Senior Strategic Project Manager, Cruise
People Team
$105.4-155k
Self-driving vehicles
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Self-driving vehicles
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$105.4-155k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a better world by deploying driverless cars at scale.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree; M.B.A. or other advanced degree
- 7+ years of experience in management consulting, private equity, or human resources strategy; experience with a rapidly scaling business strongly preferred
- Experience working as a PM in an environment going through rapid transformation and change
What the job involves
- As People Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to support our key initiatives and strategies of our People Project Management Office and report to the Director of People PMO. Your contribution will be substantial, as you establish cases, set goals, and build cross-functional plans, while defining meaningful metrics and measurements
- We are building an outstanding People function, and our Project Managers contribute to that vision. We operate as part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organization and this role provides a chance to roll-up your sleeves and be part of the movement to drive initiatives to move the company from strategy to execution
- You will collaborate with the People Leadership team and others to develop strategies that advance People Team goals and company objectives, crafting actionable plans for implementing important initiatives, and guiding the project team towards achievements and goals
- Collaborate with partners across the organization to balance priorities against business needs and resources to ensure appropriate staffing, prioritization and load balancing for key projects and initiatives
- Proactively and consistently identify risks and dependencies across PMO projects, develop strategies to address them, and ensure clarity and alignment among collaborators
- Encourage active collaboration with our project partners. This includes establishing a clear governance system and regularly providing proactive updates on project status to different audiences (including executives)
- Develop and implement comprehensive change management and communications plans in collaboration with our Internal Communications partners to support organizational change efforts and ensure successful adoption
- Ensure continuous learning and improvement through robust post mortems and recommendations for future improvements
Our take
The taxi industry has seen dramatic changes through mobile vehicle-hailing apps such as Uber, but these services focus simply on ease-of-access to regular taxi services. The automotive industry has seen a vast range of innovations in recent years such as electric cars and self-driving capability, features that are currently not found in existing services.
Cruise brings self-driving autonomy and electric cars together into a taxi-hailing mobile application. In addition to these innovations, the service focuses on efficiency through ride-sharing as opposed to each ride providing a single trip. Whilst other taxi-hailing services will inevitably turn to electric self-driving vehicles, Cruise shows potential to stand out through its AI-fuelled focus on carpooling and fleet efficiency.
Cruise, which has been acquired by General Motors, has received an inordinate amount of funding, including from Honda and Microsoft, with Softbank investing over $2B to scale its technology. A sum of this came after Cruise launched a limited driverless robotaxi service to the public in San Francisco. However, the company is now facing lawsuits from the city to limit its operations there after a series of accidents involving Cruise's vehicles.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jun 2024
$850m
LATE VC
Feb 2022
$1.3bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $9.1bn
Company benefits
- 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
Company values
- Stay safe
- Stay focused
- Own it
- Seek truth
- Work together
- Be humble
- Be a customer
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Craig Glidden
(CEO (Not Founder))Is also currently the Executive Vice President of General Motors in its Legal wing.
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