Lead Product Manager (Automotive)

Location: Hybrid in Portland, OR or Austin, TX, USA; candidates must reside within commuting distance of one of these offices. Remote work is available on remaining days. Travel up to 25% of the time is required.

Base compensation: $160,000–$180,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides cloud-based SaaS software for automotive dealerships and original equipment manufacturers, supporting vehicle sales, financing, insurance, repair, and maintenance operations.

What you will do

• Lead the full product development lifecycle for cloud-based vehicle inventory platform solutions, from ideation through end-of-life.
• Modernize the vehicle platform and align inventory products and customer experiences with business and customer needs.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, finance, customer experience, engineering, partner management, ISVs, dealers, and vendors to prioritize enhancements and manage the roadmap.
• Shape product requirements, personas, user stories, and epics based on customer feedback and product vision.
• Manage agile backlogs, support backlog grooming, and make product requirement trade-off decisions with Scrum Masters and agile teams.
• Define value propositions and monitor product metrics including adoption, profitability, NPS, and market share growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years of Product Management experience in Enterprise SaaS, including full lifecycle management.
• Experience managing Platform Services products.
• Familiarity with Agile software and DevOps methodologies and experience working with globally distributed teams.
• Proven success creating user stories and driving end-to-end product releases.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including customer communications and consensus-building across cross-functional areas.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to translate business requirements into actionable user stories.
• Proven product execution in a dynamic environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the automotive or related industries and relevant customer environments.
• Experience with the Pragmatic Institute framework.
• Experience in operations management and go-to-market strategies.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with office presence in Portland or Austin and remote work on remaining days.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) matching program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace focused on collaboration and different perspectives.