Product Manager

Job Description

About Dealerware: Dealerware is modern fleet management for the modern retailer. We are proud to be one of the hottest software companies in the automotive sector. By combining a modern-approach with fresh design thinking, Dealerware’s industry-leading SaaS platform enables best-in-class fleet management and mobility for top automotive dealerships and manufacturers. Three years ago, we burst onto the scene with a promise to reduce costs and elevate the customer experience at automotive dealerships. Today, we’re experiencing 100% YOY growth and are positioned to truly change the way the world hits the road. Across the automotive ecosystem, there’s hundreds of billions of dollars at stake. And we’re right in the swell of it. Dealerware’s team is currently hiring a Sr. Product Manager/Product Manager to work closely with our designers, researchers, data scientists, and engineers. We are a close-knit team that is inspired to change the world of mobility through research, data, and thoughtful critique. This individual must demonstrate a strong record of solving complex business problems, creating compelling designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to make their teams stronger and more effective.

What You’ll Do:

• Be the lead advisor for mobility and fleet management products and drive recommendations for the product lifecycle and planning processes
• Own the ideation and planning of user discovery activities to define business problems and test/validate solutions
• Be a user story expert – deliver stories that accurately define the work and how objectives will be achieved, as well as serve as a model for teams
• Own the negotiation and trade-off process to produce a groomed, prioritized backlog that aligns our work to specific business outcomes
• Lead the day-to-day activities of the engineering team across the agile software development process – artifact production, ritual management, quality outcomes
• Lead, and be personally accountable for building in the voice of the customer / user feedback
• Serve as a subject matter expert and product spokesperson for the mobility product portfolio
• Lead the ideation, technical development, and launch of new features and product initiatives
• Establish a shared vision among product stakeholders by building consensus on priorities and features leading to launch and execution
• Specify and research initiatives with extreme detail
• Effectively use data and analytics to evolve and inform the direction of product development
• Provide thought leadership, strategic insight, and clear communication (written and verbal) to the team on strategy

About You:

• You’re an accomplished product leader with experience in product vision and culture, team development, and execution.
• You’re eager to collaborate with a team of highly capable product managers and designers with deep subject matter expertise.
• You’re no stranger to fast-paced environments and agile development methodologies.
• You enjoy challenging projects involving hardware and software, and you’re cool under pressure.
• You respect and value your designers, product managers and engineers, and understand the power of working with a motivated product team.

Required Qualifications: We don’t expect this person to be an expert in everything, but you should have experience in:

• 4+ years of product management experience, especially with SaaS, web, and mobile products
• Proven application of agile software development practices (e.g., scrum)
• Proven application of user testing and prototyping paradigms
• Passion for what we are trying to achieve in fleet management, mobility, and personal transportation
• Skilled at defining and prioritizing product features
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to collaborate well with engineers, designers, researchers, data scientists, and management
• Previous success working with an agile development team
• Bachelor's degree in a technical, human factors, or business field

Silvercar offers you:

• Competitive base salary with bonus incentive eligibility
• Full benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k)
• New office and a dynamic team in downtown Austin with free parking
• Friendly, small company environment with a progressive culture and flexible hours
• Backed by Audi, a 111-year-old automotive industry leader
• Semi-flat organizational structure that ensures your influence on products we build
• Training for all employees provided in Udemy
• Unlimited paid vacation policy
• Participation in Audi / VW Employee Lease Program

Dealerware is committed to being an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Apply for this job