Product Manager, Tekion
$103.5-135k
+ Stock options
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Cloud-native platform for the automotive retail industry
Job no longer available
Cloud-native platform for the automotive retail industry
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$103.5-135k
+ Stock options
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the world's best business applications in the cloud.
Role
Who you are
- The right candidate is customer-obsessed, learns fast, takes ownership, and is energized by solving complex business problems in partnership with engineers, designers, and operations leaders
- You have 2 to 4 years of experience in product management roles within B2B SaaS, preferably in supply chain, logistics, inventory, or commerce platforms
- You understand the nuances of retail and wholesale distribution, parts/inventory management, or similar operational domains
- You’re a fast learner with a strong customer mindset, who thrives in a dynamic, high-growth environment
- You communicate clearly and work effectively across technical and business teams
- You’re accountable, curious, and proactive — always looking to understand the “why” behind user needs and business goals
- Bonus points if you’ve worked with automative dealership systems, ERP tools, or order fulfillment platforms
What the job involves
- We’re hiring a Product Manager to join our Parts Product team and help expand our wholesale parts and parts inventory management capabilities
- As a product owner, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions that address the unique operational needs of automotive dealerships
- We’re looking for someone with experience in B2B SaaS products, ideally in inventory, order management and wholesale/distribution systems
- Drive product development for key features within the Parts Management module, with a focus on wholesale workflows and inventory operations
- Champion responsiveness and clarity in communication, especially when supporting implementation teams or handling customer escalations
- Stay informed on trends in wholesale distribution, parts logistics, and automotive SaaS to inform product strategy
- Ensure smooth execution by working closely with engineering, QA, and design teams during development, testing, and release
- Help build scalable, intuitive experiences that support high-volume B2B parts transactions and multi-location inventory operations
- Conduct discovery with dealership users, field teams, and implementation specialists to understand current gaps and opportunities for improvement
- Use a data-driven approach to define success metrics, prioritize enhancements, and guide decisions that create measurable business impact
- Collaborate with senior product leaders to shape the product roadmap and translate customer pain points into actionable requirements and user stories
- Why This Role Matters:
- You'll help shape a core product that directly impacts dealership efficiency and profitability
- You'll be a key contributor in building out wholesale parts capabilities that are vital to Tekion's long-term success
- You'll gain exposure to end-to-end automotive retail operations and collaborate with industry experts and seasoned technologists
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 automative 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 benefitting 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. The company is sparking interest from the right places too, with partners including GMC, Chrysler, and Chevrolet.
If the founders can leverage their experience at Tesla in improving efficiency, the system could prove a highly competitive newcomer with real potential for global spread. A reduction in processing time and paperwork is a hard proposition for dealerships to refuse.
Freddie
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
- 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 the Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth startup with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- Dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- Open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Jay Vijayan
(CEO)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)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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