Director, Product Management

About Tekion

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 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Director of Business Product for AEC (Automotive Enterprise Cloud) — Lead AEC Platform Strategy, expansion opportunities, and e-commerce by owning strategic OEM and partner relationships and driving program execution support that accelerates the digital transformation of the vehicle retail experience. Ensure platform and e-commerce capabilities align with OEM brand standards, governance, compliance, and program priorities, enabling dealers to deliver a frictionless omnichannel buying journey across online and in-store touchpoints.

• OEM Product Strategy & Business Alignment
• Serve as the primary liaison between AEC product teams and OEM stakeholders
• Enable and support OEM governance cadences (QBRs, roadmap reviews, release readiness, escalation paths) to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely decision-making.
• Help define, operationalize, and sustain OEM roadmap requests, including criteria, validation processes, and measurement.
• OEM Requirements Intake & Roadmap Prioritization
• Lead structured requirements gathering from OEMs and translate inputs into clear product artifacts (PRDs/BRDs, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria) with the assistance of Inbound Product Teams.
• Prioritize the AEC digital retail roadmap in partnership with Product and Engineering by balancing OEM priorities, dealer outcomes, platform scalability, technical dependencies, and resourcing.
• Manage OEM-driven roadmap commitments across multiple brands/programs, ensuring the platform remains configurable and scalable (minimizing one-off customizations).
• Program Execution & Cross-Functional Delivery
• Partner with Product Management Teams, Engagement Directors, Design, Engineering, Data, Security/Compliance, Implementation, and Support to deliver OEM-aligned features from discovery through launch.
• Drive end-to-end execution for OEM initiatives: scope definition, timelines, dependencies, risk management, release readiness, enablement, and post-launch measurement.
• Ensure compliance with OEM rules, consumer protection laws, accessibility requirements, and automotive ecommerce regulations.
• Go-To-Market (GTM) Alignment with OEM Programs
• Coordinate with internal GTM teams to align launches, enablement, and communications to OEM program timelines and dealer adoption needs.
• Support packaging guidance and commercialization inputs where OEM program structures influence how products are deployed across dealer networks.
• Ensure AEC supports seamless omnichannel transactions and communications (desktop, mobile, showroom, chat, voice, text, email, social), aligned to OEM experience standards.
• Create an AEC AI strategy by partnering with AI Product and Engineering teams.
• Market Intelligence, Competitive Research & OEM Insights
• Maintain awareness of competitive digital retail platforms and evolving OEM digital programs to inform OEM conversations and roadmap tradeoffs.
• Track trends in digital showroom experiences, financing innovation, and AI-driven purchase recommendations, translating implications into OEM-facing recommendations.
• Provide periodic readouts to internal leadership on OEM needs, market shifts, and competitive positioning.
• Collaboration with Product Marketing & Stakeholder Communications
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