Product Manager II
Company: Cox Automotive
Location: Redan
Posted on: January 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Summary: Cox Automotive's Central Dispatch is seeking a Product
Manager to lead product strategy and execution for our data and
analytics platform teams. In this role, you'll own the product
roadmap for teams responsible for data ingestion, transformation,
and delivery that powers reporting and insights across our
business. This role requires strong ownership, proactive
problem-solving, and excellent stakeholder management skills.
You'll work independently to manage priorities, build credibility
with business partners, and ensure data teams are delivering
high-value solutions. You'll partner with engineering leadership to
shape our data strategy and help establish best practices for how
data considerations are incorporated into product development
across the organization. This is a high-impact role with
significant visibility and opportunity for growth. PRIMARY
DUTIES/KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Provides Product Management support for
data platform and analytics products, taking initiative to identify
and solve problems proactively while building strong stakeholder
relationships across the organization. Leverages customer feedback,
business strategy, data/analytics, user experience and technology
to create positive, effective experiences for internal business
users and data consumers. Represents data requirements to drive
feature implementation and development with data engineering teams,
ensuring business needs are translated into clear, actionable
technical specifications. Leads sprint planning and backlog
management, maintaining comprehensive documentation and ensuring
engineering teams have well-groomed, prioritized work ready for
execution. Partners with engineering leadership to shape data
strategy, pushing to be involved earlier in product discovery
across the organization to ensure data considerations are
incorporated upstream. Defines and monitors key performance
indicators (KPIs) for data quality, pipeline reliability, and
business value delivered, identifying opportunities for improvement
based on analysis. Manages stakeholder communication and
expectations throughout data migrations, large-scale initiatives,
and ongoing product development, ensuring transparency and building
trust through consistent follow-through. Coordinates
cross-functional efforts to resolve data product issues and
supports problem resolution, creating clear documentation and
communication plans for business partners. Partners with team
members and other product stakeholders to develop business case
documentation and prioritization frameworks for data initiatives.
Identifies and ensures appropriate dissemination of lessons
learned, coordinating and facilitating communication and an open
flow of creative ideas between interested parties and stakeholders.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Bachelor's
degree in a related discipline and 2 years' experience in a related
field. The right candidate could also have a different combination,
such as a master's degree and up to 2 years' experience; or 6
years' experience in a related field. 2 years of experience in
Product Management Foundational skills in managing multiple
priorities, requirements analysis, system and technology
integration and technology savvy. Acts with integrity and has
foundational skills in building partnerships, driving innovation,
focusing on execution and striving for excellence. Demonstrated
ability to work independently with strong self-direction and
ownership mentality; comfortable operating with ambiguity and
taking initiative without constant oversight. Excellent
communication and stakeholder management skills with a track record
of building credibility and trust in cross-functional environments;
comfortable with high visibility and active engagement with
business partners. Strong product management fundamentals including
backlog grooming, sprint planning, user story writing, and
maintaining comprehensive documentation as standard practice.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS Understanding of data concepts
including databases, data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, data
warehousing, and data quality principles; ability to have informed
technical conversations with data engineers. Prior experience with
data products, analytics platforms, BI tools, or reporting systems.
SQL or other technical data skills. Experience as the primary or
sole PM supporting engineering teams. Background in business
intelligence, data analytics, or data engineering transitioning to
product management. USD 87,200.00 - 130,800.00 per year
Compensation: Compensation includes a base salary of $87,200.00 -
$130,800.00. 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. 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. Applicants must currently be authorized to work in
the United States for any employer without current or future
sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in
future.
Keywords: Cox Automotive, Athens , Product Manager II, IT / Software / Systems , Redan, Georgia
