Lead Product Manager, Tekion
$166-248.5k
+ Stock Options
5+ days a week in office (Pleasanton, CA)
End-to-end, AI-native platform for automotive retail
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End-to-end, AI-native platform for automotive retail
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$166-248.5k
+ Stock Options
5+ days a week in office (Pleasanton, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world's best business applications in the cloud.
Role
Who you are
- 8–10 years of experience in product management, including ownership of major product lines or features
- Strong background in SaaS, cloud platforms, or enterprise technology products
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred
- Proven success in developing and scaling products in cross-functional environments
- Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills
- Experience with Agile methodologies, product lifecycle tools, and data-driven decision-making
What the job involves
- Lead the strategy, development, and execution of key product initiatives that drive customer value and support business objectives. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver impactful product solutions, ensuring alignment with market needs and company goals.
- Develop and execute product strategies and roadmaps for assigned product lines or platforms
- Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, and go-to-market teams to define and launch new features or products
- Engage with customers, sales, and customer success teams to gather feedback, validate concepts, and ensure value delivery
- Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and usage data to inform prioritization and product evolution
- Lead cross-functional initiatives, managing dependencies, risks, and communication across teams
- Mentor other product managers and contribute to organizational frameworks, tools, and practices
- Define success metrics and ensure product outcomes are measurable and aligned to strategic objectives.
Our take
Car dealerships suffer from an inefficiency problem. The paperwork and administration required to complete a sale requires dealers to manage a disjointed set of various software applications. Tekion is offering an enticing remedy - a cloud-based automotive retail system that integrates the various software applications in a single infrastructure.
Competition has been strong, with rivals CDK Global and Reynolds & Reynolds offering a competitive raft of features, and benefiting from strong prior relationships with dealerships. Tekion, however, has nevertheless secured customers for the software in 28 states - likely in part due to the efficiency of partnering with a single growing service as opposed to a disparate spread.
This momentum shows no signs of slowing either, as Tekion has attracted attention from major players like CMC, Chrysler and Chevrolet. By streamlining dealership operations into a single platform, the company is proving that even in a crowded market, innovation and simplicity can win. Its recent release of AI agents and an AI interface also shows it is moving with the times.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2024
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Oct 2021
$250m
SERIES D
Total funding: $635.1m
Company benefits
- Silicon Valley Startup Environment
- Stock Options
- Focus on Work/Life Balance
- Recognition Culture
- Health and Wellness
- Unparalleled Career Development
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Jay Vijayan
(CEO & Co-Founder)They started their career at Oracle, where they spent over 7 years in Management before spending 4 at VMware. They then worked at Tesla for 4 years, leaving their position as CIO to found Tekion in February 2016.
Guru Sankararaman
(COO & Co-Founder)After working as a Chief Architect at Cisco, they joined Tesla for 4 years. Initially they served as Director of Information Technology and then later became VP of Information Technology. Left this role to co-found Tekion in 2016.
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