Head of Product
Revolutionize the Collision Repair Industry with Us
PartsTrader is on an accelerated journey to deliver the best repairer experience by working to seamlessly connect the different areas of the collision ecosystem through digital innovation.
We expect you to lead a significant transformation of our customer experience and product portfolio over the coming years and we are searching for a Head of Product to join us who will be instrumental in driving and realizing that vision.
You are the voice of the customer and champion user experience and business value, with a core focus on delivering product outcomes. With a deep understanding of customers, commercial outcomes, operational processes and technology, this role is responsible for developing a product vision, formulating strategy, designing the product roadmap, and working closely with other areas of the business to execute against it.
This role will suit someone who is naturally curious with a strategic mindset, whilst also being prepared to get into the detail. This role will need someone with extensive experience in building and launching new digital products to market. That experience will naturally translate into confident and quick decision making, using an agile mindset that follows the value, with user behavior and objective data to help support those decisions.
Our successful candidate:
- Is outcome orientated, places a customer lens on all that they do.
- Demonstrates strong commercial acumen, with experience identifying and leveraging market opportunities to drive product profitability and achieve business outcomes.
- Has a unique balance of vision and pragmatism. We want someone who will push the envelope and work with delivery teams to get value to our customers quickly.
- Has a proven track record of taking ownership, creating product visions and strategies, and delivering meaningful outcomes.
- Brings strong storytelling capability, championing product outcomes, strategy and roadmaps across diverse internal and external partners including technical, commercial, operations and external.
- Demonstrates experience driving product outcomes across the lifecycle, and within an agile environment.
- Is strategic, creative and an analytic thinker.
- Is a strong innovator and communicator who collaborates, initiates, advocates and influences effectively.
In return:
You'll be involved in bringing to life new and innovative customer products or taking existing products to the next level. You'll be driving the future of our customer proposition across a portfolio of products and ensuring this can be operationalized. You'll join a supportive team who all work collaboratively together to achieve great things for our customers and PartsTrader.
You’ll also be a key member of our leadership team and play a pivotal role in our company by defining our product vision, fostering digital innovation, and delivering exceptional value to our customers.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of product management experience in B2B and SaaS based products, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Excellent understanding of SaaS based business models, product development methodologies, and go-to-market strategies.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in managing and prioritizing multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically.
- Able to work with cross-functional teams and manage relationships with key stakeholders.
What We Offer:
Competitive compensation, robust benefits, including healthcare, vision, dental, long and short term insurance, 401K, onsite health club. This is hybrid role located in our Chicago headquarters.
Additional Information:
PartsTrader was forged in a deep, core belief that open, transparent marketplaces drive the ultimate value to customers by not only providing the most competitive pricing, but true choice and unparalleled information during the purchasing process. PartsTrader helps the collision repair market make intelligent part selection decisions by offering a fully transparent, integrated, real-time marketplace that offers the most competitive pricing with the most accurate information, empowering your business to achieve optimal repair outcomes. That’s our mission – one we strive to achieve with every customer we serve.
PartsTrader is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment. Qualified candidates are considered for employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, or unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
