Principal Product Manager - Contractor (CarOffer)
Headquartered in Boston, 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
*This is a contract role, not a full-time position.*
The Principal Product Manager - Contractor will help define and scale our nascent efforts to assist dealers in sourcing inventory. help dealers source inventory.
This highly cross-functional role requires experience in product management strong analytical skills, experience leading AI-focused teams, creative problem-solving, and a passion for innovation. You will report to the Head of Product at CarOffer and work closely with sales, marketing, engineering, design, analytics, the leadership team, and CarOffer’s dealer base.
What you'll do
- Lead CarOffer’s matrix and insights team, building a powerful AI solution that automates dealer’s vehicle sourcing strategy.
- Identify dealer and internal user needs and translate those insights into impactful product innovations. Solicit input via surveys, focus groups, and direct 1-on-1 conversations to test and refine product initiatives.
- Partner closely with engineering, sales, design, analytics, and marketing teams to help guide the development and messaging of this new product.
- Analyze data on product usage to drive product performance optimization.
- Work cross-functionally with the broader business and effectively communicate team plans and results.
- Communicate with senior leaders across the company to articulate strategy, define plans, and share results of new product initiatives.
What you'll bring
- 7+ years of experience, including direct product management experience.
- Experience in leading insights/AI/Rule engine solutions for creation analytics.
- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
- Startup mentality; willing to pitch in wherever needed and wear many hats. Knows when to pivot.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation experience.
- Ability to work and influence cross-functionally with multiple teams across the org.
Role overview
*This is a contract role, not a full-time position.*
The Principal Product Manager - Contractor will help define and scale our nascent efforts to assist dealers in sourcing inventory. help dealers source inventory.
This highly cross-functional role requires experience in product management strong analytical skills, experience leading AI-focused teams, creative problem-solving, and a passion for innovation. You will report to the Head of Product at CarOffer and work closely with sales, marketing, engineering, design, analytics, the leadership team, and CarOffer’s dealer base.
What you'll do
- Lead CarOffer’s matrix and insights team, building a powerful AI solution that automates dealer’s vehicle sourcing strategy.
- Identify dealer and internal user needs and translate those insights into impactful product innovations. Solicit input via surveys, focus groups, and direct 1-on-1 conversations to test and refine product initiatives.
- Partner closely with engineering, sales, design, analytics, and marketing teams to help guide the development and messaging of this new product.
- Analyze data on product usage to drive product performance optimization.
- Work cross-functionally with the broader business and effectively communicate team plans and results.
- Communicate with senior leaders across the company to articulate strategy, define plans, and share results of new product initiatives.
What you'll bring
- 7+ years of experience, including direct product management experience.
- Experience in leading insights/AI/Rule engine solutions for creation analytics.
- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
- Startup mentality; willing to pitch in wherever needed and wear many hats. Knows when to pivot.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation experience.
- Ability to work and influence cross-functionally with multiple teams across the org.
