Project Manager
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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 gotomarket acceleration has driven industryleading growth. In fact were the largest and fastestgrowing automotive marketplace and weve 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 each month and 30000 dealerships use our products. But theyre not the only ones who love CarGurusour employees do too. We have a peoplefirst culture that fosters kindness collaboration and innovation and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trilliondollar 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 (SPPE) efforts across the organization. This individual will be responsible for leading the and delivery of high impact high visibility projects that are crossfunctional in nature. The Project Manager will coordinate across many teams to drive projects that are critical to organizational success and growth
What youll do
- Work closely with project sponsor and crossfunctional teams to plan and develop scope deliverables required resources project plan budget and timing for crossfunctional enterprisewide projects.
- Lead and inspire cross functional teams to achieve successful 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 crossfunctional teams and external vendors as appropriate.
- Work crossfunctionally to track and manage dependencies within projects to ensure ontime delivery.
- Analyze project risks and develop risk mitigation plans to ensure stable while maintaining sight of dependencies and endstate 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 .
What youll bring
- 5 years of experience managing mediumtolarge projects and programs in a project management function.
- Experience in executing enterprisewide initiatives. Able to define project plans coordinate resources manage all project activities and develop processes associated with program rollout.
- Exceptional leadership time management facilitation and organizational skills.
- Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and project performance evaluation processes.
- Experience working with engineering and product teams; comfortable working with technical teams.
- Comfortable exercising judgment and using analytical skills in ambiguous situations.
- Bachelors or masters degree in business or related field.
- Strong working knowledge of Agile practices and methodologies.
Working at CarGurus
We reward our Gurus curiosity and passion with bestinclass 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 worklife balance and individual wellbeing. 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 potentialstarting 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. Thats why we hope youll apply even if you dont 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. #LIHybrid
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
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