Senior Technical Product Manager, Data Engineering

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
The Product Management team is seeking a seasoned Senior Technical Product Manager (TPM) to drive strategic initiatives and operational excellence across our Data Engineering organization. This role will focus on enabling our data engineering teams to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions that power insights across the business. As a TPM, you'll own the planning and prioritization of our quarterly roadmap, partner closely with engineering leadership to ensure successful execution, and serve as a critical bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders. You will be part of a collaborative and fast-moving team of product leaders who thrive on solving complex infrastructure problems and creating systems that scale with the needs of the organization.
This is a highly cross-functional role ideal for someone who understands the complexity of data platforms, communicates effectively at all levels, and can align business goals with engineering capacity to drive focused, value-driven outcomes.
What you'll do

• Own, develop and maintain the quarterly roadmap for the Data Engineering team by aligning stakeholder needs, evaluating business impact, and ensuring strategic alignment with broader company goals.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering Managers to support execution of roadmap initiatives-scoping projects, managing dependencies, and ensuring deliverables stay on track.
• Facilitate clear and proactive communication with internal stakeholders, including regular status updates, milestone reporting, and transparent handling of delays or scope changes.
• Drive and automate, where appropriate, the intake and prioritization process, ensuring business value is consistently front and center while balancing engineering constraints and capacity.
• Identify and escalate development blockers or cross-team dependencies early, collaborating with engineering partners to address them while keeping stakeholders informed.
• Stay deeply informed on the team's technical stack and evolving data architecture to influence roadmap decisions and ensure alignment with long-term platform strategy.
• Act as the first point of contact for emergent stakeholder requests, assessing value and impact with engineering partners and determining how to respond without disrupting team focus.
• Ensure that release planning is aligned with both business needs and engineering feasibility, coordinating with partners to deliver value incrementally and predictably.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of product management experience, with 2+ years specifically partnering with data engineering, analytics engineering, or data platform teams.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with Business Systems Analysts to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Proven ability to own product roadmaps, manage intake processes, and prioritize technical work in a way that aligns with strategic business objectives.
• Strong understanding of modern data ecosystems (e.g., data pipelines, warehouses, analytics tools), and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to set and manage expectations across technical and non-technical audiences.
• A bias for clarity and structure in ambiguous environments, with the ability to focus teams on what matters most while adapting to evolving priorities.
• Familiarity with Agile development processes and comfort attending, but not leading, agile ceremonies to ensure alignment between engineering execution and business priorities.

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