Sr Product Owner

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Engineering / Product Development

Sr Product Owner

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 5% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $92,300.00 - $153,900.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Innovation matters most when it meets real needs.  That’s why we’re seeking a Sr. Product Owner to help shape the future of our product development. In this pivotal role, you will own and prioritize the product backlog for Central Dispatch Salesforce processes, ensuring seamless solutions spanning across both Sales and Service. This role bridges business needs with technology solutions to deliver a streamlined end-to-end lifecycle. Ready to dive deep into our products? Let’s talk!

What You’ll Do

In a nutshell, you will define and implement product solutions, contributing to product strategy and managing the product backlog. You will:

• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.

• Partner with development teams to implement capabilities across CRM, CPQ, billing, and ERP systems.

• Supports release train and scrum team via PI planning, defect prioritization, managing product backlog and software development details

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates, address concerns, and manage expectations throughout the product lifecycle.

• Stay updated on the latest Salesforce features, enhancements, and industry trends, and share insights and recommendations with team members.

• Manage backlog, ensuring execution aligns with strategy and requirements.

• Use AI to accelerate discovery, experimentation, development, and recommend improvements

• Adopt AI tooling and employ a mindset and focus on how they should think about and approach their work in the PDLC   

• Use AI to identify gaps, ambiguities, and inconsistencies in requirements 

Who You Are

You’re a seasoned leader skilled at uniting teams to achieve results while staying focused on customers’ needs. Here’s the type of skills and experience that’ll make you stand out:

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 4 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 2 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 16 years’ experience in a related field

• 3 years of experience as a Product Owner.

• Skilled in analytical thinking, project administration & management, requirements analysis, system & technology integration and technology savvy.

• Hands-on experience with Salesforce CRM (Sales and Service Cloud)

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Experience with full product lifecycle methodologies, including knowledge of SAFe Agile methodology.

• Experience in design, development and implementation of product plans.

Help us build the future of technology. Join Cox today!

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.