Associate Product Manager

Copart, Inc. a technology leader and the premier online vehicle auction platform globally, with over 200 facilities located across the world, Copart links vehicle sellers to more than 750,000 buyers in over 190 countries.  We believe in providing an unmatched experience, every day and everywhere, driven by our people, processes, and technology. 

Associate Product Manager

Location: Dallas, TX (in office) 

Reports to: Product Management Leader 

Classification: Full-Time 

Travel: To operating locations and customers as needed 

About Copart

Copart is a global leader in online vehicle auctions and automotive remarketing services. We serve Members across multiple countries through a culture built on integrity, ownership, innovation, operational excellence, and results.

The Opportunity

The Associate Product Manager will support product discovery and delivery while building the foundational skills required to lead Copart products.

This role will combine customer empathy, commercial judgment, data-informed decision-making, and hands-on execution to advance early-career product management. The successful candidate will operate effectively in a fast-moving environment, work across functions and geographies, and turn complex needs into simple, scalable solutions.

What You Will Do

Product Strategy and Customer Insight

• Define a clear product vision and roadmap for early-career product management.

• Develop a deep understanding of buyer, seller, partner, employee, and operational needs through research, data, and direct observation.

• Translate enterprise priorities into measurable customer and business outcomes.

• Make explicit tradeoffs based on value, effort, risk, and strategic fit.

Execution and Delivery

• Partner with Engineering, Design, Data, Operations, Marketing, Legal, Security, and other teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Write clear product requirements, define acceptance criteria, and maintain an actionable backlog.

• Establish release plans, manage dependencies, and remove barriers to execution.

• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, reliable, accessible, and supportable.

Measurement and Continuous Improvement

• Use qualitative and quantitative evidence to evaluate product performance and prioritize improvements.

• Run structured experiments and convert learning into roadmap decisions.

• Communicate progress, risks, decisions, and results with clarity.

Collaboration and Change Leadership

• Build trust with field and corporate stakeholders and engage users early throughout discovery and delivery.

• Create practical adoption plans, training, communications, and feedback loops.

• Model ownership, disciplined decision-making, and follow-through.

• Represent the product perspective in cross-functional planning and executive discussions.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience; internship or project experience in product, analytics, design, engineering, or operations preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to define ambiguous problems, align stakeholders, and deliver measurable outcomes.

• Strong analytical, communication, prioritization, and decision-making skills.

• Experience partnering across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, Operations, and business functions.

• Familiarity with agile product development, experimentation, analytics, and modern cloud platforms.

• Ability to work from Copart’s Dallas office and travel to operating locations and customers as needed.

How Success Will Be Measured

• Establish a clear strategy, roadmap, and measurable outcomes for early-career product management.

• Build strong alignment with Product, Technology, Operations, and Business Leadership.

• Deliver priority capabilities with high quality and disciplined execution.

• Improve customer or employee experience, adoption, efficiency, revenue, risk, or other agreed product outcomes.

• Create transparent reporting and an operating rhythm for decisions, risks, delivery, and results.

At Copart, we are focused on harnessing the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. By embracing diverse perspectives, we open doors to innovation and unleash the full potential of our team. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace where everyone feels appreciated, included, and inspired to grow and contribute meaningfully.

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