Senior Product Manager- Post-Sales Platform & AI Automation
Pleasanton, CA - USA
Job Summary
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 3000 people across North America Asia and Europe.
Product Roadmap Execution:Own the delivery roadmap forTOCinitiatives across PS CV and Support. Break down strategic priorities into quarterly plans sprints and clearly scoped deliverables.
Requirements & Discovery:Conduct structured discovery with business stakeholders across PS CS and Support to document pain points usage patterns and workflow gaps. Translate insights into detailed PRDs and user stories.
AI & Workflow Automation:Identifyand drive AI agent deployment opportunities including intelligent ticket routing PS delivery accelerators and automated customer health signals in close partnership with engineering.
Engineering Collaboration:Serve as the primary product interface for engineering squads. Facilitate sprint planning backlog groomingclarifyrequirements and sign off on acceptance criteria and QA.
Data & Metrics:Own product KPIs. Build dashboards in Databricks Salesforce or BI tools tomonitoradoption automation rates and time-to-value across post-sales workflows.
Stakeholder Alignment:Coordinate withIndia-based productteamand global business teams. Prepare clear written updates roadmap reviews and escalation briefs for senior leadership.
Tool & Platform Management:Manage backlog and feature lifecycle for internal tooling platforms. Contribute to decisions on third-party integrations and vendor-platform trade-offs relevant to the CIO portfolio.
Go-Live & Enablement:Support end-to-end product launches including UAT coordination training material preparation change communications and adoption tracking post-release.
Experience:5-7 yearsof product management experience in B2B SaaS with direct exposure to professional services customer success orsupporttooling domains.
Post-Sales Domain Knowledge:Working understanding of PS delivery workflows customer onboarding CSM tooling ticket management SLA tracking and escalation processes.
Technical Acumen:Strong ability to partner with engineering on system architecture API integrations and data flows. SQL familiarity or comfort working with data analysts to define KPIs and pull insights.
Execution & Ownership:Track record of driving product features end-to-end from discovery to launch with measurable outcomes and a bias for action.
Written & Verbal Communication:Strong documentation skills (PRDs decision memos stakeholder updates). Confident communicator across time zones withIndia-basedteamsand cross-functional teams.
Analytical Tools:Experience using JIRA Confluence Salesforce or similar tools for backlog management requirements tracking and metric reporting.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:Demonstratedeffectiveness working in a matrixed global environment with engineering design operations and senior leadership stakeholders.
AI/ML Product Deployment:Experience shipping AI-powered features or workflow agents such as LLM-based assistants auto-classification systems or intelligent routing into enterprise product environments.
CIO / Internal Tools Experience:Prior experience building internal enterprise tooling in a product management capacity especially for operations delivery or support teams at scale.
Platform Familiarity:Knowledge of platforms like Salesforce Service Cloud Gainsight Zendesk ServiceNow or low-code automation tools () in a product or implementation context.
Automotive / DMS Domain:Exposure to automotive retail technology or DMS ecosystems is a plus but notrequired.
Agile Delivery:Hands-on Agile/Scrum experience running standups sprint reviews backlog grooming in a fast-paced engineering-integrated team.
Education: Bachelors or mastersdegree in engineering Computer Science or a related technical discipline from a recognized institution required.
MBA or equivalent management degree (PGDM accepted) from a recognized institution required.
Certifications in AI/ML Product Management (e.g. Product School AIPMM) or Agile methodologies preferred.
Competitive compensation and generous stock options
100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical dental and vision coverage
Great benefits including unlimited PTO parental leave and free snacks and beverages
The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valleys most dominant andsuccessful companies
Be part of an early stage hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
Work on the latest and coolest technologies everything is home-grown and built ground-up
A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Current Tekion Employees Please apply via Greenhouse Internal Job Board
The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location work experience education licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.In addition to the compensation listed this position may be eligible for equity compensation and/or a bonus or commission whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual or company performance. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Base Salary Range
$154500 - $210000 USD
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