Technical Product Manager- Remote within the US

OEC provides software solutions to those who work in the automotive parts and repair industry. Our solutions make it easier for automotive industry professionals to buy and sell parts, conduct repair research & planning, optimize estimates, improve the parts supply chain, and more. OEC partners with many of the world’s largest manufacturers, dealers and suppliers, shops and repairers, and service providers, giving our customers access to a comprehensive network and a streamlined workflow.

About the Role We're looking for a Technical Product Manager to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of foundational platform services powering our web and mobile applications. This role bridges product management and engineering, ensuring technical solutions align with business goals and deliver real value to development teams.

What You'll Do

• Shape product vision and strategy for core services, aligned with business goals and engineering needs

• Own the product roadmap and lifecycle from ideation through launch and iteration

• Evaluate emerging technologies (AI, automation, observability tools) for platform integration

• Coordinate across engineering teams, communicating goals, timelines, and technical constraints

• Partner with engineering to define technical requirements, architecture, and integration strategies

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and technical reviews

• Define and track KPIs to guide prioritization

• Manage documentation: user stories, acceptance criteria, release notes, training materials

• Lead demos, training, and go-to-market readiness

• Support incident response and root cause analysis for core services

• Mentor peers and champion a developer-first, collaborative culture

• Represent the product in executive reviews and engineering all-hands

What You Bring

• 5+ years in a technical partnership role — solutions architect, business analyst, technical product/project manager, product owner, or software engineer

• Strong organization, communication, documentation, and process-creation skills

• Comfort working alongside a back-end engineering team; experience reading API documentation

• Confidence managing many dependencies, learning them, and communicating them clearly

• Hands-on agile experience, including Jira

• Data-driven decision-making skills

• Ability to articulate trade-offs and tailor messaging to different audiences

• A self-sufficient problem-solver who digs into logs, docs, or tickets without waiting to be told where to look

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Bonus Points

• Postman experience; familiarity reading REST/gRPC/SOAP APIs

• Experience pulling, reading, and analyzing logs

• Incident management tool experience

• Experience using AI tools for documentation (Copilot, Rovo, etc.)

• Technical writing for non-technical audiences

• CRM tool experience (Salesforce, etc.)

Travel: ~10-15% (roughly 1-2 days per quarter)

What makes working at OEC awesome? It varies from employee to employee. For some, it's the flexibility - whether it's remote work or a hybrid or in-person role, OEC takes our teams across multiple time zones and international communities. For others, it's the strong sense of camaraderie and community that celebrates both individuals and team-driven contributions. Or it could be the empowerment and how the team is encouraged to take risks, learn, and grow within a dynamic and supportive environment. But no matter what gets us out of bed in the morning, our whole global community is inspired to be forward thinking and drive innovative solutions for the automotive parts and repair industry.

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