Product Manager, North America TecDataHub & OptiCat MCP

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and collaborative Product Manager to lead the development, launch, and growth of two strategic automotive data platforms across North America. You will own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for TecDataHub while serving as the business owner for the OptiCat MCP initiative. Working closely with customers, suppliers, distributors, engineering, data operations, and commercial teams, you will transform market needs into scalable product solutions. You will play a central role in shaping data standardization, product information management, integrations, and AI-enabled capabilities across the automotive aftermarket ecosystem. This position combines strategic product leadership with hands-on roadmap execution and commercial accountability. Your work will directly influence customer adoption, supplier onboarding, platform performance, and revenue growth.

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and business objectives for North American TecDataHub and OptiCat MCP.

• Translate business goals into actionable product strategies, annual plans, and quarterly roadmaps.

• Define product positioning, value propositions, and go-to-market priorities.

• Monitor industry trends, competitor offerings, customer feedback, and developments in Auto Care standards.

• Lead the development of the North American TecDataHub platform as a neutral industry data utility.

• Drive adoption of TecDoc methodologies while ensuring interoperability with ACES and PIES standards.

• Define use cases for North American customers, suppliers, distributors, and data consumers, differentiating the platform from existing catalog, PIM, data syndication, and aftermarket data solutions.

• Establish product requirements covering product normalization, application mapping, asset and image management, attribute standardization, data quality validation, and API services.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop a scalable onboarding framework for manufacturers and distributors.

• Serve as the business owner for the OptiCat MCP initiative, defining customer requirements and prioritizing capabilities.

• Partner with development teams to deliver features that improve supplier onboarding, content management, automation, and customer experience.

• Drive platform utilization, customer adoption, and commercial success.

• Ensure the MCP roadmap remains aligned with broader strategic objectives.

• Create business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and detailed product specifications.

• Prioritize the product backlog based on business value, customer impact, and strategic objectives.

• Participate in Agile planning, sprint reviews, and release management.

• Balance customer requests with long-term platform strategy and scalability.

• Manage the complete product lifecycle, from concept and development through launch and ongoing optimization.

• Define, monitor, and report product KPIs covering customer adoption, revenue contribution, data quality improvements, supplier onboarding time, platform usage, retention, and customer satisfaction.

• Support revenue forecasting and business growth planning.

• Develop business cases, pricing and packaging recommendations, revenue models, market sizing, and investment priorities in collaboration with Commercial Operations and executive leadership.

• Build strong relationships with strategic customers and ecosystem partners.

• Support the acquisition of founding TecDataHub customers and help achieve adoption and revenue targets established in the annual operating plan.

The ideal candidate combines proven product management experience with technical curiosity, strong commercial judgment, and a solid understanding of automotive aftermarket data and industry standards.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

• At least 5 years of product management experience.

• Experience managing SaaS, data-driven, or platform-based products.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies.

• Working knowledge of AI-enabled software platforms, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), APIs, and emerging technologies.

• Ability to translate business needs into clear product requirements for technical and development teams. Hands-on software development or AI model development experience is not required.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with software engineers, data architects, AI/ML teams, and other technical stakeholders without requiring programming responsibilities.

• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects and coordinating diverse teams.

• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience translating customer needs and market requirements into product specifications and actionable roadmaps.

• Understanding of automotive product and application data; experience in the automotive aftermarket, automotive data, parts cataloging, PIM, or a closely related industry is strongly preferred.

• Previous experience in the automotive aftermarket industry.

• Knowledge of ACES, PIES, and TecDoc standards.

• Familiarity with product information management, cataloging solutions, and product data distribution.

• Experience working with APIs and data integration platforms.

• Familiarity with OptiCat, TecDoc, Epicor, WHI, SEMA Data Co-op, or related automotive aftermarket ecosystems.

• Experience launching new products, platforms, or business ventures.

• Launch and operationalize key phases of the North American TecDataHub roadmap.

• Establish a repeatable and scalable supplier onboarding process.

• Deliver agreed OptiCat MCP roadmap commitments.

• Support the acquisition of founding TecDataHub customers.

• Improve supplier onboarding efficiency and data quality.

• Achieve adoption and revenue targets established in the annual operating plan.

• Build strong relationships with strategic customers and ecosystem partners.