Product Manager @ CarGurus

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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

CarGurus is seeking a Product Manager to join our Consumer team and lead the critical and highly visible search page experience. You’ll own the roadmap for the search results page (SRP), where millions of users land each month, and help them refine their choices, explore listings, and ultimately connect with the right car.

This role is ideal for a consumer-focused product thinker, someone who obsesses over the details of interaction design, visual presentation, and usability. You’ll have the opportunity to enhance how search results are displayed, refine how filters are used, and introduce new features that can help our shoppers find their dream car more easily.

You’ll collaborate across Engineering, Design, Analytics, and business stakeholders to evolve both the user experience and the business impact of our results pages.

What you'll do

Define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the search results page experience including sorting, filtering, and refinement workflows
Lead product discovery and innovation to transform and modernize the user experience, focusing on how listings are presented, how users explore and narrow their options, and how the experience performs across platforms
Partner closely with Design to elevate the visual design, usability, and overall polish of key search experiences
Relentlessly advocate for the consumer, taking full accountability for how well the experience meets their needs, identify pain points, uncover unmet needs through data and research, and translate those insights into impactful, user-centered product improvements
Collaborate with Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science to understand user behavior, optimize core interactions, and improve performance across key engagement, conversion, and business metrics
Balance consumer needs with business goals, ensuring a seamless and valuable experience for both shoppers and our partners
Use experimentation, research, and analytics to validate ideas, drive iterative improvements, and measure success
Act as a collaborative connector across teams to align on shared infrastructure, design systems, and end-to-end user flows

What you'll bring

3+ years of product management experience, ideally in consumer-facing, marketplace, or e-commerce environments
A strong sense of ownership and prioritization, with the ability to manage projects of varying scope while making smart trade-offs and focusing on what matters most
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate product decisions, influence without authority, and align cross-functional stakeholders toward a shared goal
Proven experience collaborating across disciplines, especially with Engineering, Design, and Analytics, to deliver high-quality, data-informed solutions
A strategic mindset paired with strong execution skills, you thrive at both setting long-term direction and shipping incrementally
A deep passion for consumer experience and design, with a sharp eye for quality and a high bar for user-facing detail
Comfort with ambiguity and enjoyment of fast-paced, unstructured environments; you bring curiosity, creativity, and a sense of humor to the work
Strong analytical skills and a data-first approach to problem solving; you’re comfortable diving into metrics, running experiments, and using insights to inform your roadmap
Bonus: Experience working on search, ranking, or recommendation systems, or building products powered by AI/ML

The displayed range represents the expected annual base salary / On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this position. On-Target Earnings (OTE) is inclusive of base salary and on-target commission earnings, which applies exclusively to sales roles.

Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and other factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This annual base salary forms part of a comprehensive Total Rewards Package. In addition to benefits, this role may qualify for discretionary bonuses/incentives and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Position Pay Range

$123,000—$154,000 USD

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 connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.

We welcome all

CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That’s why we hope you’ll apply even if you don’t check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid

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