Strategic Partnerships Manager
CarGurus•Boston, MA
•Hybrid
About The Position
We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter to help grow new business initiatives at CarGurus. This person will have the unique opportunity to launch, manage, optimize and scale CarGurus strategic partnerships. The role will be highly cross-functional and a successful candidate will possess analytical horsepower as well as strong communication and organizational qualities.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional experience, including 2+ years of related experience in partnerships, business development, corporate development or related field
- Experience owning new partner contracting from ideation through deal completion required including: contract negotiations, contract review & deal-building
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Track-record of outstanding academic and professional achievement
- Strategic attitude with a history of developing impactful ideas and a high degree of personal integrity
- Proactive, well-organized and detail-oriented
- Excellent analytical skillset—able to translate quantitative and qualitative inputs into actionable strategic direction
- Ability to effectively track and report on project goals, progress and results
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills
- Comfort working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Comfortable working on undefined projects
Responsibilities
- Source, lead and nurture strategic partnerships that drive impact and help achieve business and product goals
- Negotiate high-value contracts and build partnership agreements with third parties
- Drive and develop market research and evaluate opportunities to inform our decisions to buy, build and partner
- Build influential relationships with leaders from companies throughout the automotive industry
- Work cross-functionally to launch, scale and optimize products through partnerships
- Conduct data driven analysis to support and promote value-added business decisions
- Set, track and analyze key performance indicators—presenting actionable insights and recommendations that drive us towards the best possible outcome
- Build business cases for partners and opportunities and present them to stakeholders to drive business decisions
Benefits
- equity for all employees
- career development programs
- corporate giving programs
- employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities
- flexible hybrid model
- robust time off policies
- daily free lunch
- new car discount
- meditation and fitness apps
- commuting cost coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
