What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at Motion Recruitment?
Job Title: Founding Product Manager
Location: New York, NY (Onsite)
*Must be located and authorized to work here in the US without sponsorship or transfer in the future. No C2C inquiries*
This high-growth technology startup is building the infrastructure to power the next era of vehicle commerce. Securely backed by top-tier venture capital and strategic industry investors, they are deploying a seamless, end-to-end platform nationwide. In just over a year, they have processed tens of millions in revenue, scaling rapidly from a fast-growing newcomer to a trusted partner for publicly traded OEMs and major dealership networks.
As a Founding Product Manager, you will work directly with the CEO and CTO to own the product's most critical surfaces. This high-impact role requires defining and delivering everything from consumer buying experiences on dealer websites to the core transaction engine and internal operations tools. You will navigate complex, compliance-heavy workflows across all 50 states while optimizing high-conversion user journeys, effectively setting the product bar for the entire organization as it scales.
Requirements
Posted By: John Driscoll
Location: New York, NY (Onsite)
*Must be located and authorized to work here in the US without sponsorship or transfer in the future. No C2C inquiries*
This high-growth technology startup is building the infrastructure to power the next era of vehicle commerce. Securely backed by top-tier venture capital and strategic industry investors, they are deploying a seamless, end-to-end platform nationwide. In just over a year, they have processed tens of millions in revenue, scaling rapidly from a fast-growing newcomer to a trusted partner for publicly traded OEMs and major dealership networks.
As a Founding Product Manager, you will work directly with the CEO and CTO to own the product's most critical surfaces. This high-impact role requires defining and delivering everything from consumer buying experiences on dealer websites to the core transaction engine and internal operations tools. You will navigate complex, compliance-heavy workflows across all 50 states while optimizing high-conversion user journeys, effectively setting the product bar for the entire organization as it scales.
Requirements
- 3–7 years of product management experience at a product-led, high-growth technology company.
- Strong design taste with a proven ability to ship polished, scalable products.
- Experience working across both consumer UX and complex internal tooling.
- Comfortable navigating high-stakes, regulated, and transactional systems.
- Extremely "AI-forward," utilizing AI tools to accelerate workflows and decision-making.
- Technical background (BS in Computer Science or equivalent) is preferred.
- Lead product development across key surfaces, including high-velocity dealer websites and vehicle detail pages.
- Own the core transaction engine, managing complex workflows for financing, compliance, and titling.
- Build and refine administrative portals to ensure they are intuitive and tightly integrated with the platform.
- Partner with engineering and design to define requirements and drive execution from strategy to API details.
- Synthesize insights from dealers, OEMs, and internal teams into actionable product direction.
- Ship quickly and incrementally, balancing immediate value with long-term architectural soundness.
Posted By: John Driscoll