Jobs at Cox Automotive Inc.

Provides technical leadership for Cox Automotive platforms through solution architecture, modernization, API development, AWS cloud adoption, and generative AI initiatives. Designs target architectures, roadmaps, integration models, and reusable patterns; aligns engineering, product, and business stakeholders; evaluates emerging technologies; leads proofs of concept; and mentors teams on AI and architecture practices. The role also advances platform governance, distributed systems, DevOps, security, and enterprise standards.

Provides technical leadership for Cox Automotive products by defining architectural vision, guiding solution design, reducing technical debt, and aligning engineering, product, and business teams. Leads platform modernization, AWS adoption, API architecture, generative AI initiatives, and architectural governance. Develops proofs of concept, evaluates emerging technologies, maintains roadmaps and design artifacts, and drives adoption of shared platforms, distributed systems, and reusable capabilities across delivery teams.

Build and maintain Python-based enterprise AI connectors, APIs, data pipelines, and platform tooling. Develop and deploy scalable AWS systems, integrate third-party services, enforce access controls, and contribute to AI agent evaluation and data safety. Maintain Terraform infrastructure and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, implement monitoring and documentation, support MCP integrations, and participate in an on-call rotation while collaborating with senior engineers.

Owns technical direction and end-to-end architecture for AWS-based enterprise AI platforms, including agents, connectors, MCP integrations, knowledge retrieval, RAG, data pipelines, and AI quality systems. Leads architecture reviews, Python implementation, reliability standards, incident response, and cross-functional alignment with security, enterprise architecture, and AWS teams. Establishes evaluation, governance, observability, and resilient distributed-system practices while influencing engineering direction across organizational boundaries.

Build and operate enterprise AI platform infrastructure, connector integrations, authentication, knowledge ingestion pipelines, agents, access controls, DLP protections, evaluation frameworks, feedback APIs, and observability systems. Lead connector governance, improve the AI Artifact Hub, ensure reliability and security, collaborate with AWS and domain teams, participate in architecture and code reviews, and mentor engineers. The role requires end-to-end ownership of production systems and participation in on-call support.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support cloud-native applications using .NET/C# and JavaScript/TypeScript. Own features end-to-end, troubleshoot production issues, improve CI/CD and AWS infrastructure, integrate AI capabilities, mentor junior engineers, and participate in Agile ceremonies and documentation.

Own discovery, specs, and delivery for inventory-related product areas within Cox Automotive's CVI platform. Conduct customer interviews, analyze usage data, write Spec-Driven Development specs, manage backlog in Rally, collaborate with engineering/UX/architecture, and drive go-to-market and adoption activities. Focus on stakeholder engagement, data-driven decisions, and growing toward broader product ownership.

Lead enterprise product operations to raise product management maturity, embed AI-first practices, and drive adoption of standards. Develop playbooks, training, and AI-integrated workflows (LLMs, Claude, Pendo AI), coordinate cross-functional partners, and manage change to improve discovery, specification, delivery, and post-launch measurement.

Lead Site Reliability Engineer implements IaC and automation, builds observability (SLIs/SLOs, dashboards, alerting), manages incident response, runbooks, gamedays, postmortems, and drives SRE/DevOps best practices, AppSec integration, testing, and CI/CD improvements across teams.

Lead data architecture, reporting platform, and product catalog for the Xtime portfolio. Define data strategy, standards, reference architectures, and governance. Translate business requirements into data models, integrations, ETL, and reporting solutions. Design cloud architectures, evaluate technologies, create proofs of concept, and collaborate with product, engineering, and stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure reporting and catalog capabilities.

Partner with product management to design, build, and maintain web applications across front-end (HTML/CSS/JS with Angular or React) and back-end (C#). Lead architecture, implement features, write automated/unit tests, troubleshoot and support deployed products, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to backlog grooming, release planning, and proofs-of-concept.

Design, build, test, and maintain highly scalable, cloud-hosted web applications. Collaborate with product management, troubleshoot production issues, write automated tests, and mentor junior engineers. Participate in architecture, backlog grooming, and release planning while ensuring adherence to standards and reducing technical debt.

Lead product strategy for vehicle acquisition workflows, using data and AI to identify dealer needs, define roadmaps, author discovery and delivery specs, and drive adoption. Partner with engineering, AI teams, design, and go-to-market to deliver measurable outcomes and continuous optimization.

Lead platform architecture and strategy for automotive retail solutions. Define high-level designs, interfaces, non-functional requirements, and architectural runway. Guide engineers and architects, align multiple release trains, advocate solutions, and ensure scalable cloud-native, API-first implementations across distributed teams and systems.

Lead product vision and roadmap for the Connected Experience Platform, collaborating with architects, engineering, stakeholders, and customers to deliver shared services (Common User, Common Org, Common Experience). Prioritize backlogs, drive discovery, ensure security/availability, coordinate releases and go-to-market activities, and use data and AI to inform product decisions.

Leads sales strategy and enablement as chief of staff to a senior sales executive. Sets priorities, drives cross-functional programs, improves sales and performance-management processes, develops executive presentations, and makes data-driven recommendations using Salesforce, AI, Excel, PowerPoint, and Snowflake. Oversees sales transformation, operating models, competitive initiatives, and organizational change while managing and developing a team of managers.

Lead enterprise EV battery sales and retention to achieve $60M+ annual revenue. Build and coach high-performing, cross-functional sales teams, set go-to-market strategy, manage forecasting, metrics, budgets, and client relationships, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations to drive adoption and customer experience.

Develop and manage paid digital advertising campaigns across search, social, display, and video platforms for dealer accounts. Analyze campaign performance, optimize targeting and budgets, create advertising content, deliver client reports and strategic consultations, troubleshoot issues, and maintain account documentation in Salesforce. Collaborate with Analytics, Advertising Operations, Innovation, and Sales teams to improve campaign performance, client satisfaction, and retention.

Manages automotive dealer accounts across Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, and KBB Instant Cash Offer portfolios. Responsibilities include retaining clients, reducing churn, meeting revenue targets, forecasting sales, analyzing account performance and ROI, leading business reviews, developing growth strategies, identifying upsell opportunities, supporting onboarding, resolving issues, and maintaining account data in Salesforce. The role requires consulting, automotive dealer relationship management, digital marketing knowledge, analytics, and strong communication skills.