Cars.com is hiring a
Sr. Product Manager, Remote - United States

Summary

The job is for a Senior Product Manager at Cars Commerce focusing on the Commerce Platform. The role involves guiding platform solution creation, championing a platform mindset, mentoring junior PMs, and delivering high-value work. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in a SaaS environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or economics, or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years of experience as a product manager in a SaaS environment, with a demonstrated track record of shipping successful API-driven platform products that required partnering with multiple teams, organizations, and/or companies
• Demonstrated product sense with an in-depth understanding of UX design principles and product experimentation (i.e., A/B testing, User testing, etc.)
• Experience defining KPIs and product metrics and using them to drive decisions, and pairing that with a sense for how and when to balance data with intuition

Responsibilities

• Guide the creation of scalable, reusable platform solutions that enable Cars Commerce product teams to deliver differentiated and delightful experiences for car shoppers and our dealer and OEM partners
• Champion a platform mindset across the organization and work effectively with senior engineering partners to advocate for best practices
• Be a hands-on coach, mentor, and role model to more junior Product Managers, while also building best-in-class products for your customers
• Consistently deliver high-value and impactful work, on schedule
• Drive real customer and business value that shows up internally and externally, regularly and predictably
• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to improve our processes and ensure team alignment towards goals
• Contribute to team level KPIs/OKRs, define product KPIs/OKRs, and monitor/manage product health and achievement toward those KPIs/OKRs
• Establish effective, trusting relationships with key internal and external partners
• Establish yourself as an expert and thought leader in your specific product space
• Communicate roadmaps, updates, and key accomplishments effectively and broadly throughout the organization
• Work across other internal teams to establish clear interconnected roadmaps to align on intersection points

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree
• Experience working in e-commerce, retail, marketplaces, transportation, logistics, or a related sector
• SQL, Tableau and/or other data analysis skills

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
• 401(k) with Company Match + Immediate Vesting
• New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Generous PTO
• Refuel - a service-based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn, grow, and reset
• Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day