Senior Product Manager - Motors

Wallapop is a Barcelona based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and human way of consumption. We believe in a world where collaborative economy is mainstream. This is what drives us. 💫 Wallapop operates in Spain, Italy and Portugal, offering a catalogue of several hundreds of millions of products and services. Powered by technical innovation and continuous improvement, we bring together the scale & trust of classifieds with the marketplace’s convenience & reach. 🌱 Our mission is to enable a connected trade ecosystem, making 2nd-hand the norm through smart use of technology. The Challenge 🧩 We are looking for a Senior Product Manager with expertise in Motors, Automotive Marketplaces, or Vehicle Aggregators to join the team, reporting directly to a Director of Product. You will own the end-to-end experience for the Motors vertical, identifying product-market fit for new services that cater to both private sellers, buyers and professional car dealers. This is a high-impact role where you will balance the complexity of high-ticket transactions with user simplicity, ensuring that buying or selling a vehicle on Wallapop is transparent, trustworthy, and efficient. This role requires a blend of industry insight, product vision, and leadership skills to drive initiatives that address the unique challenges of the automotive market. You will work in a cross-functional team, partnering daily with software engineers, designers, data scientists, and stakeholders like marketing, sales (professional accounts), operations, and customer service. What You Will Do 👇 • Shape the Motors Ecosystem: Contribute to the long-term vision for Wallapop’s automotive category. You’ll prioritize a roadmap that boosts inventory quality, generates high-value leads for professionals, and makes listing a vehicle effortless for everyone. • Tailor the Experience: Adapt our core marketplace features to meet the unique demands of the automotive world—think specialized search tools, smart vehicle categorization, and intuitive dealer management systems. • Launch New Services: Partner with Operations, Finance, and external partners to design and launch value-added services like vehicle history reports and financing options. • Experimental Discovery: Use data and experimentation (such as A/B testing) to improve the user journey from the first search to the final contact, reducing uncertainty and improving the quality of every lead. • User & Market Intelligence: Act as the voice of the customer. You’ll gather insights from buyers, private sellers, and professional dealerships to deeply understand and solve the friction points of online vehicle sales. • Collaborative Leadership: Guide cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle, fostering an environment where high-quality features are shipped effectively and collaboratively. • Evaluate Performance: Keep a pulse on product health and user feedback to drive continuous improvements and service excellence. • Stay Curious: Keep up with automotive trends—from the rise of electric vehicles to new digital retail regulations—and advocate for best practices that keep Wallapop ahead of the curve. What We’re Looking For 🔎 • Product Leadership: Significant experience in Product Management, specifically within automotive marketplaces, motors classifieds, or vehicle aggregators. You have a track record of navigating the unique dynamics of C2C and B2C transactions. • Market Mastery: You understand the car-buying journey deeply—from how private sellers list their vehicles to how professional dealers use tools like DMS or inventory feeds to reach buyers. • Technical Collaboration: You are comfortable bridging the gap between product vision and engineering. You can discuss API integrations and system architecture effectively to ensure technical feasibility and scalability. • Strategic & Analytical Thinking: You enjoy solving complex problems and can use data to back up your decisions. You’re comfortable with data analysis tools and methodologies. • Collaborative Influence: You have a natural ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels, fostering a culture of transparency and shared goals. • Language: Fluency in English is required to collaborate with our international team. What Would Be A Plus 🚀 • Machine Learning Familiarity: Experience or interest in ML concepts, such as price estimation models or recommendation algorithms, to help us provide smarter insights to our users. • Spanish Language Skills: While our main language is English, Spanish proficiency is a plus Do note that all our jobs are 📍 Barcelona based. We follow a hybrid model where flexibility rules. We commit to a minimum of 6 days per month in the office. Each team self-organizes to decide on cadence and in-person/remote rituals. Wallapop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as we want Wallapop to be a place for everyone. Additionally to the opportunity to contribute to an agile product set up and work together towards achieving our meaningful mission, we offer the following 🍭 Perks & Benefits : • Generous individual learning budget of 2k per year • Free office meals, lunch selection from different providers • Group and individual English, Catalan & Spanish lessons as part of our working day • Private Health Insurance with Alan • Flexible working hours + intensive Fridays • Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check) • Gym & Wellness plan, including physiotherapist in the office • Generous referral Program & Charity Donation • Bonus for weddings & newborns • Wallapop Renta (Tax income support) • Monthly plan for free shipping, bumps & home-pick-up on our services • Work anniversary Gifts and Birthday Surprises • Contribution towards your WIFI in your monthly payroll • One-off payment based on compensation package to go towards setting up your home office • Relocation package (monetary support and legal advice) and visa sponsorship, if applicable • 26 holidays per year • TOP hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows) What does the hiring process for this position look like? 👀 **Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts.** Intro Call - run by talent acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes. Expertise Interview - run by the hiring team, focus on the required core skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 60 minutes. Case Study Submission - you will be assigned a task to submit within 5 up to 7 days where you will be able to showcase your expertise / technical skills required for the role. Case study Interview - You will present the case study to showcase your product expertise. This usually takes 60 minutes. Stakeholder Interview - run by relevant stakeholders reflecting the reality of the context of the role, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up. This usually takes 60 minutes. Culture Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes. Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing.