Full-Time

Product Manager 1

Autotrader.ca

Autotrader.ca

501-1,000 employees

Digital solutions for used-car dealers

Compensation Overview

CA$90k - CA$120k/yr

Toronto, ON, Canada

In Person

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Agile
Product Management
CRM
JIRA
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • 2-4 years of product management experience, ideally in SaaS, e-commerce, marketplaces, or other customer-facing digital products.
  • Demonstrated experience owning product features or initiatives from discovery through delivery, with measurable customer or business impact.
  • Strong ability to independently dive into customer insights and data, frame solution options, and make practical trade-off decisions.
  • Experience defining strategy and scope for a product feature, product area, or complex set of initiatives within a broader product direction.
  • Hands-on experience working closely with engineering and design teams in an agile product development environment.
  • Hands-on experience using Jira and similar product-management tools to manage backlogs, prioritize work, and communicate delivery progress.
  • Confidence translating ambiguity into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans; sound judgment about when to seek input or escalation.
  • Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional discussions, keep teams aligned, and track progress across dependencies.
  • A customer-focused, analytical, action-oriented mindset and the ability to ramp quickly into an existing product area during a fixed-term engagement.
Responsibilities
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle for a medium-sized product area and/or multiple complex initiatives across Activix, from discovery and definition through launch, measurement, and iteration.
  • Define initiative strategy, scope, roadmap priorities, and success metrics, ensuring work fits the broader Activix and AutoSync product strategy.
  • Manage a varied portfolio of projects and features, balancing near-term delivery needs with customer value, business impact, dependencies, and technical feasibility.
  • Use customer feedback, product data, market context, and stakeholder input to identify opportunities, frame problems, and make informed product trade-offs.
  • Translate needs into clear product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and delivery-ready documentation.
  • Partner closely with engineering, design, quality assurance, and cross-functional teams such as sales, marketing, legal, operations, and support to align stakeholders and move work forward.
  • Lead refinement, planning, reviews, demos, launch readiness, and post-launch follow-up; proactively surface risks, dependencies, decisions, and changes in scope.
  • Drive experiments, pilots, and iterative improvements where appropriate, using results and learnings to refine the product approach.
  • Communicate product plans, progress, decisions, and outcomes clearly to delivery teams and stakeholders; contribute to product reporting and continuous improvement of team practices.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in automotive, automotive retail, dealer technology, or a complex multi-sided platform environment.
  • Experience using product analytics and experimentation tools to assess performance, inform prioritization, and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Experience coordinating initiatives that involve multiple internal teams, third-party integrations, or operational dependencies.

Autotrader.ca provides a suite of digital tools for used-car dealers to grow online sales. The platform is subscription-based and combines marketplace listings, web solutions, inventory management, traffic analytics, and conversion tools; dealers upload inventory, publish listings, review analytics, and convert traffic into leads. Premium listings on autoTRADER.ca offer extra exposure, while the tools are designed to be simple to use and easy to measure. The goal is to help dealers attract more customers, manage inventory more efficiently, and increase sales in a competitive digital automotive market.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$2.3B

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1975

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AutoCanada signed a national partnership on March 31, 2026.
  • AutoTrader reported stronger inquiry quality and engagement during its 2026 platform tests.
  • Greenhouse listed 28 openings on September 2, 2026, signaling active expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Q2 2026 used-vehicle sales fell 2.5%, pressuring dealer budgets.
  • Google AI Overviews and zero-click shopping weaken marketplace traffic by 2027.
  • Kijiji, Facebook Marketplace, and OEM sites compress AutoTrader's pricing power.

What makes Autotrader.ca unique

  • AutoTrader.ca remains Canada’s largest automotive marketplace as of March 2026.
  • Its March 2026 AI platform bundles DemandAI with dealer tools and simpler packages.
  • Its price index and editorial data give dealers proprietary market intelligence.

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Benefits

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Gym Membership

Wellness Program

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Company Match

Performance Bonus

Company News

AIM Group
Dec 12th, 2024
AutoScout24 completes acquisition of Canada-based Trader Corp. - AIM Group

Germany-based auto marketplace AutoScout24 has completed its acquisition of Canada-based Trader Corporation from private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

Newswire
Aug 16th, 2024
AutoScout24 Acquires TRADER Corporation

AutoScout24, a leading pan-European online automotive marketplace, has signed an agreement to acquire TRADER Corporation from Thoma Bravo. Existing majority shareholder Hellman & Friedman will make an additional equity investment in AutoScout24. This acquisition extends AutoScout24's presence outside Europe and enhances its service offerings in automotive dealer software and lender solutions. TRADER Canada operates AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net, with 26 million monthly visits and 5,000 dealer partners.

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AIM Group
Jun 25th, 2024
Thoma Bravo Selling Trader Corporation

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is looking to sell Trader.ca, the operator of AutoTrader.ca, Canada's leading automotive marketplace, according to Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based firm is working with an adviser to find a buyer.