Senior Product Manager

CDK Global

Senior Product Manager shaping product strategies and managing full product lifecycle for automotive SaaS solutions. Collaborating with agile teams and ensuring alignment with customer needs and business outcomes.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timePortland • Oregon, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assists in shaping individual product strategy & in the creation of relevant business cases
Accountable for the full product lifecycle from ideation to end-of-life
Responsible for determining interdependencies in the broader CDK product lines & ecosystem
Voice of the customer & market for the product organization
Ensures that user personas & product requirements are defined and reflected in user stories
May also own and/or assist in Epic development
Working with Scrum Master and agile team on backlog grooming and ensures that timely decision making on product requirement trade-offs
Conducts complex & important work
Operates with moderate supervision, little instruction on day-to-day work & general instruction on new projects
Analyzes solutions using standard procedures
Maintains awareness of competition & product differentiators
Continuously builds product management skills
Leverages industry, org, customer knowledge to interpret & drive internal/ customer requirements
Leads product requirements & works daily with agile team(s) defining users stories/Features (Epics)
Acts as a resource for junior staff (peer-to-peer)
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/scrum master in prioritization, supporting full lifecycle from definition, beta, showcase & retrospectives
Participate in AI Native development practices
Work with product marketing to develop product’s value proposition, features/benefits
Monitor & adapt to key product success metrics (e.g. adoption, profitability, NPS, market share growth)
Invest in gaining expertise of the 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 product remains aligned with overall CDK product strategy & deliverables.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
3-5+ years of Product Owner or Product Management and/or equivalent experience in Enterprise SaaS, full lifecycle management
Experience in Agile software/DevOps methodologies & working with globally distributed teams
Deep knowledge in creating Features (Epics) & user stories
Strong written & verbal communication skills
Ability to facilitate customer communications
Ability to listen & consider the points of view of others, collaborate & build consensus within cross-functional areas
Experience in defining and bringing to market valuable AI enhancements
Knowledgeable in API specification and use cases
Strong track record of product execution in a dynamic environment
Ability to work hybrid to Portland, OR office or Austin, TX headquarters.
Travel up to 25% of time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401K Matching Program
Tuition Reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product ManagementProduct OwnerAgile methodologiesDevOpsFeatures (Epics) creationUser stories developmentAPI specificationEnterprise SaaSFull lifecycle managementProduct execution

Soft Skills

Strong written communicationStrong verbal communicationFacilitationCollaborationConsensus buildingListeningCustomer communicationAdaptabilityAnalytical thinkingLeadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in Engineering