Manager, Product Management

About Tekion: Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers.

With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe. Job Introduction We’re hiring a player-coach product leader to help scale the Parts product organization and accelerate delivery across our parts B2B wholesale and warehouse management capabilities.

You’ll own strategic product areas end to end while leading and developing Product Managers, raising the bar on product craft across the team. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Design, Professional Services, Sales, Customer Success, and GTM to deliver scalable solutions for the unique operational needs of automotive dealerships, from single-store operations to enterprise dealer groups running multi-warehouse, high-volume wholesale businesses. We’re looking for someone with a proven track record building B2B SaaS products, ideally in supply chain, parts catalog and inventory management, order management, or wholesale/distribution systems, with proven experience building AI-native solutions.

Experience with automotive retail or franchise dealership operations is a big plus. The right candidate is customer-obsessed, learns fast, takes ownership, and is energized by solving complex business problems alongside engineers, designers, and operations leaders.

Responsibilities

• Own product vision, strategy, and roadmap execution for your areas of the Parts Management and AI module, with accountability for customer outcomes and business impact in alignment with company goals and the broader Fixed Operations roadmap. • Lead, mentor, and grow Product Managers by setting clear goals, providing regular coaching, and building product judgment and execution skills across the team. • Lead complex product initiatives spanning multiple Parts product areas, partnering directly with executive stakeholders and enterprise customers on strategic initiatives and go-live readiness.

• Write BRDs and PRDs and drive features, including AI-native solutions, from concept through launch, including prioritization, execution oversight, and tracking adoption and outcomes post-launch.

Requirements

and user stories. • Conduct discovery with dealership users, field teams, and implementation specialists, including on-site dealer visits, to uncover gaps and opportunities for improvement. • Use a data-driven approach to define success metrics, prioritize enhancements, and guide decisions that create measurable business impact.

• Drive cross-functional execution across Engineering, Design, QA, Professional Services, Sales, Customer Success, and GTM to ensure smooth development, testing, and release. • Support implementation teams and handle customer escalations with responsiveness, clarity, and accountability. • Build scalable, intuitive experiences that support high-volume parts operations, including multi-warehouse inventory workflows.

• Stay current on trends in wholesale distribution, logistics, and AI to help inform product strategy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product management, ideally