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 People Planning and Project Management team (PPM) partners closely with all People teams to execute our strategy, drive key people-focused initiatives, and effect change to help scale and grow Cruise. As a member of this team, you will report to the Director of People PPM. You will partner across the People team to progress Cruise’s People strategy, develop cross-functional plans, lead complex projects, define, supervise and communicate success metrics, and operationalize their implementation. 

We are building a best-in-class People function, and our PMs contribute to that vision. We operate as part of a dynamic, nimble organization and this role provides a chance to roll-up your sleeves and be part of the movement to drive initiatives to move the company from strategy to execution.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will work closely with members of the People Leadership team and beyond to define initiatives that drive progress against functional priorities aligned to company objectives. As a hands-on PM, you’ll be accountable for creating plans to operationalize critical initiatives, ensuring the project team moves forward in line with high-level deliverables and plans.

• Proactively lead a portfolio of projects requiring careful and thoughtful change, and partner management. Includes developing project plans, establishing governance infrastructure, hands-on management of the project lifecycle and producing partner updates.

• Develop robust communications plans in coordination with our Internal Communications partners to provide visibility and insights into progress against key initiatives and to support organizational change efforts.

• Collaborate with partners across the organization to balance priorities and ensure alignment and accountability for delivery and execution.

• Serve as a point of contact for the project team, stakeholders and executives across your project portfolio ensuring a high quality output, and identifying risks to be discussed and mitigated thoughtfully.

• Serve as an embodiment of Cruise behaviors: Stay Safe, Own It, Stay Focused, Seek Truth, Work Together, Be Humble
  
  

What you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree; M.B.A. or other advanced technical degree preferred

• 10+ years of experience in management consulting, private equity, recruiting, or human resources strategy; experience with a rapidly scaling business is preferred.

• Experience working as a PM in an environment going through rapid scale to locations domestically and abroad, familiarity with location strategies and market expansion is advantageous

• Solid understanding of various HR disciplines and the connectivity between them to build a successful suite of People offerings

• Ability to navigate ambiguity in a dynamic business landscape and be nimble in a fast-moving environment. Experience building consensus across different functions and groups.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate on a portfolio of cross-functional projects with multiple partners.

• Superb communication skills, high degree of comfort in developing clear, succinct communications for different audiences including experience producing presentations for executive-level audiences.

• Proven ability in preparing project documentation (charters, project/change management plans, meeting agendas), presentations and plans from scratch.

• You have a low ego, and are solution-oriented; willing to shift from high-level critical thinking, to digging in to support implementation.

• You possess a proven understanding of outstanding HR practices and are able to draw significant insights from HR data