General Manager

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.

We are looking for a General Manager to oversee one of our most impactful partnerships in the DACH region. Via’s technology platform powers BVG Muva, our on-demand service in Berlin. This is an individual contributor role for someone who is eager to roll-up their sleeves and get into the nitty gritty while truly shaping strategy, P&L and our long-term relationship with our partner.

What You'll Do:

• Own the P&L for our service and deliver on financial goals while meeting SLAs
• Define strategies with the Operations team to balance service quality and operational excellence
• Drive strategic conversations with the partner and other external stakeholders to shape the future of our service
• Work closely with teams across Via (e.g. Strategy, Operations, Algorithm and Product) to increase scalability and bring our service to the next level
• Support special projects in different areas as needed to address current challenges
• Lead and mentor your colleagues and foster a collaborative culture across the organization

Who You Are:

• An exceptional leader: people love working with you and for you
• A strong generalist: you don’t hesitate to roll up your sleeves and can support strategic initiatives in different fields as needed
• A great communicator in English and German: you can lead discussions in both languages at C1 level and have the ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• A data-driven operator:  you will uncover trends and use data to improve our business
• Keen to take ownership: you want to have full responsibility for a service and work to make it better every day
• Informed by experience: you have 6+ years of experience to guide you, ideally in a partner facing role

What We Offer:

• Joining a global employer with over 700 mobility deployments in 40+ countries
• Becoming part of a company that was awarded for its commitment to social good
• Hybrid work and a lovely office situated in the heart of Berlin, at Rosa-Luxemburg Straße, where you can enjoy weekly team lunches
• Competitive compensation, including stock options
• Urban Sports Club membership
• 30 vacation days a year

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best in class suite of products, we make transit thrive. 

Our teams of worldclass engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more. 

If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities. 

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.