At Cox, we’re forward-thinking innovators who put people first. Our award-winning workplace culture is centered on inclusion and kindness, and we’re looking for people to join our mission to be a force for good in the world. Come build a better future with us across automotive, communications, the environment and more.

We want to do everything we can to keep our employees safe and healthy. Therefore, where permitted by applicable law, you will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for this U.S.-based job. Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will of course be considered.

Keep reading to learn more about this opportunity to join the Cox family of businesses.

Team Overview:

Our Engineering division is detail-oriented and passionate. We thrive on designing simple and scalable solutions to complex problems and delivering leading edge software products for our customers. We are looking for ambitious and communicative hands-on leaders who are comfortable working with the agile methodology as part of an interdisciplinary team, have experience working in fast-paced environments, and who have passion and skills to take our product offering to the next level.

Job Overview:

The Manager is responsible for assisting scrum teams in the successful creation and delivery of software products to the marketplace. The Manager is an Engineering leader who effectively guides and builds teams to be successful. The Manager works closely with Engineering Leadership and key stakeholders across the company to execute the strategic priorities of the company, and is responsible for ensuring the morale, productivity, and overall health of the scrum teams continues to improve over time.

The Manager will be responsible for project oversight, process improvement identification and implementation, risk mitigation, budget management, and hiring. The successful candidate will also focus on coaching, mentoring, and promoting expected behaviors for direct reports.

Responsibilities:

Works directly with individual contributors to mentor them in advancing their role-specific skills and careers

Optimizes overall team performance by coaching individual team members

Conceives team structure and constantly seeks opportunities to adjust team structure to maximize agility and efficiency

Plan and execute projects based on the product development pipeline

Contribute creatively to the product development pipeline

Establish a fun, creative and enjoyable environment balanced with strong collaboration and productivity

Present issues and risks, and their business impact to management in a timely manner with proposed mitigation.

Actively seeks and removes impediments to team success regardless of where they originate

Human resource contributions associated with the team, including recruiting, hiring, performance evaluation, and coaching

Collaboration across multiple business units and functional departments to develop and deploy solutions that address key business initiatives

Adherence to departmental process and procedure

Continuously improves software development productivity, quality, predictability, and team morale

Ensure delivery of the highest quality service

Qualifications:

Where permitted by applicable law, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for this U.S. based job. (Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will be considered.)

BA/BS and 7 years of experience with at least 1 year of experience in a management or lead role, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

Proven ability to lead and advance software teams

Experience operating in SAFe environment is encouraged

Experience in engineering development is encouraged

Experience with business drivers and how those relate to software delivery

Experience with Agile methodologies 

Effective communicator both verbal and written

Background in program management in a high growth company

Exceptional and proven leadership skills

Experience managing project portfolios

Ability to diagnose and resolve problems independently with creative approaches

Ability to create clear goals and foster accountability/ownership

Skilled in balancing risk with time-to-market objectives

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

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.  

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