Project Manager, Finance

<p><strong>About Carvana</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>“We believe CVNA is in the early stages of becoming the next U.S. retail category killer.” </em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>– Stephens Investment Bank, Analyst Report, Sept. 2024</em></strong></p> <p>Building leading-edge technology has been at the core of Carvana’s strategy since our founding, driving us to become the 3rd fastest company in history to organically reach the Fortune 500 following only Amazon and Google. Today, we remain founder-lead and as ambitious as ever. In 2024, we have not only emerged as the fastest growing automotive retailer, but also the most profitable thanks to our deep vertical integration across retail, lending, vehicle transportation, wholesale auctions, and more. </p> <p>If you want to grow not just as a Project Manager but as a leader and business-builder, Carvana is the place for you. Our technology teams build: </p> <ul> <li>End-to-end ecommerce for both selling and buying cars, including everything you see on Carvana.com and in our mobile apps.</li> <li>AI-driven customer support across chat, email, SMS, and voice, as well as a proprietary CRM platform to ensure the most efficient and highest quality customer experience.</li> <li>360° vehicle photography and interactive merchandising using cutting edge computer vision and AI techniques.</li> <li>The most sophisticated and self-service automotive lending platform in the world.</li> <li>Systems and tools behind a nationwide logistics network that has delivered and picked up over 3 million cars via our fully owned and operated fleet of automotive haulers, efficiently managing distribution of our massive inventory to 85% of US driveways.</li> <li>Enterprise grade systems for operating the largest vehicle reconditioning facilities in the US, with workflow and automation to guide the work for everything mechanical, electrical, and cosmetic needed to bring each car to our high standards.</li> <li>Early adoption and customization of AI tools for optimizing our Developer efficiency and experience.</li> </ul> <p>And much, much more…</p> <p><strong>THIS IS A 100% ON-SITE POSITION FROM OUR HQ IN TEMPE (Monday through Friday)</strong></p> <p><strong>About the team and position</strong></p> <p>The Finance team at Carvana builds and optimizes in areas like our auto lending platform and broader financing/pricing strategy, ensuring customers get the right financing terms while we manage risk and profitability, and long-term financial growth (the goal is 3 million cars sold per year within the next 5-10 years!). We develop and maintain complex pricing, risk, cash flow, and profitability models; analyze auto finance market trends; and build the tools that incorporate all of these areas and make for a great customer experience. Overall, the team operates at the intersection of analytics, strategy, and engineering to make Carvana’s financial engine run efficiently and profitably as we move toward our growth goals.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></p> <p>We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will be responsible for managing all IT projects across all areas of the Finance lending business (Pricing, Credit, Payments, Underwriting, Loan Operations, etc). You must be detail-oriented, structured, and have effective communication skills with a proven track record of meeting deadlines. </p> <p>Requirements Analysis:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to execute stakeholder analysis and identify key project decision makers</li> <li>Ability to help small/large technical and non-technical teams navigate through ambiguity during project initiation</li> <li>A skilled orator to lead highly matrixed teams through technical/nontechnical requirements sessions</li> <li>Translate findings into S.M.A.R.T. project requirements for executive approval</li> <li>Ability to create clean presentations and coordinate weekly team syncs</li> </ul> <p>Project Planning and ... (truncated, view full listing at source)