OEC provides software solutions to those who work in the automotive parts and repair industry. Our solutions make it easier for automotive industry professionals to buy and sell parts, conduct repair research & planning, optimize estimates, improve the parts supply chain, and more. OEC partners with many of the world’s largest manufacturers, dealers and suppliers, shops and repairers, and service providers, giving our customers access to a comprehensive network and a streamlined workflow.
Why this role matters
The largest multi-shop collision operators in North America count on our platform every day. You'll be their product advocate: the person who understands their problems, rallies the teams who can solve them, and makes sure they get fast, clear answers.
What you'll do
- Manage relationships with multiple large multi-shop operator accounts at once as their trusted product partner
- Coordinate and negotiate across Sales, Support, Implementation, Engineering, and User Experience to balance customer needs with business priorities
- Turn customer insight, market research, and data into a clear product roadmap and well-defined user stories
- Shape marketplace capabilities across catalog, pricing, search, and transaction workflows
- Explore artificial intelligence opportunities like automated matching, dynamic pricing, and predictive analytics
- Track the metrics that matter, such as adoption, conversion, retention, and gross merchandise value, and lead go-to-market for new initiatives
What you bring
- 5+ years of enterprise business-to-business software product management
- Proven success managing several large enterprise accounts at the same time
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to lead without direct authority
- Experience with ecommerce or marketplace products
- Technical fluency to weigh application programming interfaces, integrations, and architecture tradeoffs with Engineering
- Comfort with Agile practices and hands-on use of artificial intelligence tools
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Bonus points
- Automotive industry experience (highly preferred), especially in collision repair or parts procurement
- Experience presenting strategy to executive leadership
- Experience mentoring other product managers
The details
Travel up to 20% (about 1–2 days per month) to meet customers where they work.
What We Offer:
- Full benefits starting Day 1: Medical, Dental, and Vision
- 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited Flex Time Off plus 10 company-paid holidays
- Remote-first role with monthly communication stipend
- Professional development programs and tuition assistance
- Home office equipment stipend
- Employee resource groups and exclusive employee discounts
What makes working at OEC awesome? It varies from employee to employee. For some, it's the flexibility - whether it's remote work or a hybrid or in-person role, OEC takes our teams across multiple time zones and international communities. For others, it's the strong sense of camaraderie and community that celebrates both individuals and team-driven contributions. Or it could be the empowerment and how the team is encouraged to take risks, learn, and grow within a dynamic and supportive environment. But no matter what gets us out of bed in the morning, our whole global community is inspired to be forward thinking and drive innovative solutions for the automotive parts and repair industry.
OEConnection is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, we invite applicants and employees to voluntarily self-identify their gender, race and ethnicity. Submission of this information is strictly voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provision of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. When reported, data will not identify any specific individual. This information will be maintained separately from your application for employment. If you do not wish to self-identify at this time, you may do so in the future by submitting this form. Failure to provide the following information will not subject you to any adverse action or treatment. OEConnection is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development.
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