Senior Project Manager

Who we are

At Car Gurus (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.

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  each month, and 30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love Car Gurus—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!

We're seeking a proactive, independent self-starter to lead project management for our People & Talent organization. This is your opportunity to shape how critical people work gets done—driving clarity, consistency, and flawless execution across a growing organization while partnering directly with leaders on initiatives that impact every employee and our bottom line.

As our Senior Project Manager, you'll own cross-functional programs and projects that span multiple P&T functions and the broader business, reporting to the Senior Director, Compensation & People Operations. You'll oversee much of our program and project portfolio, lead quarterly and annual planning efforts, and ensure crystal-clear ownership, smart prioritization, and on-time delivery of our most important work.

This role demands someone who can communicate effectively with employees at all levels—from individual contributors to executives—to drive our P&T outcomes forward. You'll partner closely with P&T leadership, functional leads, and business stakeholders to execute high-impact initiatives aligned to organizational goals, while enabling consistent delivery through standards, frameworks, coaching, and portfolio-level oversight. Subject matter experts retain accountability for their project outcomes;

you provide the strategic backbone that makes it all happen.

• Partner with project sponsors and stakeholders to define scope, deliverables, timelines, success metrics, resources, and governance for People & Talent Initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional P&T programs and projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment to quarterly and annual P&T goals. Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors as appropriate.
• Track and manage interdependencies across teams to ensure predictable delivery and accountability.
• Assist P&T leadership with ad hoc tasks that contribute to our multi-year strategy.

• Own P&T program and project portfolio management, including prioritization and alignment with quarterly planning and annual objectives.
• Support quarterly planning efforts by assessing demand, sequencing work, and facilitating trade-off discussions.
• Partner with leaders on P&T capacity planning to balance workloads across planned and unplanned initiatives.
• Support Comp & Audit Committee–related project planning and execution.

• Establish clear governance models including approval paths, decision tracking, and escalation mechanisms.
• Provide regular, concise updates to leadership on project status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Partner with stakeholders on change management, communications, and adoption strategies to ensure sustainable outcomes.

• Develop and continuously improve project management standards, routines, and frameworks for P&T.
• Build PM capability across the organization through templates, tooling, coaching, and best practices.
• Ensure consistent,…