Lead Product Manager, DMS Accounting

Cox Automotive is a leader in modernizing the dealer management system experience, and they are seeking a Lead Product Manager for DMS Accounting. This role involves owning the product vision and execution for core accounting workflows, partnering with engineering and UX teams to enhance the product experience for dealership financial operations.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end product strategy for DMS Accounting workflows, driving prioritization and delivery across GL, AP, AR, and period close domains as part of a broader platform modernization effort
• Translate complex dealership accounting workflows — from deal posting integrity to intercompany transfers — into implementation-ready features and epics that engineering teams can execute with confidence
• Partner directly with dealership controllers and accounting staff through discovery, pilot programs, and go-lives to validate assumptions, surface friction, and continuously improve the product experience
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Architecture, UX, and Operations to navigate the technical complexity of migrating dealers from legacy systems to a modern, cloud-native platform
• Identify and size strategic opportunities in adjacent accounting workflows — including AP automation, partner integrations, and multi-store accounting — and build compelling investment cases for leadership
• Define and track success metrics that connect product decisions to measurable dealer outcomes, including period close cycle time, deal posting error rates, and user adoption across pilot cohorts
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on dealership accounting operations, the competitive DMS landscape, and evolving dealer expectations — informing roadmap decisions at both the team and executive level

Requirements:

• 5 or more years of product management experience with at least 2 years owning a B2B or enterprise software product
• Experience delivering software in Agile or SAFe environments using tools such as Rally or Jira
• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience
• Direct experience in automotive retail, dealership operations, or DMS software (CDK, Reynolds & Reynolds, Tekion, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with dealership accounting structures including chart of accounts, multi-store hierarchies, and intercompany transaction flows
• Experience managing product through a platform migration or modernization program such as a legacy-to-cloud or phased architecture transition
• Exposure to AP automation platforms such as Yooz, Stampli, or Tipalti
• Experience working within a scaled product organization with shared platform and infrastructure dependencies
• Demonstrated proficiency in Context Engineering — the ability to design, structure, and iterate on AI prompts and context inputs to produce reliable, high-quality outputs at scale
• Demonstrated proficiency in AI-Native Product Building — the ability to design and ship products that leverage AI as a core capability, not a bolt-on feature, and to evaluate where AI creates genuine product value versus where it introduces risk