Project Manager

CarGurus•Boston, MA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

5+ 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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business or related field.
Strong working knowledge of Agile practices and methodologies.
Demonstrated experience leveraging agentic tools such as Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT to streamline work processes.

Responsibilities

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 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.