Senior Product Manager (AI)

Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia; hybrid working

Company

CAR Group operates digital vehicle marketplaces and technology and advertising solutions across Australia, South Korea, the United States, Chile and Brazil. The NEXT team builds new, high-growth mobility businesses and features with a startup mindset.

What you will do

• Lead discovery of new business opportunities and identify unsolved, high-potential problems across the marketplaces.
• Design and run experiments, tests and pilots with real users to validate promising ideas and stop weak ones early.
• Interpret user and market signals to produce actionable product decisions.
• Use AI for rapid prototyping, discovery and testing of new business models and AI-native product experiences.
• Balance value for buyers with value for sellers and dealers while building partnerships with vendors and third parties.
• Define product vision and strategy, then pitch senior stakeholders to secure backing and funding for scale.

Requirements

• Hands-on product leadership experience taking ideas from conception to launch.
• Experience building products from scratch, ideally taking at least one product or business from zero to launch in a startup, incubator or internal zero-to-one team.
• Experience shipping AI/ML-powered products or using AI to accelerate discovery, prototyping and decision-making.
• Evidence of challenging established approaches and shipping improved products.
• Strong product toolkit and judgment about when to use or omit frameworks, processes and tools.
• Clear, persuasive communication skills and comfort with rapid change, ambiguity and a fast pace.
• Track record of influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders around a product vision.
• Successful candidates must have full-time Australian working rights and complete a National Police Record check.

Nice to have

• Automotive, marketplace or two-sided platform experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working combines remote flexibility with in-person collaboration.
• Flexible policies and leave options support wellbeing and work-life balance.
• 24 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks for secondary caregivers, and paid family and fertility planning leave.
• Support from an engaged, high-performing team and accessible leadership.
• Part-time options may be discussed during the hiring process.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace with adjustments available for candidates requiring support during recruitment.

Hiring process

• Successful candidates complete a National Police Record check.
• Applicants requiring adjustments should notify the hiring team; part-time arrangements can be explored during the process.