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We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create, and innovate.\nRelentless Curiosity. We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience.\nSmart Risk-Taking. We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition.\nFearless Ownership. We deliver what we promise and learn along the way.\nWe’re Looking For:\nWe are seeking a high-impact Principal Product Manager (Data) to join our Digital Marketplaces Product team. In this role, you will serve as the single product owner unifying our data science initiatives, models, and data products into reliable solutions for our customers and business.\nAs a thought leader and principal within Product, you will set the multi-year data and model product vision, define business problems for data science solutions, and drive production models-including pricing, recommendations, and fraud detection-into the marketplace in ways that are scalable, measurable, and continuously improved.\nYou will oversee our new developer data portal, define strategies for client data provisioning and monetization, and lead fraud algorithm and detection initiatives across OPENLANE. You will partner closely with Data Science, Engineering, and business stakeholders to translate complex data capabilities into business outcomes.\nData fluency is critical in this role - from analyzing user behavior patterns to mining operational performance data and evaluating business impact.\nYou Are:\nStrategic and Vision-Oriented You define clear product visions aligned to company objectives and translate them into executable roadmaps.\nCustomer-Obsessed You proactively engage customers and internal stakeholders to uncover unmet needs and champion solutions that drive value.\nData-Driven and Outcome-Focused You make decisions grounded in data and measure success through clearly defined business and customer impact metrics.\nInfluential and Collaborative You lead through influence, align cross-functional partners, and drive clarity in complex environments.\nDecisive and Accountable You take ownership of outcomes and make thoughtful trade-offs that balance speed, quality, and long-term strategy.\nYou Will:\nDefine the multi-year product vision and roadmap for data products, machine learning models, and marketplace data offerings.\nTurn production data science models (pricing, recommendations, fraud detection) into customer-facing and business-critical products.\nOversee the developer data portal and establish data provisioning, API, and monetization strategies for clients.\nLead requirements, evaluation, and operations for fraud detection algorithms and risk mitigation products across the platform.\nIdentify market opportunities and develop compelling business cases supported by data and customer insights.\nConduct deep discovery, customer research, and competitive analysis to inform product direction.\nPartner closely with Engineering and Design to evaluate technical approaches and drive high-quality execution.\nPrioritize initiatives based on customer value, business impact, and technical feasibility.\nDefine, monitor, and report on KPIs and success metrics tied to revenue, engagement, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.\nDrive executive-level communication, presenting product strategy, trade-offs, and performance insights.\nAct as a subject matter expert on competitive dynamics and emerging marketplace trends.\nCoach, mentor, and elevate the performance of other Product Managers, setting a high bar for product excellence and strategic thinking across the team.\nWho You Will Work With:\nReporting to the VP of Product, you will collaborate closely with Data Science, Engineering, Design, Risk & Security, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Customer Support teams. You will also interact with senior leadership to align on data strategy and monetization outcomes.\nMust Have:\n8+ years of progressive experience in Product Management, with at least 3 years operating at a Senior or Lead level.\nProven track record of defining, launching, and scaling high-impact digital products.\nProven experience translating data science models (e.g., pricing, recommendations, fraud) into production-grade business products.\nDemonstrated success building or managing developer portals, data APIs, and data monetization models.\nStrong strategic thinking and ability to connect product decisions to company objectives.\nExceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations.\nExperience conducting customer interviews and leading structured product discovery.\nStrong analytical skills with experience using data to inform prioritization and decision-making.\nDeep understanding of agile product development processes.\nDemonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.\nExcellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.\nNice to Have:\nExperience with wholesale auction inventory and sales management systems.\nStrong technical fluency with experience partnering closely with engineering on system design decisions.\nFamiliarity with Agile, Kanban, Lean, and Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe).\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree is a plus).agile product development processes. Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.\n What We Offer:\nCompetitive pay\n\nMedical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)\n\nImmediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match\n\nPaid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time\n\nPaid maternity and paternity leave (US)\n\nEmployer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)\n\nRobust Employee Assistance Program\n\nEmployer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer\n\nTuition Reimbursement for eligible programs\n\nOpportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization\n\nCompany culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement\n\nSound like a match? 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