Principal Product Manager, Innovation

🕒 July 17

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $150k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

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OPENLANE

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1001 - 5000 employees

🚘 Automotive

🏪 Marketplace

🤝 B2B

💰 $10M Venture Round - OPENLANE on 2008-12

Automotive • Marketplace • B2B

OPENLANE is a company that builds and operates digital wholesale marketplaces and end-to-end services for used vehicles. It operates national and regional marketplaces across the US, Canada and Europe, provides technology platforms (auction simulcast, remarketing, inventory/inspection and vehicle data/pricing tools), and offers finance and ancillary services (floorplan/inventory financing, shipping, recovery and title/remarketing services) targeted primarily at dealers, lenders and commercial vehicle customers. The company positions itself as a B2B wholesale automotive marketplace and service provider.

📋 Description

• Discover & Investigate: Frame problems and deep dive the most promising opportunities. • Inspire & Organize: Streamline the playbook for others to pitch ideas with clear feedback loops, evaluation criteria, and defined gates. Intersperse with periodic “innovation tournament” style events. • Experiment & Learn: Work fast to validate ideas and assumptions early and often using the latest in no-code and low-code techniques. • Align & Influence: Write clear narratives, bring stakeholders along for the ride, and create organizational momentum as opportunities flourish. • Deliver Impact: Translate validated opportunities into actionable roadmaps that lead to real, measurable business outcomes. • Measure & Iterate: Use data and feedback to evaluate success, iterate quickly, and refine product strategies for scalability.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years of product management experience, including zero-to-one or incubation work with shipped outcomes. • Proven success in defining and launching high-impact and innovative products. • Exceptional drive and a proven ability to deliver results, consistently overcoming obstacles with a proactive and unfazed approach. • True passion for crafting something from nothing. • Experience with design thinking, lean startup, and other innovation methodologies such as lean experimentation and rapid prototyping. • Enthusiastic curiosity about the latest technology and innovation trends. • Highly analytical with strong conceptual thinking and creative, business-focused problem solving skills. • Ability to evaluate alternatives quantitatively and qualitatively and make compelling recommendations based on proven business case analysis. • Communicate crisply in writing and in person - you simplify complexity and drive decisions. • Strong ability to influence stakeholders and communicate with senior leadership. • Mentor team members to promote skill growth and increase team capability. • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. • Experience working in agile environments and managing customer-facing digital products. • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize ruthlessly in a fast-paced environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive pay • Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US) • Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match • Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time • Paid maternity and paternity leave (US) • Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US) • Robust Employee Assistance Program • Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer • Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs • Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization • Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement