You need 7+ years in tech with 3+ in partnerships. Experience in API, negotiation, and launching products. Must be entrepreneurial, proactive, and able to work in a matrixed environment. Strong communication and relationship-building skills essential.

You will develop and execute partner strategy, handle end-to-end product partnerships, meet KPI’s, lead cross-functional initiatives, and advocate for partners.

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Cars Commerce is an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars. The Cars Commerce platform includes the flagship automotive marketplace and dealer reputation site Cars.com, innovative digital marketing technology and services from Dealer Inspire, industry-leading trade-in and appraisal technology from AccuTrade, an exclusive in-market media network, and powerful and predictive AI technologies that enable more efficient and profitable retail operations. Cars Commerce is the essential partner to stay one step ahead in automotive.

Cars Commerce

The platform to simplify car buying and selling

We are looking for an experienced partnerships manager and operator with a record of leading complex product partnerships end-to-end, strong business, technical, and product acumen. This role requires a strong ability to work effectively cross-functionally with senior internal and external stakeholders, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a desire to drive significant growth of our product lines through product partnerships.&nbsp;You Will:<ul><li>Collaborate with Product and GTM teams to develop and execute a holistic partner strategy across Cars Commerce product lines</li><li>Own and execute product partnerships end-to-end, from business development to strategic partner management</li><li>Operate autonomously, being both a proactive executor and strategic thinker</li><li>Be accountable to KPI’s and business objectives each quarter</li><li>Become an expert on Cars Commerce’s products, the market landscape, and seller and consumer needs</li><li>Lead cross-functional initiatives with internal and external teams</li><li>Advocate for your partners while balancing our company goals</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>7+ years of professional experience in the technology sector, including 3+ years in technology partnerships in a high growth industry. Experience with API integrations and channel partnerships</li><li>Proven ability to negotiate, sign, launch, and manage complex and strategic partnerships</li><li>Demonstrated product sense and experience growing and distributing new products</li><li>Highly entrepreneurial, proactive, and comfortable working in a matrixed environment with the ability to thrive under minimal guidance</li><li>Proven track record of working cross-functionally with various teams, managing initiatives at scale, and delivering results</li><li>Experience building and managing relationships with senior business leaders, both internally and externally</li><li>Able to think and communicate creatively, thoughtfully, and with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels</li></ul>

We are looking for an experienced partnerships manager and operator with a record of leading complex product partnerships end-to-end, strong business, technical, and product acumen. This role requires a strong ability to work effectively cross-functionally with senior internal and external stakeholders, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a desire to drive significant growth of our product lines through product partnerships. You Will:Collaborate with Product and GTM teams to develop and execute a holistic partner strategy across Cars Commerce product linesOwn and execute product partnerships end-to-end, from business development to strategic partner managementOperate autonomously, being both a proactive executor and strategic thinkerBe accountable to KPI’s and business objectives each quarterBecome an expert on Cars Commerce’s products, the market landscape, and seller and consumer needsLead cross-functional initiatives with internal and external teamsAdvocate for your partners while balancing our company goalsQualifications7+ years of professional experience in the technology sector, including 3+ years in technology partnerships in a high growth industry. Experience with API integrations and channel partnershipsProven ability to negotiate, sign, launch, and manage complex and strategic partnershipsDemonstrated product sense and experience growing and distributing new productsHighly entrepreneurial, proactive, and comfortable working in a matrixed environment with the ability to thrive under minimal guidanceProven track record of working cross-functionally with various teams, managing initiatives at scale, and delivering resultsExperience building and managing relationships with senior business leaders, both internally and externallyAble to think and communicate creatively, thoughtfully, and with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels

Sr. Product Manager (Partnerships)

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