Cruise Automation is hiring a

Staff Executive Business Partner

San Francisco, United States

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you’re free to be yourself. It’s the same here at Cruise. We’re creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work. 

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

We are actively seeking an Executive Business Partner to join our Commercialization team. This role will provide support to several executives on the team. Our ideal candidate will thrive in our fast-paced, and growing organization, with their deep skills and abilities. You could be a great fit if you are looking to help cultivate connectivity across the department, drive efficiency and bring productivity to the next level. This is a remote flexible role.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Manage executives’ workflow and implement processes and systems to help optimize for efficiency

  • Provide strategic, complex calendar management based on a strong understanding of key priorities and objectives

  • Schedule high-volume of meetings and events

  • Book complex and constantly evolving travel itineraries with a customer-service mentality

  • Assist with agenda development for leadership meetings and with follow-up tracking

  • Attend meetings and take detailed notes and action items

  • Plan and coordinate quarterly retreats and team-building offsites

  • Track, highlight, and celebrate important team cultural/career moments such as birthdays and work anniversaries

  • Act as a team point person; handle team requests, problem-solve, and assist with keeping the team on-track and organized

  • Regular use of discretion and sound judgment

What you must have:

  • BA/BS or equivalent experience

  • 4+ years relevant senior leader support experience

  • Excellent time and project management skills

  • You have clear systems and composure to deal with multiple tasks at once

  • Experience in complex calendar management in a matrixed organization

  • Experience navigating and seamlessly completing travel requests

  • Solid understanding of G Suite

  • You’re highly professional and respectful; you know when to ask for help or advice, and are perceptive and practical

  • A proactive and ownership mindset - you can take a task and complete tasks at a high level with minimal direction

  • Creative problem solving abilities, constantly thinking outside the box

  • Experience building strong working relationships with key team members

  • You are people focused while living the Cruise Behaviors

  • Ability to take and action feedback

  • Availability to perform job duties outside of normal business hours when necessary

  • Organizational skills to assist with all the behind-the-scenes magic while providing creative solutions, driving our high-level customer service, and positively impacting our work

Bonus points!

  • Excitement and interest in working with commercialization teams

  • A strong intellectual curiosity; you’re a creative problem solver, interested in the bigger picture

  • Acute attention to detail

  • Ability to work well with all levels of an organization including IC’s & Executives

The salary range for this position is $119,000 - 175,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Why Cruise?

Our benefits are here to support the whole you:

  • Competitive salary and benefits 
  • Medical / dental / vision, Life and AD&D
  • Subsidized mental health benefits
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
  • 401(k) Cruise matching program 
  • Fertility benefits
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
  • Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
  • Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
  • CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy. (Learn more about CruiseFlex).

We’re Integrated

  • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

We’re Funded

  • GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email [email protected].

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver’s license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners. 

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