Senior Product Manager

At Klipboard (formerly Kerridge Commercial Systems), we’re redefining ERP for the automotive aftermarket. Our mission is to deliver high performance, integrated solutions that help customers source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably, and service competitively. We’re entering an exciting phase introducing agentic AI capabilities to make our solutions smarter, more adaptive, and future ready.

The Role

As Product Manager (Automotive), you’ll own the strategy, roadmap, and commercial success of market leading solutions for the automotive aftermarket supply chain. Autopart powers parts distribution, inventory control, POS, and accounting, and integrates with Autocat and ecommerce (B2B & B2C) to enable seamless digital trading. This role suits someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, delivery leadership, and customer value, with an appreciation for the automotive aftermarket and ecommerce ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define and communicate a compelling product vision, leveraging AI and automation. Identify opportunities in aftermarket workflows such as supply chain optimisation, ecommerce, and data insights.
• Roadmap & Backlog Management: Collaborate with product teams to prioritise a roadmap spanning multiple squads. Manage backlogs across teams, balancing features, maintenance, technical debt, and security. Sequence work to maximise value and adapt to changing priorities.
• User Stories & Quality: Write clear user stories with acceptance criteria covering functional, technical, and security needs. Work with development and QA on test plans and release readiness.
• Agile Delivery & Leadership: Facilitate estimation sessions and plan balanced sprints. Monitor progress, remove blockers, and uphold quality and timelines. Foster transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Provide updates on progress, risks, and dependencies. Engage customers and GTM teams to validate priorities and align releases.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure compliance with data protection and standards-based integrations. Balance feature delivery with security hardening and platform resilience.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Use product and agile metrics to guide priorities and measure impact. Experiment, learn fast, and iterate for high-impact outcomes.
• People & Culture: Coach and support team members; share best practices. Act as a Klipboard Business Champion and contribute to an inclusive culture.

How You Work:

You’re a proactive, collaborative product leader who:

• Prioritises effectively, takes ownership, and drives change.
• Communicates clearly and builds strong stakeholder relationships.
• Champions compliance, quality, and technical excellence.
• Brings commercial awareness, UX understanding, and product management expertise.
• Values people, fosters growth, and acts as a Klipboard ambassador.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience: 4+ years in Product Management within SaaS, ERP, or enterprise software.
• AI & Innovation: Practical exposure to agentic AI concepts and applying AI in enterprise workflows.
• Tooling: Proficiency in Azure DevOps or Jira, Aha!, and diagramming tools (Miro, Lucidchart) for roadmaps, flows, and architecture.
• Domain Knowledge (Nice to Have): Automotive aftermarket software such as Autopart, Autocat cataloguing, garage management, or ecommerce platforms (B2B & B2C). Electronic parts catalogues and standards like Autocat, TecDoc, ACES, or PIES.
• Ways of Working: Strong Agile delivery across Scrum/Kanban; Prince2 Practitioner or similar is a plus.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent stakeholder management across engineering, data, security, and GTM.
• Compliance & Standards: Comfortable working within standards‑based, regulated enterprise environments.

Equal Opportunities:

As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other’s differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation.

If you require any help, adjustments and/or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team.

Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However, we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you!

To all recruitment agencies: Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CVs from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position/s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes.