Remote Dealer Relations Manager Jobs
Remote dealer relations manager jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed teams in automotive, powersports, and financial services. Employers hiring remotely right now include Safe-Guard Products International, Richelieu Hardware, and Westlake Financial. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Who We Are
TrueCar is a leading digital automotive platform that uses technology to help car buyers save time and money through a nationwide network of Certified Dealers. Founded in 2005 by Scott Painter, TrueCar was built on the belief that serving membership and affinity organizations central to the car-buying process, including lenders, insurers, and dealers, enables a more valuable auto-buying experience for new and used vehicles. As part of its platform, TrueCar powers auto-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including Sam's Club, AAA, and more than 100 credit unions.
We are seeking talented individuals who are energized by our commitment to save consumers time and money. We’ve stripped away typical corporate "bloat" to build a culture rooted in high performance and accountability for results. As a member of the TrueCar Crew, you can have a real & direct impact on our success as we continue to evolve the car buying experience. If this energizes you, apply today!
Your TrueCar Experience
At TrueCar, we offer our Crew members the flexibility to split their work time between home and the office. While many days are remote, we expect our Crew to show up for the moments that matter—gathering in person when a project needs that extra collaborative spark because nothing replaces the energy of solving big problems in the same room. We provide you with comfortable shared workspaces in our Santa Monica headquarters and other regional locations and equip you with a professional home office setup along with monthly reimbursements for your essentials, like phone and internet.
As a TrueCar Crew member, you will receive excellent benefits and perks that include, but are not limited to, 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental premiums; a 401(k) plan with company contributions; a wellness reimbursement account; and learning & development reimbursement opportunities. We also understand the importance of recharging, so we offer flexible PTO for exempt TrueCar Crew Members and a generous PTO accrual policy for non-exempt TrueCar Crew Members, in addition to 14 company-paid holidays and 2 floating holidays. In short, we care deeply about our Crew Members and have designed employee-centric programs that reflect this.
At TrueCar, we believe in the power of diversity to create a deeper understanding of our consumers and partners, driving innovation in our products. We welcome a workforce that reflects the diversity of car-buying consumers and encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law. Additionally, TrueCar will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
TrueCar does not accept unsolicited agency submissions.
If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.
The Opportunity:
If you enjoy being client-facing, then this is the position for you! Serving as a field service provider for TrueCar, the Dealer Performance Manager is responsible for engaging, managing, and retaining dealer accounts within their book of business to ensure a consistent revenue and profitability stream aligned with strategic goals. In this role reporting to the Regional Manager, Dealer Performance, you will soft-sell TrueCar products and features to existing dealers, acting as a liaison between dealers and TrueCar, understanding the needs of dealers, and problem-solving. We hire “in-territory” for this position as the expectation is you’ll be visiting dealers proximal to you daily while traveling to outlying areas on a routine basis.
The ideal candidate for this position will reside in the Minneapolis, MN, Kansas City, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, St. Louis, MO, or Dallas, TX areas and support a book of business across the central United States.
How you will contribute to TrueCar’s success:
- Manage, maintain, and retain dealer accounts within an assigned book of business, ensuring a consistent cadence of in-person engagement with dealers.
- Advocate for dealer success to reduce churn and problem-solve issues.
- Onboard, train, and support dealer accounts using standard practices developed to provide efficient support for a book of business.
- Ensure dealers have the resources available to enable their success on the TrueCar platform using all available self-service collateral, training materials, and performance reporting.
- Work collaboratively with Account Executives, Dealer Operations, and Dealer Training teams to support the needs of an assigned book of business by troubleshooting, reporting, documenting, and taking initiative in problem-solving issues.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with dealer senior leaders and decision-makers.
- Monitor and resolve dealer escalations with all involved functional areas, including Dealer Performance and Sales Operations teams, to assure approval and success. Support and lead the resolution of challenges where required.
- Serve as liaison between the Dealer and Dealer Operation teams with respect to product implementation and continuous product management.
- In partnership with the Dealer training team, learn about new or upcoming products and features, ensuring a high level of personal proficiency in knowledge and functionality of products. Serve as subject matter expert in TC products.
- Support a team environment with strong morale and positive energy, anchored on sales goals.
- Report and record all sales activity notes within Salesforce and communicate properly with applicable team members.
- Serve as a Change Agent, leading change and acting as a catalyst for continuous improvement.
- Support the management of accounts receivable for assigned accounts.
- Demonstrate a high level of attentiveness towards dealers and actively contribute to a culture that encourages high-quality service with a sense of urgency.
- Develop trusting relationships and open communication, accepting feedback (up and down).
Your Expertise:
- Demonstrated success in relationship management in the automotive industry
- Experience in digital media advertising
- Tech-savvy with the ability to understand, interpret, and present data with a consultative approach
- The ability to grasp new concepts quickly, with an open mind for change, and a willingness to solve problems
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to listen for understanding and influence outcomes
- Proven track record of excellent client service
- Ability to travel domestically by car, using personal vehicle, for daily travel, and by airplane or car for overnight trips up to 20% of the time
- Experience with Salesforce or other Customer Relationship Management tool utilization
- Expertise in interfacing with client contacts at various levels.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively present information including complex technical content, and respond to client requirements/requests.
- Ability to understand client standards and requirements pertaining to offered products, features, and capabilities.
- Ability to communicate client requirements and methodologies to the internal organization to ensure alignment
- Ability to represent the company within an assigned book of business
- Ability to utilize state-of-the-art office software and learn new software
- High integrity, self-starter, strong work ethic, with a high level of energy
Base salary + incentive: $100,000 - $120,000
Who We Are
TrueCar is a leading digital automotive platform that uses technology to help car buyers save time and money through a nationwide network of Certified Dealers. Founded in 2005 by Scott Painter, TrueCar was built on the belief that serving membership and affinity organizations central to the car-buying process, including lenders, insurers, and dealers, enables a more valuable auto-buying experience for new and used vehicles. As part of its platform, TrueCar powers auto-buying programs for over 250 leading brands, including Sam's Club, AAA, and more than 100 credit unions.
We are seeking talented individuals who are energized by our commitment to save consumers time and money. We’ve stripped away typical corporate "bloat" to build a culture rooted in high performance and accountability for results. As a member of the TrueCar Crew, you can have a real & direct impact on our success as we continue to evolve the car buying experience. If this energizes you, apply today!
Your TrueCar Experience
At TrueCar, we offer our Crew members the flexibility to split their work time between home and the office. While many days are remote, we expect our Crew to show up for the moments that matter—gathering in person when a project needs that extra collaborative spark because nothing replaces the energy of solving big problems in the same room. We provide you with comfortable shared workspaces in our Santa Monica headquarters and other regional locations and equip you with a professional home office setup along with monthly reimbursements for your essentials, like phone and internet.
As a TrueCar Crew member, you will receive excellent benefits and perks that include, but are not limited to, 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental premiums; a 401(k) plan with company contributions; a wellness reimbursement account; and learning & development reimbursement opportunities. We also understand the importance of recharging, so we offer flexible PTO for exempt TrueCar Crew Members and a generous PTO accrual policy for non-exempt TrueCar Crew Members, in addition to 14 company-paid holidays and 2 floating holidays. In short, we care deeply about our Crew Members and have designed employee-centric programs that reflect this.
At TrueCar, we believe in the power of diversity to create a deeper understanding of our consumers and partners, driving innovation in our products. We welcome a workforce that reflects the diversity of car-buying consumers and encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law. Additionally, TrueCar will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
TrueCar does not accept unsolicited agency submissions.
If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.
The Opportunity:
If you enjoy being client-facing, then this is the position for you! Serving as a field service provider for TrueCar, the Dealer Performance Manager is responsible for engaging, managing, and retaining dealer accounts within their book of business to ensure a consistent revenue and profitability stream aligned with strategic goals. In this role reporting to the Regional Manager, Dealer Performance, you will soft-sell TrueCar products and features to existing dealers, acting as a liaison between dealers and TrueCar, understanding the needs of dealers, and problem-solving. We hire “in-territory” for this position as the expectation is you’ll be visiting dealers proximal to you daily while traveling to outlying areas on a routine basis.
The ideal candidate for this position will reside in the Minneapolis, MN, Kansas City, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, St. Louis, MO, or Dallas, TX areas and support a book of business across the central United States.
How you will contribute to TrueCar’s success:
- Manage, maintain, and retain dealer accounts within an assigned book of business, ensuring a consistent cadence of in-person engagement with dealers.
- Advocate for dealer success to reduce churn and problem-solve issues.
- Onboard, train, and support dealer accounts using standard practices developed to provide efficient support for a book of business.
- Ensure dealers have the resources available to enable their success on the TrueCar platform using all available self-service collateral, training materials, and performance reporting.
- Work collaboratively with Account Executives, Dealer Operations, and Dealer Training teams to support the needs of an assigned book of business by troubleshooting, reporting, documenting, and taking initiative in problem-solving issues.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with dealer senior leaders and decision-makers.
- Monitor and resolve dealer escalations with all involved functional areas, including Dealer Performance and Sales Operations teams, to assure approval and success. Support and lead the resolution of challenges where required.
- Serve as liaison between the Dealer and Dealer Operation teams with respect to product implementation and continuous product management.
- In partnership with the Dealer training team, learn about new or upcoming products and features, ensuring a high level of personal proficiency in knowledge and functionality of products. Serve as subject matter expert in TC products.
- Support a team environment with strong morale and positive energy, anchored on sales goals.
- Report and record all sales activity notes within Salesforce and communicate properly with applicable team members.
- Serve as a Change Agent, leading change and acting as a catalyst for continuous improvement.
- Support the management of accounts receivable for assigned accounts.
- Demonstrate a high level of attentiveness towards dealers and actively contribute to a culture that encourages high-quality service with a sense of urgency.
- Develop trusting relationships and open communication, accepting feedback (up and down).
Your Expertise:
- Demonstrated success in relationship management in the automotive industry
- Experience in digital media advertising
- Tech-savvy with the ability to understand, interpret, and present data with a consultative approach
- The ability to grasp new concepts quickly, with an open mind for change, and a willingness to solve problems
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to listen for understanding and influence outcomes
- Proven track record of excellent client service
- Ability to travel domestically by car, using personal vehicle, for daily travel, and by airplane or car for overnight trips up to 20% of the time
- Experience with Salesforce or other Customer Relationship Management tool utilization
- Expertise in interfacing with client contacts at various levels.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively present information including complex technical content, and respond to client requirements/requests.
- Ability to understand client standards and requirements pertaining to offered products, features, and capabilities.
- Ability to communicate client requirements and methodologies to the internal organization to ensure alignment
- Ability to represent the company within an assigned book of business
- Ability to utilize state-of-the-art office software and learn new software
- High integrity, self-starter, strong work ethic, with a high level of energy
Base salary + incentive: $100,000 - $120,000
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Who's Hiring
- Safe-Guard Products International52
- Richelieu Hardware7
- Westlake Financial5
- DriveTime Automotive4
- Axos Bank1
Top Industries Hiring
- Banking & Financial Services8
- Technology & Software3
- Manufacturing2
- Chemicals & Materials1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote dealer relations manager jobs.
- Three or more years of automotive or dealer channel account management experience
- Proven ability to manage and grow a multi-dealer territory or portfolio
- Proficiency with CRM software and dealer management systems such as CDK or Reynolds
- Strong negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills with dealer principals
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field preferred
- Willingness to travel regionally, often requiring overnight trips to dealer locations
Tips for Your Remote Dealer Relations Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote dealer relations manager openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings.
Prove async relationship management skills upfront
Remote dealer relations managers win accounts over email, video calls, and shared dashboards, not hallway conversations. Highlight specific examples of dealer or partner communication you owned remotely, and name the CRM or collaboration tools you used to manage those relationships.
Target companies with distributed dealer networks
Remote hiring for dealer relations is most common at manufacturers, lenders, and fintech platforms whose dealer partners are spread across multiple regions. Focusing your search on companies already operating regionally distributed teams improves your odds of landing a fully remote role.
Demonstrate self-directed pipeline ownership
Remote employers cannot observe your day-to-day, so they hire dealer relations managers who can own a book of accounts independently. Frame your experience around territory coverage, outreach cadence, and measurable outcomes you drove without direct supervision.
Prepare for a remote-specific interview format
Remote dealer relations interviews often include a written scenario or an async video response to assess communication quality before a live call. Practice articulating your dealer relationship approach clearly in writing, and treat every pre-screen as a sample of how you will communicate on the job.
Remote Dealer Relations Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote dealer relations manager job?
Target companies with distributed sales teams or remote-first cultures, since those employers are already set up to support dealer relations work without an office. Remote hiring managers screen for self-direction, strong written and async communication, and a demonstrated ability to build dealer relationships over video and phone. Showing documented results, such as retention rates or account growth, gives you a clear edge over candidates with similar experience.
Which companies hire remote dealer relations managers?
Remote dealer relations manager roles are posted by Safe-Guard Products International, Richelieu Hardware, and Westlake Financial and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These tend to be remote-first manufacturers, lenders, and fintech companies with dealer networks spread across multiple regions.
Can you get a remote dealer relations manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles in dealer relations are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently from day one without on-site supervision. Remote-first companies in automotive software or dealer technology sometimes hire juniors if you can show strong async communication, comfort with CRM tools, and any direct account or relationship-management work, even in adjacent industries.
Do you need a degree for remote dealer relations manager jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in this role often weigh demonstrated account management results, product knowledge, and dealer-facing communication skills alongside or instead of a degree. Candidates who can point to measurable outcomes, such as dealer retention or pipeline growth, regularly compete on equal footing with degree holders when the experience record is strong.
Which industries hire the most remote dealer relations managers?
The sectors hiring the most remote dealer relations managers are Banking & Financial Services, Technology & Software, and Manufacturing, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These industries rely on geographically distributed dealer or partner networks, making remote dealer relations management a natural fit for their team structures.
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