Sr. Project Manager – Enterprise Technology

Employment Type: Full time

Position Overview

The Sr. Project Manager – Enterprise Technology is responsible for leading complex, cross-functional projects that drive digital transformation across the enterprise. These projects may include platform migrations, system implementations, and process modernization efforts across areas such as Finance, HR, Legal, and Sales & Ops. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise technology programs, stakeholder engagement, and delivery excellence in high-impact environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of enterprise technology projects, including system upgrades, migrations, and new platform implementations (e.g., CRM, HRIS, LegalTech, ERP).
• Define and manage project scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables in alignment with business goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including IT, operations, business units, vendors, and external consultants.
• Establish project governance and communication structures to ensure transparency and accountability at the highest levels OR including senior management awareness.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and change impacts, and drive timely resolution of issues in addition to appropriately escalating trade-offs.
• Develop and maintain detailed project documentation including charters, schedules, status reports, and risk registers.
• Partner with business and technology leadership to foster alignment, manage stakeholder expectations, and drive adoption of new systems and processes.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory standards across all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide improvement of project management methodologies and best practices.

Competency Dimensions

Guidance & Leadership Interaction

• Operates independently with responsibility for program direction, resource coordination, and stakeholder communication at the senior level.

Magnitude of Impact

• Leads initiatives that enable business transformation, operational efficiency, and technology modernization across departments.

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborates effectively with senior executives, business owners, technical leads, and third-party vendors.

Knowledge

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Company Information

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.