--- title: 'Project Manager - Automotive at Podium' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/project-manager-automotive-podium-melbourne-3qvhzvjz56hp' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-28' --- # Project Manager - Automotive at Podium - **Company:** Podium - **Location:** Melbourne, Australia - **Posted:** 2026-10-27 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/podium81/jobs/8326566 ## Job description At Podium, we bring AI Employees to local businesses that turn every conversation into revenue. Trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services, and Aesthetics, Podium captures and converts leads 24/7, driving both new business and repeat customers. In under 24 months, we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, scaling 300% year-over-year. During this time, we’ve deployed 10,000 AI employees to empower real business outcomes for our customers. Podium is building what we believe will be the most impactful AI employee ecosystem for local business. Podium has been recognized as the Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and awarded the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2. Our growth is fueled by hiring exceptional people, holding them to high standards, and creating opportunities for them to grow and make an impact. Our [operating principles](https://www.podium.com/operating-principles) guide daily behavior and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you're hungry for growth, aligned to our operating principles, and ready to get to work, you won't find a better place to learn and accelerate your career. Onboarding Project Manager – Automotive Podium is an AI-powered lead conversion and customer communication platform helping businesses connect with customers, generate more leads and drive revenue. Our Automotive team partners with dealerships, dealer groups and OEMs across Australia to transform how they engage customers through AI, messaging, lead management and integrations. As our Automotive business grows, we’re looking for an experienced Enterprise Onboarding Project Manager to own the implementation of our largest and most complex customers. You’ll lead multi-location, multi-product rollouts, keep stakeholders aligned and make sure customers have a seamless transition onto the Podium platform. What you will be doing: - Owning end-to-end onboarding for large dealer groups and OEMs, from kick-off through to go-live and handover to Customer Success - Building project plans covering milestones, timelines, deliverables, dependencies and responsibilities - Coordinating pilots, staged rollouts and group-wide deployments across multiple dealerships, brands and locations - Acting as the primary project contact (alongside the CSM) for dealer group executives, head office stakeholders, dealership management and third-party providers - Setting clear communication cadences and running progress reviews and status updates - Partnering with Sales, Customer Success, Product, Technical Support, Integrations and CX teams to deliver integrations, AI configuration, testing and training - Tracking location-level readiness, training completion and go-live milestones - Identifying risks and roadblocks early, escalating where needed and driving resolution - Maintaining project documentation, action registers and implementation trackers - Building repeatable templates and processes to help scale Podium’s enterprise onboarding framework, and giving leadership visibility of project status, risks and resourcing What you should have: - 3–5+ years of experience in project management, implementation management or enterprise customer onboarding - Proven experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, locations or business units - Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects - Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior customer stakeholders and internal leadership - Demonstrated ability to manage timelines, dependencies, risks and competing priorities - Experience coordinating cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority - A proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem-solving - Experience using project management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, Smartsheet or similar What we hope you have: - Experience in the automotive industry, particularly with dealership groups, OEMs or automotive technology providers - Experience implementing SaaS platforms or enterprise technology solutions - Familiarity with CRM systems, third-party integrations, AI products or customer communication platforms - Experience coordinating technical implementations involving multiple external vendors - Experience managing phased rollouts across geographically dispersed locations - Project management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile qualifications Why you’ll love working here: - Be part of a fast-growing Automotive business at the forefront of AI-powered customer communication - Lead high-profile implementations for some of Australia’s largest dealer groups and OEMs - Work in a highly collaborative team across Customer Success, Sales, Product and Technical Support - Shape and build Podium’s enterprise onboarding framework - Open and transparent culture - Health and Wellbeing Benefits - $650/month allowance, spend it your way - 4 weeks of annual leave - Melbourne CBD Office - Located on the corner of Queen & Collins St, with end-of-trip facilities and bike storage - Snacks and drinks always stocked - Catered lunch the last week of every month Interested? Apply asap and one of our team will reach out if you're suitable! ## About Podium ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Podium is an AI-native communications platform that provides AI Employees to help local businesses convert leads, manage customer interactions, and grow revenue. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D; total funding $422.6M) - **Headquarters**: Lehi, Utah, United States - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Eric Rea and Dennis Steele ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Software Development – AI-powered lead generation and customer communication platform for local businesses. - **Target customers**: B2B – primarily local businesses (auto dealerships, HVAC, aesthetics, retailers, etc.) ranging from SMB to enterprise. - **Mission**: “Convenience wins” – helping local businesses turn every conversation into revenue. ## Products & Services - **AI Employee**: A 24/7 AI agent that responds to leads, qualifies them, books appointments, and manages the full customer journey autonomously. - **AI Operating System**: All-in-one platform for lead generation, management, conversion, payments, online reviews, and communication (text, web chat, call). - **Online Reputation Management**: Tools to monitor, collect, and manage customer reviews. - **Customer Interaction Management**: Messaging platform for real-time conversations. - **Contactless Payments**: Integrated payment processing for local businesses. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$123.1M (LinkedIn estimate); Total Funding $422.6M. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator Continuity Fund (led Series D), Accel (led Series A), IVP (led Series B), Album VC. - **Growth Signals**: Over 100,000 businesses trust Podium; headcount grew 10.3% YoY to 1,037 employees; claims 56% higher appointment show rates, 80% more after-hours appointments, and 50% higher lead-to-sale conversions; recognized by Forbes Cloud 100, Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-first platform** purpose-built for local businesses with vertical-specific solutions (auto, HVAC, medspa, etc.). - **Deep customer journey integration** – from first inquiry through booking to payment, all in one system. - **Large customer base** (100k+) creates data network effects and industry-specific AI models. - **Strong investor pedigree** (Y Combinator, Accel, IVP) and decade of domain experience. ## Strategic Focus - Expanding AI Employee capabilities and vertical-specific AI agents. - Growing enterprise segment (dedicated Enterprise Account Executive roles). - International expansion (offices in Australia, Guatemala, Pakistan, Brazil, Philippines). - Continuing to reduce admin burden for local businesses through autonomous AI. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Hungry for growth,” high standards, career acceleration. Founded above a bike shop with a startup ethos. - **Remote/Hybrid**: Some roles are remote (e.g., Senior AI Engineer – open to remote), others are onsite in Lehi or international offices. - **Notable perks**: Work with world-class talent, make a real impact on local businesses, career-defining growth opportunities. Engineering culture emphasizes AI and product innovation. - **Active hiring**: 52 open positions across Sales, Engineering, Customer Success, Product, Marketing, and People Operations. ## Sources 1. [podium.com/careers](https://www.podium.com/careers) 2. [podium.com/about-us](https://www.podium.com/about-us) 3. [podium.com](https://www.podium.com/) 4. [linkedin.com/company/podium](https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium) 5. 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