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.
The Information Technology (IT) team is a diverse team supporting a variety of strategy and technology for Cruise. As a Senior Project Manager II (PM) supporting the Information Technology (IT) team, you will partner with multiple leaders within IT to structure and drive a wide range of cross-team technical initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget and to scope.
As a PM, you’ll look for ways to standardize, ensure execution is efficient and consistent, and set accountability by supervising progress, resolving dependencies, identifying issues, evaluating risks, and presenting status to upper management and project stakeholders.
What you will be doing:
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Partner with IT leadership and subject matter experts to gather requirements and incorporate that into an overall plan and implementation approach
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Manage IT projects and initiatives
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Drive project success by overseeing the entire project lifecycle, from planning and execution to delivery and post-implementation support.
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Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to meet project milestones and deliverables.
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Track and report engineering progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks and communicate status and issues to upper management and project stakeholders.
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Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress.
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Develop an end-to-end rollout plan for new products, enhancements, and projects.
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Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with project goals and objectives.
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Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives.
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Help develop standards for the IT project management office including templates, timelines, and self service material to help accelerate project management
What you must have:
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4 years of experience as an IT Project Manager
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Strong understanding of program management methodologies and project management overall.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to deliver program status, roadmaps, business outcomes & impacts, and metrics
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Strong interpersonal skills to prioritize multiple, high-reaching priorities simultaneously
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Exceptional analytical skills with track record of using objective data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and decisions
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PMP certification or equivalent project management credentials preferred.
- 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).
- Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.
- 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.
What We Do
Cruise is building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about.
Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale, building all-electric, zero-emission, self-driving vehicles that will help save lives, reimagine cities, reduce carbon pollution, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for individuals who live in dense urban settings.
Together, we believe our world-class partners, deep resources, and technology approach of testing in a complex urban environment will help to deliver self-driving vehicles at scale.
Why Work With Us
Your work on all-electric, self-driving vehicles will save lives, help the planet, and make cities better. It’s something to be proud of...and it’s career-defining work.
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