Senior/Lead Product Manager, Toronto time zone

N-iX is a global software development service company that helps businesses across the globe create next-generation software products. Founded in 2002, we unite 2,400+ tech-savvy professionals across 40+ countries, working on impactful projects for industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. Our expertise spans cloud, data, AI/ML, embedded software, IoT, and more, driving digital transformation across finance, manufacturing, telecom, healthcare, and other industries. Join N-iX and become part of a team where your ideas make a real impact.

Our client is a leading European online car marketplace, serving 30M+ monthly users across 18 countries. As Senior/Lead Product Manager, you'll join their E-commerce team, focused on Website and Digital Retail products, a hands-on delivery role for someone who can step quickly into an active, fast-moving product area, translate stakeholder and customer needs into clear requirements, and keep delivery teams aligned. Ideal for a Product Manager who's execution-oriented, thrives in ambiguity, and enjoys turning complexity into clarity.

We are looking for candidates who can align with Toronto (ET) working hours, or who are comfortable working a shifted schedule with daily overlap until at least 4:00 PM ET.

Responsibilities:

• Drive day-to-day product execution for initiatives across the client's Unified Web and Digital Retail product area


• Gather, clarify, document, and validate business, customer, and technical requirements


• Translate requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and delivery-ready documentation


• Partner closely with engineering, design, QA, and other cross-functional teams throughout delivery


• Manage the product backlog, support prioritization, and ensure work is well-defined before development begins


• Facilitate stakeholder discussions, resolve requirement gaps, and communicate decisions, dependencies, risks, and progress


• Support sprint planning, refinement, demos, testing, release readiness, and post-launch follow-up


• Use customer feedback, product data, and business context to inform practical product decisions and tradeoffs

Requirements:

• 5+ years of product management experience, including hands-on ownership of product delivery and requirements gathering


• Experience at a minimum of two different companies or organizations in a Product role


• Experience working on e-commerce products, consumer websites, or other customer-facing digital experiences


• Strong experience partnering directly with software engineering teams in an agile environment


• Demonstrated ability to turn ambiguous needs into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans


• Strong stakeholder management skills across technical, operational, and business teams


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail

Nice to Have:

• Experience in automotive, automotive retail, digital retailing, or dealer technology


• Experience with website platforms, e-commerce conversion, lead generation, or online purchase journeys


• Familiarity with analytics, experimentation, content management systems, and modern product management tools


• Experience working in a complex platform environment with multiple stakeholders, integrations, or dependent teams

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible


• A competitive salary and good compensation package


• Personalized career growth


• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)


• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing


• Education reimbursement


• Memorable anniversary presents


• Corporate events and team buildings


• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers