Central Planning Manager II

Cruise • Silicon Valley CA

Company

Cruise

Location

Silicon Valley CA

Type

Full Time

Job Description

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced, self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, join us.

The Central Planning team is the Business Operations function that leads capacity planning for core resources needed  to build and operate the Cruise business at the rate that we aspire to deliver. Core areas of focus include fleet planning, infrastructure, people capacity planning, while managing the interface between Commercial Ops and Engineering roadmaps. As we accelerate our commercialization, this team will play a crucial role to ensure we know what resources we’ll need, where they should be allocated, and how we’ll acquire/develop them in the most cost-effective manner. This team’s output will be a key driver for teams across Cruise to ensure we are ready to scale in both new and existing markets.  


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!


What you’ll be doing:

  • 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.


What you must have:

  • 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’

Nice to have:

  • MBA or similar graduate degree


The salary range for this position is $125,900 - 185,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Why Cruise?
  • Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
    • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and life insurance
    • Subsidized mental health benefits
    • One Medical membership
    • Flexible Spending Account 
    • Monthly wellness stipend
    • 401(k) match 
    • Paid time off: vacation, sick, public health emergency, jury duty, bereavement and company holidays. 
    • Paid parental, family care and medical leave
    • Family care benefits: fertility benefits, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (subsidized by Cruise).
    • Non-remote employees: Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan, healthy meals and snacks 
    • CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time.
  • We’re Integrated
    • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.
  • We’re Funded
    • GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price & Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.
  • We’re Independent
    • We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.
  • We’re Vested
    • You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow.
    • Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO) - a unique equity program where employees, both current and former, have the option to sell any amount of their vested equity on a recurring basis, currently quarterly.
  • We’re Safety Conscious
    • We integrate #staysafe, our top priority at Cruise, into our everyday work. Through our Safety Management System, every Cruiser is asked to do their part by reporting any potential issues or hazards they observe and making continuous improvements. You’ll be able to contribute to safety at Cruise, no matter your job function or title.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. 

We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email [email protected].

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Vaccine Mandate. 

At Cruise, we’re tasked with leading in the communities we serve — and doing our part to help keep our communities and our teams safe. Our #StaySafe culture transcends and informs all we do, and because of this, as of October 31, 2021 Cruise will be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all US-based Cruisers who need or want to access any of our US Cruise facilities and engage in any business travel — including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event. 

If you are unable to get a vaccine due to a medical condition, disability, or a strongly-held religious belief, Cruise will consider requests for an accommodation.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.

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Date Posted

01/06/2023

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