Vehicle Information Strategy, Sr Manager - Cox Automotive

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Strategy & Corporate Development

Strategic Planning Sr Manager

Sr Manager - Non People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 25% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $134,900.00 - $224,900.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Senior Manager, Vehicle Information Strategy leads the long-term vision and execution of Vehicle Information capabilities across inspections, condition reporting, data reuse, and buyer and seller experiences, driving enterprise-wide and global impact. The role partners with senior leadership to define and deliver a multi-year strategy aligned to business priorities while leveraging AI, computer vision, and advanced data platforms to improve accuracy, consistency, and scalability. As a strategic advisor across Product, Technology, Operations, Analytics, and Client teams, this leader simplifies complex challenges, unlocks data value, and delivers trusted vehicle condition intelligence across the marketplace. Partners with business leaders to define and develop insightful and actionable plans to implement the key strategic initiatives that need to be executed outside of day-to-day operational activities for the organization to achieve its targeted performance. Recommends actions to mitigate financial / competitive risks and realize incremental growth opportunities. Determines where the organization is well-positioned, where it should double down and where it should exit. Aggressively monitors and analyses the competitive landscape, evolving market trends and new industry spaces.

PRIMARY DUTIES/KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Serves as a key contributor to execution on specified strategic initiatives.

• Collaborates with diverse and cross-functional colleagues and business leaders, providing analysis and recommendations related to modeling potential business outcomes, assessing strategic fit with the current business, determining risks and mitigation strategies, determining process, cultural and other considerations impacting post-deal integration.

• Leads in the conduct of market and profit pool assessments of new growth opportunities.

• Collaborates with business units and other leadership to refine and articulate business plans and valuation scenarios for various new growth opportunities.

• Develop market models, entity structures and transaction models to test and demonstrate new business viability from multiple perspectives, including technical and operational.

• Define and evolve a multi-year Vehicle Information (VI) strategy aligned to enterprise priorities, customer needs, and scalable operations.

• Establish clear strategic principles for inspection, condition reporting, data reuse, automation, and AI-enabled vehicle condition intelligence.

• Identify, evaluate, and help operationalize emerging technologies—including AI, computer vision, and data platforms—to improve accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.

• Lead the design, deployment, and continuous evolution of AI damage detection and advanced condition reporting capabilities.

• Drive complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives that simplify VI processes, reduce variability, and accelerate time to value.

• Translate strategy into actionable roadmaps, operating models, milestones, and success metrics with clear business impact.

• Promote adoption of standardized frameworks, tools, and data models across inspection and condition reporting workflows to improve quality and scalability.

• Partner with Enterprise Analytics and data science teams to unlock insights, enable effective data storytelling, and support data-driven decision making.

• Establish governance models that ensure data integrity, clear ownership, and appropriate reuse of vehicle data across grading, pricing, recon, arbitration, search, and buyer decisioning.

• Act as a trusted cross-functional leader by mentoring teams, influencing without authority, representing VI strategy in executive and client forums, and linking strategy to outcomes such as cost reduction, speed, customer satisfaction, and risk mitigation.

Required Experience & Specialized Knowledge and skills

• BS/BA degree in a related discipline with 8 years of experience in a related field; or MS/MA degree in a related discipline with 6 years of experience in a related field; or Ph.D. in a related discipline with 3 years of experience in a related field.

• Agility, flexibility, and “how can we” positive attitude.

• Strong analytical thinking and decision-making.

• Demonstrated ability to identify gaps, think strategically, and proactively address.

• Communications organization and delivery: Ability to communicate in a variety of mediums and across levels of our organization.

• Requires physical ability and mental acuity to execute the duties of the position successfully within required timeframes to meet business requirements.

• Other duties as needed or required.

• 25% travel is required

Preferred

• Experience in automotive, logistics, inspection, assurance, or data‑intensive operational environments.

• Familiarity with AI‑enabled decisioning, data platforms, or automation at scale.

• Background working closely with product and technology teams in an agile environment.

• Consulting background helping organizations improve performance, navigate change, or implement new technology.

Organizational Position:

Does this position have direct reports?  ☒ NO ☐ YES  

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

EOE, including disability/vets

 

 

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.