Senior Product Manager

As the Senior Product Manager in the NEXT team, you'll lead the discovery of the group's next big bets. You'll explore opportunities, prove which ones have value, and develop products that create value for buyers, sellers and the business. CAR Group is the parent company of digital vehicle marketplaces including carsales (Australia), Encar (South Korea), Trader Interactive (United States), chileautos (Chile) and a majority shareholding in webmotors (Brazil).

Responsibilities

Leading discovery of new business opportunities by spotting unsolved, high-potential problems across marketplaces; Designing and running experiments, tests and pilots with real users to validate or kill ideas early; Interpreting user and market signals and drawing actionable insights that define bets; Using AI to find and test new business models faster, from rapid prototyping to AI-native product experiences; Balancing the marketplace by improving the buyer experience while creating value for sellers and dealers; Building win-win partnerships with third parties, vendors and partners to execute at pace; Defining a compelling product vision and strategy and pitching it to senior stakeholders to win backing and funding to scale

Requirements

Track record of building products from scratch, ideally taking at least one product or business from zero to launch in a startup, incubator or internal zero-to-one team; Experience shipping AI/ML-powered products or using AI to accelerate discovery, prototyping and decision-making; Experience challenging the status quo and shipping the better version; Deep product toolkit and bias for action; Clear, persuasive communicator comfortable with fast pace, rapid change and ambiguity; Track record of influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders around a vision; Full-time Australian working rights; Must complete a National Police Record check

Nice to have

Automotive experience; Marketplace experience; Two-sided platform experience

Benefits

Hybrid working combining remote flexibility with in-person collaboration; Flexible working arrangements and a range of policies and leave options; 24 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers; Four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave; Paid family and fertility planning leave; Opportunity to move your career forward with continuous backing for new ideas; Flexible working arrangements including part-time options