Director, Product Management: DMS

Company Cox Automotive - USA Job Family Group Engineering / Product Development Job Profile Director, Product Management Management Level Director Flexible Work Option Can work remotely anywhere in the specified country Travel % Yes, 5% of the time Work Shift Day Compensation Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $ - $. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Organization:
Cox Automotive Product & Technology Group (CAPTG) | Dealer Ops (DO)

Reports To:

Sr, Director of Product Management:
Accounting, Data & Reporting

Location:

Remote

Cox Automotive is modernizing the dealership accounting experience as part of the DMS+ platform strategy. The Director of Product Management for Accounting will own the product strategy and execution for DMS+ Accounting, leading a team of Product Managers responsible for the PDLC of Accounting:
General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, period close, deal posting, Journal Workbench, and adjacent workflows. This is a build-and-lead role: the Director will simultaneously manage a live modernization effort, while managing team capacity / training, and represent Accounting's product point of view in strategic conversations — including planning tied to long term strategic outcomes.

Provide leadership and oversight to the Accounting Product Management group, directing, monitoring, and evaluating the work of the Accounting Product Team. Partner with engineering, UX, and program management leads across the release train to ensure product and delivery are tightly aligned.

Own end-to-end strategy for the DMS+ Accounting product line: GL, AP, AR, period close, Journal Workbench, deal posting, and adjacent payroll workflows. Translate dealer accounting pain points (period close friction, reconciliation gaps, manual workarounds) into prioritized, data-informed product requirements. Establish and maintain product specifications, working cross-functionally with engineering, architecture, UX, and program management to ensure successful delivery. Apply and evolve Cox Data framework as it relates to accounting data integrity and downstream reporting.

Oversee research into dealer accounting requirements across dealer sophistication segments (from basic operators to strategic orchestrators), incorporating discovery findings into roadmap decisions. Maintain a working knowledge of the competitive DMS landscape (CDK, Reynolds & Reynolds, Tekion, Dominion) and how accounting capabilities differentiate DMS+ in market. Identify build-vs-buy/partner opportunities for adjacent capabilities (e.g., AP automation) and bring recommendations forward with clear business cases.

Define and lead the AI strategy for the Accounting product discipline — identifying where AI/ML and agentic capabilities can meaningfully improve dealer accounting workflows (e.g., automated reconciliation, anomaly detection in period close, intelligent deal-posting review, AP automation). Set the standard for how the team uses AI in its own product discipline — from AI-assisted discovery and requirements synthesis to AI-supported delivery and quality practices — and build team fluency accordingly.

Evaluate build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions for AI-enabled capabilities, balancing speed to value against architectural fit within the broader DMS+ platform. Partner with architecture, data, and engineering leadership to ensure AI-enabled accounting features are grounded in reliable, well-governed data that meets compliance/audit expectations specific to financial workflows. Bring a point of view on responsible AI deployment in accounting contexts — accuracy, explainability, and auditability are non-negotiable given the regulatory and trust sensitivity of financial data.

Represent Accounting's AI roadmap in executive strategy reviews,…