Job description
Who we are
At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth. In fact, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve been profitable for over 15 years.
What we do
The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus.com each month, and ~30,000 dealerships use our products. But they’re not the only ones who love CarGurus—our employees do, too. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride!
Role overview
We are looking to hire an organized, highly motivated Project Manager to support the Strategic Program & Project Execution (SPPE) efforts across the organization. This individual will be responsible for leading the execution and delivery of high impact, high visibility projects that are cross-functional in nature. The Project Manager will coordinate across many teams to drive projects that are critical to organizational success and growth.
This position requires significant stakeholder management, the ability to effectively communicate with management on project status, dependencies, risks and mitigation efforts. Some projects we manage are technical and will require you to learn aspects of the related subject matter. You will play a critical role in establishing best practices to support cross-functional project delivery and will be a key contributor to process improvement implementations in relation to project management capabilities.
What you’ll do
- Work closely with project sponsor and cross-functional teams, to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, project plan, budget and timing for cross-functional, enterprise-wide projects.
- Lead and inspire cross functional teams to achieve successful execution of company projects, managing and communicating the vision, purpose and guiding principles as determined by the business leaders.
- Provide regular updates to project teams and business leaders on status, risks and accomplishments.
- Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors as appropriate.
- Work cross-functionally to track and manage dependencies within projects to ensure on-time delivery and KPI accountability
- Analyze project risks and develop risk mitigation plans to ensure stable execution, while maintaining sight of dependencies and end-state deliverables.
- Ensure stakeholder engagement and approval by establishing a clear approval process, decision tracking and cadenced demos and updates.
- Partner with stakeholders on change management and adoption of improved processes.
- Key contributor to building and enhancing our project management frameworks and best practices to facilitate transparent status tracking and efficient execution.
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years of experience leading medium-to-large projects and programs, including enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Proven ability to define project plans, allocate resources, manage execution, and establish scalable processes for rollout.
- Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
- Expertise in applying change management principles and project performance evaluation to drive adoption and measurable results.
- Experience working with and building strong stakeholder relationships with engineering and product teams; comfortable with technical teams and workflows
- Comfortable exercising judgment and leveraging analytical skills in ambiguous situations.
- Demonstrated success in designing and tracking KPIs that ensure accountability, transparency, and impact
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree preferred in business, engineering or related field.
- Strong working knowledge of Agile practices and methodologies.
Working at CarGurus
We reward our Gurus’ curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.
We welcome all
CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That’s why we hope you’ll apply even if you don’t check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid
