Associate Product Manager, Product & Engineering
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CarGurus is the all-in-one platform that’s moving the entire car shopping journey online and guiding customers through each step. This includes everything from selling an old car to financing, purchasing, and delivering a new one. Today, millions of consumers visit cargurus.com each month, and more than 30,000 dealerships use our products. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, while empowering our Gurus with tools and resources to fuel their career growth. Our goal is to give all people—consumers, dealers, and our employees—the power to reach their destination.
Job Description
Role overview
As a key member of the Product & Engineering team, this Associate Product Manager will be responsible for the planning, execution and continuous improvement of quarterly planning activities, department meetings and internal events. The Associate Product Manager will be responsible for fostering and managing stakeholder relationships in the Product and Engineering orgs as well as cross-functional teams, including Corporate Strategy & Development, Internal Communications, IT, and Facilities. This person will continuously engage with multiple Product and Engineering leaders to solicit and interpret feedback, apply their personal experience, domain knowledge and expertise to provide solutions and iterate upon the company’s quarterly planning process each quarter.
What you'll do
- Partner with key Product and Engineering leaders to run the quarterly planning process in an iterative manner that improves upon the prior quarter based on stakeholder feedback
- Act as a bridge between Product and Engineering leaders and the full Product and Engineering teams, translating key business goals of the quarterly planning process and providing tactical plan for teams to follow to produce their product roadmaps
- Maintain a well-organized calendar, share drive and supporting documentation for all things related to quarterly planning
- Provide consistent and frequent communication around quarterly planning process updates and deadlines
- Organize and manage All Hands meetings for the Product & Engineering teams, including scheduling, curating content, coordinating presenters, and posting recordings to the wiki, if applicable.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of the annual Science Fair and Hackathon events, including recruiting volunteer organizers, scheduling planning meetings, coordinating with Internal Communications & Facilities teams, ordering supplies, creating event schedules, and managing day-of event logistics.
- Prepare agendas for CPO and CTO leadership meetings.
What you'll bring
- 2+ years of experience in product, project management or operations
- Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Experience with agile methodologies and tools ex. JIRA
- Proficiency in scheduling, content curation, and using collaborative tools like wikis and document management systems.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A collaborative mindset with a strong focus on delivering high-quality experiences for internal teams.
- Experience with virtual and in-person event management, including logistics, vendor coordination, and content creation.
- Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to following through on tasks and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to approach complex problems with curiosity and an open mind.
Role overview
As a key member of the Product & Engineering team, this Associate Product Manager will be responsible for the planning, execution and continuous improvement of quarterly planning activities, department meetings and internal events. The Associate Product Manager will be responsible for fostering and managing stakeholder relationships in the Product and Engineering orgs as well as cross-functional teams, including Corporate Strategy & Development, Internal Communications, IT, and Facilities. This person will continuously engage with multiple Product and Engineering leaders to solicit and interpret feedback, apply their personal experience, domain knowledge and expertise to provide solutions and iterate upon the company’s quarterly planning process each quarter.
What you'll do
- Partner with key Product and Engineering leaders to run the quarterly planning process in an iterative manner that improves upon the prior quarter based on stakeholder feedback
- Act as a bridge between Product and Engineering leaders and the full Product and Engineering teams, translating key business goals of the quarterly planning process and providing tactical plan for teams to follow to produce their product roadmaps
- Maintain a well-organized calendar, share drive and supporting documentation for all things related to quarterly planning
- Provide consistent and frequent communication around quarterly planning process updates and deadlines
- Organize and manage All Hands meetings for the Product & Engineering teams, including scheduling, curating content, coordinating presenters, and posting recordings to the wiki, if applicable.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of the annual Science Fair and Hackathon events, including recruiting volunteer organizers, scheduling planning meetings, coordinating with Internal Communications & Facilities teams, ordering supplies, creating event schedules, and managing day-of event logistics.
- Prepare agendas for CPO and CTO leadership meetings.
What you'll bring
- 2+ years of experience in product, project management or operations
- Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Experience with agile methodologies and tools ex. JIRA
- Proficiency in scheduling, content curation, and using collaborative tools like wikis and document management systems.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A collaborative mindset with a strong focus on delivering high-quality experiences for internal teams.
- Experience with virtual and in-person event management, including logistics, vendor coordination, and content creation.
- Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to following through on tasks and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to approach complex problems with curiosity and an open mind.
