Automotive F&I software integrating dealers, lenders, and credit bureaus
Open Dealer Exchange operates a three-product platform (Deal Exchange, Provider Exchange Network, 700Credit) connecting dealerships to lenders and credit bureaus for lease and financing workflows. The tech stack is Microsoft-centric (Azure, Entra ID, DevOps, Purview) with heavy investment in data governance — the hiring mix (3 data roles, 3 support, 1 engineer) and active projects (enterprise data inventory, Purview compliance controls, DLP alert triage) reveal a company scaling internal data operations and governance infrastructure, likely in response to regulatory and operational complexity in automotive lending.
Open Dealer Exchange is a joint venture founded in 2009 by CDK Global and Reynolds & Reynolds to streamline the automotive Finance & Insurance workflow. The company operates three lines of business: Deal Exchange (financing and lease integration), Provider Exchange Network (connectivity to aftermarket providers), and 700Credit (credit bureau services). The platform integrates with dealer management systems and CRMs to connect dealerships, auto lenders, aftermarket providers, and credit bureaus on a nationwide network. Based in Southfield, Michigan, the company serves mid-market and larger automotive dealers across the United States.
Core stack: Azure, Azure DevOps, C#, Java, Active Directory, Entra ID. Infrastructure: Terraform, Intune, Microsoft Purview. Security tooling: SonarQube for code analysis. Recently adopting Claude.
Current priorities: enterprise data governance (Purview implementation, data inventory, DLP alert triage), CI/CD pipeline enhancement with security scanning, and Terraform-based Azure infrastructure. Heavy focus on data compliance and risk identification.
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