Communications Manager, Cruise
$147.3-216.6k
Self-driving vehicles
Open for applications
Self-driving vehicles
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$147.3-216.6k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a better world by deploying driverless cars at scale.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years in communications
- Experience working directly with C-suite executives
- Passion for engaging employees
- Excellent writing skills
Desirable
- Experience in the tech industry
- Passion for the future of mobility
- Experience handling company communications channels
What the job involves
- We are looking for someone to lead our leadership and functional internal communications efforts, developing programs that keep our leadership cohort informed and engaged while also supporting a number of our C-suite leaders directly
- This role reports to the Senior Director of Internal Communications
- Be a strategic thought partner to our C-suite leaders, and help deliver their communications to the company and their individual teams
- Find stories that showcase our momentum to inspire employees
- Produce superb written internal communications and succinct talking points for executives, and deliver constructive feedback
- Quarterback leadership communications efforts by partnering with cross-functional collaborators and internal comms teammates
- Help create a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive culture that attracts and retains the best talent for Cruise
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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