Full-Time
Senior Product Manager
Posted on 11/4/2025
Carsales
501-1,000 employees
Global digital vehicle marketplaces and ads
No salary listed
Melbourne VIC, Australia
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- Experience building products from scratch.
- A curious mind and the ability to think outside of the box, breaking the mould of how things are done today.
- Extensive product toolkit so you know which tool, process, or framework to use for which job.
- A strong and clear communicator that thrives in a fast paced environment and is comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change.
- Demonstrated success collaborating with cross-functional teams, influencing and championing change in a business beyond your own squad.
- Experience working in a start up, incubator or internal innovation team.
- Leading the discovery of new business opportunities.
- Rapidly validating hypotheses through experiments, tests or pilots with users.
- Expertly interpreting user and market data and drawing clear actionable insights.
- Managing dependencies and ensuring alignment with dependant squads.
- Building positive, win-win working relationships with 3rd party-services, vendors and partners to execute your plans.
- Defining and communicating compelling product visions and product strategies to pitch to our most senior stakeholders.
CAR Group operates digital marketplaces for vehicles with wholly owned platforms in Australia (carsales), South Korea (Encar), the United States (Trader Interactive) and Chile (chileautos), plus a majority stake in Webmotors in Brazil. It combines technology, data, and advertising solutions to connect buyers and sellers, making the car buying and selling process easier. The company also invests in expanding its global reach and product offerings, aiming to become the #1 digital marketplace for vehicles worldwide. Unlike single-market competitors, CAR Group uses a diversified portfolio of brands and owned marketplaces across multiple regions to provide integrated listings, ads, and data-driven insights.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Founded
1997
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI-powered AutoGate enhances dealer operations and customer engagement.
- Ben Tyers leads consumer-first content across carsales, bikesales, trucksales.
- Multicultural influencers boost carsales' reach in diverse Australian audiences.
What critics are saying
- ChatGPT app cannibalizes direct traffic, eroding first-party data in 12-24 months.
- Encar loses South Korean share to Coupang's mobile platform in 12-18 months.
- Trader Interactive stalls from US inventory normalization in 6-12 months.
What makes Carsales unique
- CAR Group operates wholly owned marketplaces in Australia, South Korea, US, and Chile.
- Majority stake in Webmotors positions CAR Group in Brazil's vehicle market.
- AI tools like ChatGPT app and AutoGate streamline dealer workflows globally.
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Carsales enters the chat with app for ChatGPT. Carsales, the Australia-based auto marketplace, has launched an app inside ChatGPT, joining a growing group of global classified sites that have moved to embed their listings directly into conversational AI tools, including auto site DoneDeal in Irel...
CAR Group Limited acquired 70.45% stake in Marchetti e Marchetti Tecnologia LTDA. for AUD 19.4 million on July 1, 2025. A cash consideration of AUD 19.4 million will be paid by CAR Group Limited. As...
Carsales has introduced a suite of new AI-driven features aimed at streamlining dealer operations and enhancing customer engagement through its AutoGate platform.
NEW YORK, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Global investment firm Marbanc International has entered into a 30-day exclusive due diligence period to acquire automotive research platform Cars.net. Cars.net was launched in 2021 and helps consumers obtain the best prices for new vehicles whilst simultaneously introducing qualified buyers to automotive dealerships across the United States. The proposed acquisition includes the software, database, intellectual property and coveted Cars.net domain name. Marbanc International plans to expand Cars.net globally via joint venture partners in the automotive industry, with a focus in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The group has already forged relationships with experienced automotive industry professionals who have expressed interest in formalizing commercial arrangements with Cars.net. Industry giant Cars.com, the NYSE-listed automotive company, is widely recognized as owning the world’s most valuable domain name (Cars.com) which in 2016 was valued at US$872 million according to regulatory filings
Carsales has appointed Ben Tyers as its new head of content, as the automotive marketplace shifts its content strategy to focus on consumer-first content and broadening its reach to meet diverse audience needs.