Director, Strategy & Operations
Director, Strategy & Operations
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Job Description
Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single persons daily commute to reducing humanitys collective environmental footprint weve got huge goals.
As Director Strategy & Operations you will own both strategy and day-to-day operations for Vias impactful partnerships in the DACH region. This is an opportunity for a truly outstanding entrepreneur to ensure our services are a success and help shape the strategic direction of the business. Youll need to be a strategic thinker able to execute complex deals an operations expert fantastic people leader and an exceptionally creative problem solver.
What Youll Do
- Take full ownership of a diverse portfolio of markets within the DACH region; set ambitious targets and chase results
- Lead and mentor a high-performing team fostering a collaborative cohesive and energetic culture
- Design operational strategy and push execution; continuously working to scale processes and systems to drive growth
- Be the face of Via; develop relationships with strategic partners public officials and large suppliers
- Translate business agreements into fully operational business operations - similarly identify operational improvement opportunities and transform them into business value
- Take on a key leadership position and work closely with various leaders across Via to build a united dynamic and engaging team environment.
- Ensure operational excellence customer satisfaction and an unbelievable product every day
Who You Are
- An exceptional leader: people love working with you and for you
- Independent self-starter: you thrive in fast-paced environments and feel comfortable with a very high level of responsibility
- A great communicator in English and German: you can lead discussions in both languages at C2 level and have the ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Detail-oriented executor: youre obsessively action-oriented
- Savvy and tactful: you intuitively find the right tone in every situation
- Entrepreneurial: youre excited to build a new business from the ground up and shape the strategic direction of our company
- A minimum of 6-10 years of work experience prior P&L management and/or commercial deal-making experience a plus
- Willing to travel occasionally for work
What We Offer:
- Joining a global employer with over 700 mobility deployments in 40 countries
- Becoming part of a company that was awarded for its commitment to social good
- Competitive compensation including stock options
- Hybrid work and a lovely office situated in the heart of Berlin at Rosa-Luxemburg Strae
- Urban Sports Club membership
- 30 vacation days a year
Were Via and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. Were 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 worldclass 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 youre 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 doesnt 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.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
