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.
As the Grants Lead on Via’s Strategy Team, you will work with our Policy and Partnerships teams to connect and intelligently apply federal, state, local, and private grant opportunities to support and grow Via’s innovative transportation deployments. Working with senior members of the Strategy Team, you will leverage your understanding of grant processes and Via’s existing customers to determine: which partner may be best positioned to capitalize on each grant opportunity, how we might best support each grant application, and how best to position the value of our technology in the context of the grant parameters. Significant opportunity to own the process: from grant digestion to proposal submission and beyond.
What You'll Do:
- Work with Via's Policy Team to process and digest grant opportunities before they are released. Fully understand the goals of each program and what they might support.
- Communicate new and upcoming grant opportunities to the Partnerships and Partner Success teams.
- Working closely with Via’s Policy and Partnerships teams, apply your strategic thinking skills to shepherd meaningful funding opportunities through their procurement processes and allow Via's partners to capitalize on available funding.
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of Via’s existing partnership base within the United States, with the possibility to expand coverage to international opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to “pair” a particular partner with an appropriate grant opportunity, including consideration of how we might use grants to identify and acquire new partners.
- Represent the grant opportunity on calls with the potential partner and articulately describe how we can add value and support them in the grant writing process.
- Skillfully manage subsequent communications with potential partners over the phone and email.
- Coordinate assistance of proposal preparations, whether content provision to the partner or a more active, Via-led effort in partnership with Via’s proposal response team.
- Support senior team members during any interviews as part of the grant evaluation process.
Who You Are:
- An exceptional communicator (both verbal and written) with an instinctive appreciation for tone and structure.
- Socially-minded, action-oriented, and passionate about urbanism; you understand the importance of public transit and are motivated to improve worldwide access to mobility.
- Meticulous and strategic; you can pay attention to every detail in a complex grant opportunity or project while, at the same time, relate each of them to the big picture in a coherent way.
- A record of academic achievement, preferably in the humanities, social sciences, or another field that required regular long-form writing (undergraduate degree required; advanced degree preferred).
- Passionate about Via’s mission and highly enthusiastic about the opportunity to drive significant growth by winning competitive grants.
- You are comfortable balancing multiple projects at one time.
- A minimum of one year of full-time work experience in a dynamic work environment; prior experience at a startup, transportation consulting firm, management consulting firm, or in the public sector 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: $85,000-$115,000
We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We pioneered the TransitTech category to ensure that the future of transportation is shared, dynamic public mobility — the kind that reduces carbon emissions across congested cities, minimizes reliance on private cars, and provides everyone with accessible, efficient, and affordable ways of getting around.
We created the first end-to-end TransitTech solution for cities and transit agencies, offering world-class software, service design, and operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves.
Via was founded with the guiding principle that we go further when we go together. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. All backgrounds, identities, and voices are welcomed and celebrated at Via.
Ready to join the ride?
Via is an equal opportunity employer.
