Product Manager - AccuTrade

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

AccuTrade is seeking a highly motivated Product Manager with a strong technical and customer-focused background to support our consumer and API business. This role involves front-end ownership of the AccuTrade experience on Cars.com and dealer websites, as well as managing the API business and other integrations across OEM, Digital Retailing, and Dealer Group partnerships. The Product Manager will be instrumental in optimizing consumer front-end experiences, managing customer and partner relationships, and understanding the intricacies of the AccuTrade API. The goal is to extend AccuTrade’s sales and retention efforts with dealers across the automotive industry, provide consumers with the most accurate vehicle valuations, and increase AccuTrade’s dealer market share and product growth.

Responsibilities

• Own front-end A/B testing to optimize AccuTrade lead volume and the consumer experience.
• Work directly with dealer customers, sales teams, and other product team members to improve/support product offerings related to any AccuTrade product component that touches the consumer.
• Manage product components residing on the Cars.com front-end, dealer websites, or from a purely API perspective where customers leverage their own front-end.
• Manage ongoing support and value demonstration for customers once features are developed or integrated.
• Utilize data analysis skills to generate regular and ad hoc reports, providing insights that drive the AccuTrade business forward.
• Directly interface with dealer customers, consumers, and sales team members to create new product features for AccuTrade.

Requirements

• Strong technical background.
• Customer-focused approach.
• Analytical prowess to make informed decisions that impact growth and success.
• Passion for automotive technology.
• Eagerness to build and maintain relationships.

About Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we are dedicated to simplifying every aspect of car buying and selling. We strive to connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure, and drive local automotive retail. Our portfolio includes the No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, our reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub, and the new Cars Commerce Media Network.

Cars Commerce is built on collaboration and our shared values:

• Rise Together: Putting people at the center of everything we do.
• Open to All: Encouraging open-minded communication and valuing diverse thinking.
• Caring to Challenge & Taking Ownership: Fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment.
• Doing the Right Thing: Maintaining integrity, even when it's difficult.

We are proud to be recognized as a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, demonstrating our commitment to the employee experience.

Application Instructions

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