BizOps - Senior Central Planning Manager II
Location
San Francisco, CA
Level
Senior
Department
Operations
Type
Full - Time
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
January 13, 2023
We are looking for a talented individual to lead projects tied to our fleet, infrastructure, staffing, and commercial expansion for Cruise. This is an incredible opportunity to focus on the most crucial assets required for Cruise to achieve its global business ambitions. We are seeking someone who is fluent analytically, can build long-term roadmaps from ambiguity, nurture productive cross-functional relationships, develop and manage organization-wide processes, and convincingly communicate to Cruisers and external partners. Be an instrumental part of Cruise’s commercial success!
Responsibilities
- Make recommendations to senior leadership about how Cruise should allocate resources to deliver on strategic company objectives
- Driving business planning across infrastructure, ridehail, delivery, and product teams to deliver against Cruise’s commercial goals
- Support Cruise in managing our growing operational staffing needs across geographies as we grow our commercial footprint
- Make sure we have the right combination of assets and capabilities, while balancing the long-lead times needed for acquiring vehicles and infrastructure with the agility of a fast-moving start-up.
- Enable Cruise teams to make better decisions faster, and anticipate future challenges in ways that allow for proactive management.
- Be an influential thought partner to commercial executives and business leaders across the company.
Job Requirements
- 4+ years in finance, program management, strategy, business/product operations, or management consulting
- Analytical experience developing new models that can flexibly incorporate inputs from multiple sources
- Demonstrated people and cross-functional skills
- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to synthesize, articulate, and deliver key messages to senior leadership
- Comfort with ambiguity: apply structured, analytical thinking to new, undefined problems
- Strategic and creative thinking skills that combine technical, financial, and market understanding
- Ability to take ownership of work and make progress without frequent supervision
- Strong teammate that collaborates with peers to both get and give help towards better outcomes
- Excellent business intuition and ‘nose for value’
