Associate Project Manager

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 Associate 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 Associate Project Manager will coordinate the work of the project team, create, and maintain schedules for required deliverables within projects, track project dependencies, maintain and present status of the projects, track, and address risks/issues, among other duties. This position is highly cross-functional in nature and will involve significant stakeholder management. It requires the ability to effectively communicate with management on project status, dependencies, risks, and mitigation efforts. 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.
• 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 clear project-specific 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

• 2-4 years of experience managing medium-to-large projects and programs in a project management function.
• Experience in executing enterprise-wide 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.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s or master’s 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 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 c