Sr Product Mgr - Returnship

AboutUs:

CDK Global is a leading provider of cloud-based softwaretodealerships and Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) across automotive and related industries. The Company’s cloud-based, software as a service (“SaaS”) platform enables dealerships to manage their end-to-end business operations, including the acquisition, sale, financing, insuring, repair, and maintenance of vehicles. By automating and streamlining critical workflows, the integrated platform of modern solutions enables dealers to sell and service more vehicles by creating simple and convenient experiences for customers and improving their financial and operational performance.

About the CDK Global Returnship Program:

The CDK Global Returnship Program is a 16‑week, full‑time, paidfixed-term temporaryopportunity designed to help professionals successfully re‑engage with the workforce after an extended career break of 2+ yearsfor caregiving purposes. Participants receive meaningful project work, hands‑on experience, mentorship, and learning support to help refresh skills and rebuild confidence. Our goal is to convert returnship participants into long‑term full‑time roles at the end of the16-week program term, based on performance and business needs. 

Learn more: 

Path Forward CDK Returnship Program: https://pathforward.org/your-path-forward-at-cdk-global/

CDK Global Careers – Returnship Program: https://careers.cdkglobal.com/returnship/

What to Expect: 

• 16‑week full‑timefixed-term temporary position(40 hours/week) 

• Paid position withbenefits eligibility upon conversion to afull-time (FTE) role

• Structured onboarding, mentorship, and role-specific training 

• Real, meaningful work aligned to business needs 

• Coaching and support from CDK and Path Forward throughout the program 

• Opportunity for conversion to aregularfull-time(FTE)role at the end of the returnship 

Position Summary:

Assistsin shaping individual product strategy & in the creation of relevant business cases. Accountable for the full product lifecycle from ideation to end-of-life. Responsible fordetermininginterdependencies in the broader CDK product lines & ecosystem. Voice of the customer& marketfor the product organization. Ensures that user personas & product requirements are defined and reflected in user stories. May also own and/orassistin Epic development. Working with Scrum Master and agile team on backlog grooming andensures thattimelydecision making on productrequirementtrade-offs.

Supervision and Autonomy

• Conducts complex& importantwork.

• Operates with moderate supervision, little instruction on day-to-daywork& generalinstruction on new projects.

• Analyzessolutions using standard procedures.

Product Knowledge

• Maintains awareness of competition& productdifferentiators. Continuously builds product management skills.

• Leverages industry, org, customer knowledge to interpret & drive internal/ customer requirements.

Leadership

• Leads product requirements & works daily with agile team(s) definingusersstories/Features (Epics).

• Acts as a resource for junior staff (peer-to-peer)

Impact Results

• Successful execution hasimpacton overall product deliverables & may alsoimpactcross-connected uses cases & related customer & business outcomes.

• Has moderate impact on commitments & issues are likely to cause moderate disruption to the business.

• Successful execution hasimpacton overall product deliverables & may alsoimpactcross-connected uses cases & related customer & business outcomes.

• Has moderate impact on commitments & issues are likely to cause moderate disruption to the business.

Position Responsibilities & Essential function:

• Translate product vision into prioritized & deliverable Features (Epics) and user stories (based on feedback from dealers/customers & analysis of user & buyer personas) to deliver differentiated customer outcomes.

• Manage the backlog for sprint teams, partnering with R&D/scrummasterin prioritization, supporting full lifecycle from definition, beta, showcase & retrospectives.

• Participate in AI Native development practices

• Work with product marketing to developproduct’svalueproposition, features/benefits.

• Monitor & adapt to key product success metrics (e.g.adoption, profitability, NPS, market share growth)

• Invest in gainingexpertiseofthe market, user personas, functional & domain knowledge.

• Develop & prioritize the Features (Epics) & user stories based on user/market requirements, strategy & business plan. Support business case development.

• Collaborate with other Product Managers to ensure the productremainsaligned with overall CDK product strategy & deliverables.

Qualifications:

Preferred:

• Deep knowledge in creating Features (Epics) & user stories, driving end-to-end execution of product releases.

• Strong written& verbal