Director, Product – Automotive Commerce
Hearst Health
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Lawrenceville • United States
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About the role
- Define and drive the product vision for Automotive Commerce
- Analyze market dynamics and competitive landscape to identify opportunities
- Work closely with senior leadership to align the product roadmap with broader company goals and growth targets
- Manage the complete product lifecycle, from initial concept through launch, adoption, and continuous improvement
- Partner with Engineering and Data teams to turn customer requirements into high-quality solutions for the automotive industry
- Set clear metrics for success, track performance closely, and adjust based on learnings
- Help shape pricing, packaging, and licensing approaches that deliver customer value while driving incremental revenue
- Collaborate with Finance and senior product leaders to monitor product economics and profitability
- Make informed decisions about where to invest resources across the portfolio
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success on product positioning, launch plans, and sales enablement
- Create demos, training content, and supporting materials that help drive adoption and customer satisfaction
- Stay closely connected to Marketing to understand how products are performing in-market and feed those insights back into planning
- Build strong partnerships with Engineering, Data Science, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to ensure coordinated execution
- Act as the subject matter expert on Auto Commerce products, internally, with customers, and throughout the automotive industry
- Balance advocacy for customer needs with practical business considerations
Requirements
- 8–10 years in product management, ideally in automotive data or technology
- Solid knowledge of the automotive industry; how insurance, retail, wholesale, and remarketing segments operate and what drives them
- Track record of managing product roadmaps and launching products that delivered tangible business results
- Strong ability to lead across functions and work effectively with both technical and commercial teams
- Strategic and analytical thinking paired with excellent communication skills
- Experience leading or mentoring others is a plus
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; MBA preferred
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
product managementproduct lifecycle managementmarket analysisdata analysisproduct roadmap managementmetrics trackingpricing strategycustomer requirements analysisproduct positioningsales enablement
Soft skills
leadershipstrategic thinkinganalytical thinkingcommunicationcollaborationmentoringcustomer advocacycross-functional teamworkproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA