As a Strategy & Operations Principal, Partnerships, youll define & execute on multiple aspects of our business strategy, including evaluating new market opportunities, identifying & building new strategic partnerships, incubating new products, & expanding existing partnerships into new business verticals.
As a part of the team responsible for Vias fleet & electrification strategy, youll create long-term solutions allowing public transit to be more innovative, equitable & environmentally-sustainable.
You will work cross-functionally at Via & with external stakeholders to scale our current initiatives & generate innovative solutions that will help shape the future of mobility.
What Youll Do :
- Define & execute strategies to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Vias fleets; including as relates to charging infrastructure & technology, as well as the vehicles themselves
- Identify, build & grow relationships with strategic partners, public officials, & suppliers
- Conduct rigorous analyses to guide decision-making to prioritize new target verticals
- Continuously work to scale processes to support rapid growth & penetration of new solutions
- Master the ins & outs of Vias capabilities to further develop & scale our new solutions
- Play an active role in furthering the creation & adoption of solutions that transportation has never seen before
Who You Are :
- Strong analytical & presentation skills; you can analyze a problem, pay attention to details, generate compelling insights & communicate them clearly through presentations
- Organized & proactive; youre a self-starter who is comfortable taking on significant responsibility, & can quickly learn & apply new skills
- A strong executor, you get the job done while keeping the big picture firmly in mind
- Creative generalist; youre excited to hone cross-functional business skills from product & sales to finance & business development & apply them to structure & solve ambiguous problems.
- A people person; you enjoy building rapport with potential partners, excel at working with people from different backgrounds, & bring a sense of humor & humility to each conversation.
- A savvy & tactful communicator; you intuitively find the right tone for each audience.
- A Bachelors Degree & 4+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking or in a relevant role at either a high-growth startup or company
Were Via, & we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We pioneered the TransitTech category to ensure that the future of transportation is shared, dynamic public mobility the kind that reduces carbon emissions across congested cities, minimizes reliance on private cars, & provides everyone with accessible, efficient, & affordable ways of getting around.
We created the first end-to-end TransitTech solution for cities & transit agencies, offering world-class software, service design, & operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves.
Via was founded with the guiding principle that we go further when we go together. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive & authentic workplace.
If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.
You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. All backgrounds, identities, & voices are welcomed & celebrated at Via.
Ready to join the ride?
Via is an equal opportunity employer.