Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.
As Operations Chief of Staff at Via, you’ll lead the strategic direction of our operations organization in close partnership with our COO to drive exceptional outcomes across business priorities. Working closely with our executive team, you are an exceptional executor and visionary leader.
**This role is based in NYC**
What You'll Do:
- Directly impact company-wide priorities by overseeing and managing the strategic planning process for the COO’s organization
- Support the buildout and launch of new business verticals and functions
- Lead complex, cross-functional projects that have high visibility and business impact
- Proactively identify and implement areas of improvement in Via’s operations that impact both growth and profitability
- Be a central point of cross-functional work and communication across different teams and departments within Via
- Represent Via externally with both customers and other strategic partners
- Collaborate on a daily basis with the COO and other key senior company leaders
Who You Are:
- Autonomous senior leader: you’re comfortable with a significant degree of independence, and and feel comfortable with a very high level of responsibility
- Highly motivated and comfortable with ambiguity: you thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Strategic thinker: you have sound business sense and make data-driven decisions
- Detail-oriented executor: you’re obsessively action-oriented, with a desire to drive concrete operational outcomes
- An exceptional leader: people love working with you and for you, and you know how to both manage directly and lead through influence
- Savvy and tactful communicator: you intuitively find the right tone in every situation, and can handle complex internal and external communications
- 10+ years of work experience, prior P&L management and/or commercial deal-making experience a plus
Compensation and Benefits:
- Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
- Salary Range: $200,000-$300,000 annually
- We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.
We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best in class suite of products, we make transit thrive.
Our teams of world-class engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.
If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
Ready to join the ride?
Via is an equal opportunity employer.
Via New York, New York, USA Office
New York, NY, United States
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