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Product Manager

PDM Automotive

PDM Automotive

Product
Remote
USD 125k-135k / year + Equity
Posted on Feb 3, 2026

PDM Automotive Product Manager Remote · Full time Company website

As our Product Manager, you will own the translation of customer needs and business priorities into clear product direction, working closely with engineering and internal stakeholders to deliver impactful platform capabilities. This role is ideal for a hands-on, fast-moving problem solver who thrives in ambiguity and uses modern tools—including AI—to accelerate discovery, design, and execution in a lean startup environment.

About PDM Automotive

PDM Automotive, based in Seattle, revolutionizes how automotive parts brands reach billions of shoppers worldwide. Since 2018, PDM has become the industry's leading and fastest-growing Product Information Management (PIM) provider, partnering with the largest brands to drive digital transformation. In an industry over a century old, PDM is at the forefront of change, becoming the single platform for the entire industry to collaborate.

Description

About Us

We’re a small, scrappy startup disrupting the automotive parts aftermarket with an innovative solution. Our team is lean, fast-moving, and focused on building smarter ways for our customers to grow. We value curiosity, initiative, and people who thrive in an environment with ambiguity and constant change.

Position Overview

As our Product Manager, you will play a central role in shaping the evolution of PDM Automotive’s platform by translating customer needs, business priorities, and technical possibilities into clear product direction. You’ll work closely with engineering, customers, and internal stakeholders to define, prioritize, and deliver capabilities that drive real value for the automotive aftermarket. This role is ideal for a hands-on, strategic thinker who is comfortable operating with ambiguity, moving quickly, and using modern tools—including AI—to accelerate discovery, design, and delivery in a fast-paced startup environment. This is a US REMOTE position.

Key Responsibilities

· Play a major role in moving PDM Automotive to the next stage in its evolution

· Work directly with customers and prospects to understand market needs

· Expand platform capabilities including AI agents/skills

· Partner with engineering to deliver capabilities that align with business goals

· Collaborate with internal departments to ensure alignment

· Use AI tools like Claude Code, Replit, and others

· Embrace and thrive in a startup environment—be resourceful, adaptable, and willing to try new approaches.

We’re excited about you because you…

· Are a holistic thinker who is comfortable taking ownership

· Are comfortable moving quickly and iterating

· Have demonstrable experience translating multiple quantitative and qualitive inputs into an actionable plan

· Have experience with UX design and prototyping via AI tools

· Have excellent communication skills

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.

Not required but helpful:

· Knowledge about automotive parts and related terminologies

· Experience with data standards (ideally automotive ACES & PIES)

· Experience in commerce, working with/for brands/manufacturers, retailers, and/or distributors.

· Experience working with product data and/or analytics products

· Experience working with APIs and third-party integrations.

Why join us?

· Make an impact early at a disruptive startup in the automotive aftermarket

· A culture that values experimentation, curiosity, and growth

· Company paid medical benefits, stock options, and a 401K.

Salary

$125,000 - $135,000 per year