Strategy & Operations Principal, Via
Partner Operations
$125-165k
TransitTech platform
Job no longer available
TransitTech platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$125-165k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Via's mission is to use technology to transform transport.
Role
Who you are
- Able to own large, complex, cross-functional projects end-to-end and drive to results
- A great communicator. You are excited to bring operational concepts and new products to life in front of a group of external partners and stakeholders
- Comfortable with analytical tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, SQL, Python) and a willingness to further develop this skill set
- No problem is too big or small. Willing and excited to engage on operational details and get into the weeds
- Excited to mentor and manage Associate and Associate Principal team members
- 5+ years of work experience, likely at a high-growth startup, established tech company, consulting, or financial firm
- Hold a Bachelor’s Degree
Desirable
- Demonstrated record of entrepreneurial achievement
- MBA is a plus but not required
What the job involves
- As a Principal, you will lead a diverse array of projects directly impacting operational, financial, and commercial performance
- You will set strategy and lead end-to-end projects in areas including operational processes, P&L performance, supply and demand balancing, partner engagement, and product design/improvement
- As a senior member of the team you will regularly collaborate with Partner Success, Product, Finance, and our Global Operations team to drive continuous improvement across a portfolio of services
- Identify and solve problems in real time - collaborate with our Global Operations team to create solutions for problems as they arise across all aspects of our operations (e.g. supply, economics, driver growth, marketing, customer support)
- Set aggressive P&L targets and develop the solutions to achieve them
- Lead strategy sessions with partners, helping them develop and grow a fully operational on-demand transit system
- Drive growth in the business by leveraging key learnings from active services to shape our product features and operational practices
- Galvanize other teams (partner ops teams, finance, data science, product, senior management) to achieve long-term goals, unlock new value, and set Via up for scale
- Collaborate with our world-class product and engineering team to prioritize product pipelines and brainstorm, design, and test new products in new markets
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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