps and successfully bringing products to market in a B2C or two-sided marketplace environment. Personalization/ad bidding experience strongly desired
• Prior experience successfully managing, motivating, developing, and growing highly capable product managers
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to practice strong ownership, and drive change in complex environments
• Ability to constructively advance opinionated perspectives, well-informed by industry and customer analysis, to all levels of an organization
• Highly data-driven and can quickly formulate the right analytical framework for any user experience or product/platform health question
• A natural, deep curiosity that drives you to learn, investigate, and constantly ask “why”
• Expert communication skills, including the ability to persuade and inspire, a knack for breaking down complex technical concepts, and a proactive attitude toward knowledge sharing

Responsibilities

• Manage the product plan and drive the team towards timely completion of key milestones
• Lead and develop a team of product managers, in addition to other critical product roles
• Communicate product status, key issues, and launch plans to key constituents across the organization including senior management and external partners
• Responsible for the development and direction of research aimed at improving current products and generating ideas for new products and services
• Research, evaluate and filter assigned ideas from senior management
• Create, evaluate and analyze specification documents for new lines of business and products
• Present product ideas to senior management and seek approval for execution and launch
• Work closely with partner management team to identify new products to enhance performance of programs
• Work with technology leads to evolve the product development process
• Work with design and front-end teams to produce efficient front-user experiences
• Monitor and optimize the performance (conversion, close rate, abandonment) of the Car-Buying platform
• Develop effective user stories and spec (visual and written) requirements
• Hands-on work with software engineers as they build and test the new feature
• Conduct a post-launch assessment of newly implemented initiatives

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health/vision/dental premium
• 401k with company contribution
• Equity
• Wellness stipend program
• Learning & development reimbursement program
• Flexible PTO policy for exempt TrueCar Crew
• Generous PTO accrual policy for non-exempt TrueCar Crew
• 14 company-paid holidays and 2 floating holidays