About the Role
As a Proposal Enablement Associate, you will work to improve mobility by collaborating with senior members of the Strategy Team to deliver thoughtful, expertly prepared proposals. You will develop a deep understanding of potential partners’ transportation challenges and goals, learn Via’s unique technical and operational strengths, and coordinate high-quality written proposals for effective shared mobility services.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with proposal managers to submit compliant proposals.
- Coordinate with Via’s Legal and Finance teams to review and address detailed regulatory, financial, and compliance requirements.
- Develop working knowledge of internal databases and systems to respond effectively to complex compliance and operational requirements.
- Make informed recommendations of tools, workflows, and strategies that may improve processes.
- Work closely with Strategy Team leadership to develop new AI strategies, best practices, and tools to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
- Lead and support the continuous maintenance and improvement of documentation, processes, and knowledge management systems.
- Drive top-of-the-funnel opportunity review processes, including facilitating go/no go recommendations, managing agenda for executive discussion, and reporting on outcomes.
- Skillfully manage communications across internal teams and external partners.
Requirements
- An analytical mindset and critical thinking skills are necessary.
- Meticulous and vigilant, with a keen attention to detail.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Eagerness to help others.
- A positive can-do attitude, good judgment, and the ability to effectively manage competing priorities.
- Willing to wear multiple hats and work on projects of all types, big and small.
- High-energy and enjoy working autonomously.
- Able to independently own projects and creatively address complex administrative challenges.
- Must be based in NYC.
- Available to work from the office 1-3 days a week.
Skills
- Analytical mindset
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Judgment
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Ability to work autonomously
- Project ownership
- Creative problem-solving
Location
- NYC
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Not specified
Salary/Compensations
- $65,000-$85,000
Benefits
- Free medical plans
- 401K matching
About the Company
- Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world.
- We are 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 world-class 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Via is an equal opportunity employer.
