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CarGurus · 2 months ago

Vice President, Security & Information Technology

positionBoston, MA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$240K/yr - $300K/yr
date15+ years exp

CarGurus is the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, focused on bringing trust and transparency to car shopping. The Vice President of Security & Information Technology will lead the Security and IT teams, ensuring the security, reliability, and scalability of systems while driving the overall security and IT vision forward.

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Responsibilities

Be an active, collaborative, decisive, strategic voice on the Senior Management Team, driving our security and IT vision and maturity forward while improving the quality of our operations
Design, build, and drive the overall strategy, methodology, and roadmaps for processes, systems, tools, and capabilities required to manage our security, compliance, and IT operational excellence across all systems
Work closely with functional and business stakeholders to synthesize and provide guidance on security and IT vision and drive adoption
Oversee the development and implementation of enterprise-wide security infrastructure strategies to optimize, scale, and improve the reliability of systems across multiple environments
Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in security and IT infrastructure, and leverage that knowledge to identify new opportunities and best practices
Be responsible for the leadership, management, and growth of senior employees within the organization
Lead and manage teams responsible for information security, corporate IT, technology risk management, governance, and compliance initiatives

Qualification

Security transformationsTechnical security architectureCloud architecture patternsAWS experienceInfrastructure as codeDynamic leadershipChange managementMentorshipCollaboration

Required

15+ years of experience building and leading security and IT teams
Experience executing security transformations, including architecture, vision, planning, execution, and change management within the entire Product and Engineering organizations
Dynamic leadership and management experience of multi-disciplined technology teams with various priorities
A deep understanding and passion for solving complex system and infrastructure security challenges in a constantly innovating environment
Past experience as a technical expert in security engineering or IT prior to leadership/management
Passion for providing people mentorship and career growth to teams
Ability to contribute to and go deep with teams on technical security architecture review of critical infrastructure designs
A strong track record of delivering results and the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities
Passion for automation and optimization, always looking for ways to innovate and improve operational frameworks
Experience collaborating with security and compliance teams in developing and implementing scalable systems
Experience managing teams that develop and deploy infrastructure as code and design and implement cloud architecture patterns

Benefits

Equity for all employees
Career development and corporate giving programs
Employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities
Flexible hybrid model
Robust time off policies
Daily free lunch
New car discount
Meditation and fitness apps
Commuting cost coverage

Company

CarGurus

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CarGurus is an online automotive destination that assists users in contacting sellers and comparing local listings for new and used cars.
dateFounded in 2006
location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.cargurus.com

H1B Sponsorship

CarGurus has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (37)
2024 (38)
2023 (36)
2022 (50)
2021 (27)
2020 (23)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.75M
2022-08-11Post Ipo Secondary
2017-10-11IPO
2017-08-16Series A· $1.75M

Leadership Team

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Jason Trevisan
Chief Executive Officer
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Ben Kasdon
Vice President, Product
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