Lead Product Manager

About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

About the Role

As Lead PM, you will drive product security (audit logging, robust roles/permissions design including Partner models), as well as key collaboration features like notifications and notes. You will execute the product roadmap hands-on, translating requirements into impactful, compliant, and user-friendly capabilities

Key Responsibilities:

Lead roadmap, design, and delivery for :

• Audit Logs: End-to-end ownership, including event capture, tamper-proof storage, search/filter, and rich reporting/analytics.

• Roles & Permissions: Design and evolve granular role-based access control (RBAC) for users and complex partner scenarios

• Notifications & Notes: Define and deliver contextual notifications (in-app, email), user mentions, and note-taking/commenting features integrated across the platform

• Requirements Management: Develop detailed product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria; work hands-on with engineering and QA through development cycles.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Security, Compliance, Engineering, Customer Success, and external auditors to ensure alignment and meet regulatory standards (GDPR, SOC 2, etc.).

• Customer Focus: Champion user and admin needs, gather feedback from enterprise clients, and continuously iterate to improve usability and coverage of security features.

• Metrics & Monitoring: Define and track KPIs for audit log completeness, permission accuracy, and access control effectiveness.

• Documentation: Produce clear product documentation and release notes for stakeholders (internal and external).

• Security Advocacy: Stay current with industry trends and best practices in product security, compliance, and SaaS controls.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 3–5 years in product management for SaaS or cloud products, with direct experience in security features (audit logs, IAM, access controls, or compliance).

• Technical Fluency: Understanding of audit log architectures, data pipelines, reporting/analytics, and RBAC/permission management in SaaS environments.

• Hands-On Execution: Track record of translating requirements into shipped product features.

• Stakeholder Management: Effective cross-functional collaboration (Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance).

• Experience designing/administering permissioning frameworks in B2B SaaS

• Detail-Oriented: Strong attention to data fidelity, auditability, and system robustness.

• Communication: Exceptional documentation and stakeholder communication skills.

Nice-to-Have:

• Familiarity with regulatory standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA).

• Exposure to security event monitoring, SIEM, or similar platforms.

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

For more information on our privacy practices, please refer to our Applicant Privacy Notice here.