Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

Global Operations works across Via’s business portfolio to drive continuous improvement and innovation in transit services around the world. As a Strategy & Operations Principal you will join one of our City Performance team and lead a diverse array of projects directly impacting Via’s operations. You will set strategy, lead end-to-end projects and own outcomes in areas including financial and operational analyses, process improvement, new product development and launch, and more. As a senior member of the team you will regularly collaborate with external partners and internally with financial analysts, product experts, engineers, and data scientists to achieve core strategic goals across the organization. We are a low-ego, high-impact team who enjoy finding creative solutions to complex problems.

What You’ll Do:

• Own weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual operations & financial targets while developing and executing creative strategies to achieve them
• Analyze Via data to inform operational strategies and report on operational performance 
• Contribute to product development, both internal and consumer-facing, to optimize performance and efficiency
• Collaborate cross-functionally with executive leaders and stakeholders from across the organization including Product, Partner Success, Sales, Business Development, Expansion, Operations and Growth teams
• Ideate, pitch, and execute proposals to maximize the efficiency and performance of Via’s products and services
• Together with our product managers and engineers, own new product feature roll-outs and analysis
• Galvanize other teams (Partner Operations teams and general managers, finance, data science, product, senior management) to achieve long-term goals, unlock new value, and set Via up for scale
• Develop new and work with existing external partnerships  to achieve Via’s growth and operational objectives

Who You Are:

• Highly analytical and a good communicator. You can not only knock out a complex analysis, but can quickly distill key insights for various groups.
• Able to own large, complex, cross-functional projects end-to-end and drive to results
• Collaborative and able to generate buy-in to get things done within a multi-team, multi-geography organization
• Comfortable with analytical tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, SQL, Python) and a willingness to further develop this skill set
• Skilled in marking arguments supported by data
• Excited to mentor and manage Associate and Associate Principal team members 
• Minimum of 5+ years of work experience, likely at a high-growth startup, established tech company, consulting, or financial firm
• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree with a record of academic and professional achievement
• MBA is a plus

Compensation and Benefits:

• Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
• Salary Range: $120,000-$160,000
• We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.