Carvana · 1 day ago
Product Manager, Communication Platform
Carvana is a rapidly growing automotive retailer focused on leveraging technology to enhance customer experiences. The Product Manager for the Communication Platform will oversee the development and continuous improvement of Sebastian, an AI-powered conversational agent, ensuring it delivers an engaging self-serve experience for customers throughout their vehicle ownership journey.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesE-Commerce
Responsibilities
Drive the product roadmap and manage the end-to-end lifecycle for initiatives that enhance Sebastian’s ability to help customers research, buy, sell, and own their vehicles
Partner with product and business teams across Carvana to embed Sebastian into their customer experiences and deliver unified, conversational journeys
Collaborate with partners to identify opportunities for improvement, prioritize based on impact, and ensure projects align with the broader communication platform strategy
Be actively involved in interpreting analytics, running experiments, and translating insights into continuous product improvements
Communicate and collaborate effectively with Carvana’s Engineering, Data Science, Design/UX, Analytics, and Customer Care teams
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in STEM, Economics/Finance, or Design/UX or equivalent experience
2+ years of work experience, ideally in product, product analytics, or a related discipline
Proven ability to drive measurable business and customer outcomes. Focus on outcomes and user experience first and foremost
Outcome-oriented and data-driven decision making, backed by expertise in metrics, analytics, and data tools such as SQL, Tableau, Sigma
Familiarity with LLM product mechanics — prompting, grounding, evaluation, and safety
Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills to maintain strong attention to detail while leading large cross-functional efforts
Ability to learn and absorb technical concepts and effectively communicate them to a non-technical audience
Deep product experience at one or more highly successful (and ideally hypergrowth) companies
Opinions - you should be familiar with a lot of products in consumer web/mobile and have some degree of taste around what you do and don't like
Experience with experiment design and interpretation
Curiosity, product taste, and an instinct for delightful UX
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and get it done, no matter what it is, for the sake of the team and our customers
Sense of humor, self-motivated and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with ambitious goals
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English
Preferred
Strong UX instincts with the ability to understand and anticipate user needs and pain points
Agile methodology experience
Product strategy/road-mapping experience
Experience embedding conversational AI in consumer products
Knowledge of RAG, tool-calling, or agent frameworks
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
401K with company match.
A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more.
A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally.
Access to opportunities to expand your skillset and share your knowledge with others across the organization.
Company
Carvana
Carvana is an e-commerce platform that buys and sells used cars.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.16BKey Investors
Stellantis-FsAlly Financial
2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $99M
2023-07-27Post Ipo Equity· $225M
2022-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $3.27B
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