Driver Operations Working Student, Via
TransitTech platform
Job no longer available
TransitTech platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
Via's mission is to use technology to transform transport.
Role
Who you are
- You want to work in an exciting market at the nexus of mobility and technology
- You keep calm even in stressful situations and can develop creative solutions in real time
- You want to be hands-on, take responsibility for our operations and our drivers and, if necessary, take over the management of our operations temporarily
- You are technology-savvy, confident with Excel, enjoy working with modern IT tools, and ideally have some experience with data tools and/or CRM systems
- You are outgoing, communicative, and able to always find the right tone in different situations
- Your working style is highly independent and you always make decisions based on data
- You speak fluent German (at C1 level at least) and have a good command of the English language
What the job involves
- As a Working Student, Driver Operations at Via you will work together with our operations team in Berlin on supervising and expanding our driver pool
- You can expect a comprehensive introduction to the areas of operations, technology management and on-demand mobility
- You will be part of a young startup team and experience the dynamics of the mobility industry first-hand
- You will take on responsibility and support our Driver Operations Team in recruiting drivers for the entire DACH market
- You actively contribute your ideas on how we can further improve our recruitment processes
- You coordinate recruiting goals with our central and local teams and ensure a smooth conversion of the candidates
- You analyze current figures in our recruiting funnel and report to various teams and stakeholders
- You coordinate on-site appointments together with our local teams and ensure a high utilization of these appointments
- You will answer questions from candidates and coordinate appointment bookings during the recruitment process to ensure an excellent candidate experience
- You assume responsibility for maintaining employee master data and ensure that our high compliance standards are met
Our take
Via is a world-leading public mobility technology provider, transforming transportation and logistics systems into highly efficient digital networks. Its TransitTech platform powers cost-effective, convenient, and equitable mobility across the globe including public transport, student transport, corporate transport, and paratransit.
The company has two smart go-to-market strategies. First, it licenses the technology to cities wanting on-demand solutions. Secondly, it provides a full solution for operators (such as TfL) including technologies, operations, marketing, and data science. After acquiring Remix, a mapping and transit-planning tool, Via combined the software with its own on-demand transit data to help cities visualize how on-demand services can become part of the public transit system.
With hundreds of partnerships in place, and operating across the globe, Via is committed to revolutionizing the way the world moves. The company has stated plans to go public, but for now, seems focussed on expanding its services - for example with the wheelchair-accessible autonomous shuttle service it launched in partnership with May Mobility. Substantial funds will enable Via to expand its suite of products and improve its services, as well as innovate and accelerate expansion across markets and verticals.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2023
$110m
LATE VC
Nov 2021
$130m
SERIES G
Total funding: $887.1m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness benefits
- Local volunteer opportunities
- Support for all new parents
- Learning opportunities through our Via-Versity
- Employee Resource Groups
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
Daniel Ramot
(CEO)Formerly an Engineering Manager in the Israeli Air Force. Prior to founding Via, they were the Director of D.E. Shaw (research into computational biochemistry).
Oren Shoval
(CTO)Experienced Systems Engineer, with a PhD in Systems Biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science
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