Director, Compensation

Boston (1001 Boylston Street)Full-time$181k2026-08-31 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid · United States, Ireland

Core

Design, strategy, and operationalization of broad-based and executive compensation programs to ensure competitiveness, equity, and compliance with business goals.

Role type

Director of Compensation (Strategy & Program Leadership)

Builds

Base pay, short-term incentives, equity/long-term incentive plans, and executive compensation programs

Domain

Technology / Automotive Marketplace

Required skills

Compensation strategy design, market benchmarking, equity plan administration, regulatory compliance, executive compensation governance, stakeholder influence, HRIS optimization

Preferred skills

Sales compensation plan design, CCP certification

Technologies

HRIS, compensation systems

Responsibilities

Lead design and governance of compensation programs; conduct market research and benchmarking; oversee equity plan administration; lead annual merit, bonus, and equity planning cycles; advise executives and business leaders on pay structures; manage and develop the compensation team

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on program ownership

About CarGurus

CarGurus is one of the largest automotive marketplaces in the world, and the data we generate, what shoppers search for, how prices move, and how inventory turns across the country, is one of our most valuable and differentiated assets. We are investing in how we bring that data to our customers: turning it into products that customers can buy, license, and build on. It's a broad and fast-growing area for us, and we are increasingly embedding this data more deeply and robustly into the products and solutions we bring to market.