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Principal Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst
Cargurus INC · 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 20 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 13 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Cargurus INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Associate Information Security Risk Analyst” (Information Technology Project Managers) in VA: $96k–$96k, median $96k. Most were filed at wage level I (100%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 20 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 13 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 Principal Information Security GRC Analyst serves as a strategic leader responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving CarGurus’ cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance program. This role partners across Engineering, Product, IT, Legal, Privacy, Internal Audit, and Security Operations to ensure security controls effectively manage cyber risk while enabling the business. The Principal GRC professional leads key initiatives across cyber risk management, customer trust, security compliance, AI governance, third-party risk, and security policy, helping scale security programs to support CarGurus’ continued growth. What you'll do • Lead the strategic direction and maturity of CarGurus’ Governance, Risk, and Compliance program. • Build the cyber risk management program, including cybersecurity risk assessments, cyber risk register management, issue remediation tracking, risk reporting, and security metrics. • Lead and mature the SOC 2 Type II compliance program, including audit readiness, evidence management, control testing, remediation tracking, and continuous control monitoring. • Partner with Internal Audit to support SOX IT General Controls (ITGCs), application controls, and security-related SOX initiatives. • Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and governance processes aligned with business objectives and industry best practices. • Build and operationalize the AI Governance program, including AI risk assessments, acceptable use standards, AI inventory, third-party AI reviews, and governance aligned with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and emerging regulatory requirements. • Perform cybersecurity risk assessments for cloud services, applications, infrastructure, AI solutions, and third-party vendors. • Partner with Engineering and Product teams to integrate security and AI governance into the secure software development lifecycle. • Lead third-party security risk management activities and vendor security assessments. • Support customer trust by leading security questionnaires, customer security reviews, and Trust Center initiatives. • Partner with Privacy and Legal on data classification, retention, privacy risk assessments, and regulatory compliance. • Develop executive reporting on cyber risk, compliance posture, and key security metrics. • Drive automation and continuous improvement across GRC processes and controls. What you'll bring • 8+ years of experience in Information Security, Cyber Risk, GRC, or IT Audit. • Proven experience building and maturing cyber risk management programs in a cloud-native SaaS environment. • Extensive experience leadin