As a Commercial Strategy Associate at Via, you’ll be on the cutting-edge of the mobility revolution, combining your exceptional analytical skills with Via’s sophisticated transit planning and simulation technology. You will plan and design robust transit networks, leverage data-driven insights to optimize complex systems, and take on strategic projects that uncover opportunities to improve service quality and efficiency across hundreds of Via’s markets. You’ll work closely and collaboratively with Sales, Partner Success, Operations, Launch, and Product teams to develop and implement the strategies and product features that position Via and its partners for success.What You'll Do:<ul><li>Become an expert at recognizing and applying strategies and levers to design and optimize sophisticated, multimodal transportation technology and systems. </li><li>Learn to solve complex transportation problems by identifying where and how on-demand transit can improve a network. Examples include providing a first/last mile service for a bus or rail line, optimizing coverage in areas with under-performing fixed-route service, or upgrading paratransit/dial-a-ride.</li><li>Leverage Via’s proprietary datasets to continuously optimize services by providing detailed and action-oriented insights; you will help ensure the success of Via’s global deployments.</li><li>Build insightful analyses and dashboards to identify opportunities and track progress.</li><li>Contribute to innovation-oriented transit consulting projects to help communities study and design forward-looking, multimodal transportation and transit systems.</li><li>Contribute to product development, both internal and consumer-facing, to enhance service performance and our partners’ user experience.</li></ul>Who You Are:<ul><li>A strong generalist problem solver, passionate about transportation and improving access to mobility in urban, suburban, and rural communities around the world.</li><li>Comfortable with analytical tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, SQL, Python) and excited to further develop this skill set.</li><li>Strong analytical and communication skills; you’re able to crunch numbers and find creative solutions, then create clear slides to share your analyses to build consensus.</li><li>Able to think critically and systematically about mobility challenges, data issues, and new concepts in transportation technology.</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics) is a plus, but not required.</li><li>0-3 years of experience, likely at a high-growth startup, established tech company, consulting, or financial firm.</li></ul>Compensation and Benefits<ul><li>All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data</li><li>Pay Range: $65,000-$85,000</li><li>We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.</li></ul> We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re 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 worldclass 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. Ready to join the ride?Via is an equal opportunity employer.#LI-TS2

Via builds innovative software to enable our customers &mdash; cities, transit agencies, transport operators, school districts, universities, and corporations &mdash; to transform their legacy transportation systems into advanced digital networks. As pioneers of the TransitTech category, Via&rsquo;s mission is to expand access to efficient, affordable, and sustainable transportation. Via&rsquo;s software enables organizations to digitize their existing transportation networks and launch new and innovative services, simultaneously lowering operating costs and increasing quality of service. Our software is used in over 500 communities in more than 35 countries around the world.

Commercial Strategy Associate

As a Commercial Strategy Associate at Via, you’ll be on the cutting-edge of the mobility revolution, combining your exceptional analytical skills with Via’s sophisticated transit planning and simulation technology. You will plan and design robust transit networks, leverage data-driven insights to optimize complex systems, and take on strategic projects that uncover opportunities to improve service quality and efficiency across hundreds of Via’s markets. You’ll work closely and collaboratively with Sales, Partner Success, Operations, Launch, and Product teams to develop and implement the strategies and product features that position Via and its partners for success.What You'll Do:<ul><li>Become an expert at recognizing and applying strategies and levers to design and optimize sophisticated, multimodal transportation technology and systems.&nbsp;</li><li>Learn to solve complex transportation problems by identifying where and how on-demand transit can improve a network. Examples include providing a first/last mile service for a bus or rail line, optimizing coverage in areas with under-performing fixed-route service, or upgrading paratransit/dial-a-ride.</li><li>Leverage Via’s proprietary datasets to continuously optimize services by providing detailed and action-oriented insights; you will help ensure the success of Via’s global deployments.</li><li>Build insightful analyses and dashboards to identify opportunities and track progress.</li><li>Contribute to innovation-oriented transit consulting projects to help communities study and design forward-looking, multimodal transportation and transit systems.</li><li>Contribute to product development, both internal and consumer-facing, to enhance service performance and our partners’ user experience.</li></ul>Who You Are:<ul><li>A strong generalist problem solver, passionate about transportation and improving access to mobility in urban, suburban, and rural communities around the world.</li><li>Comfortable with analytical tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, SQL, Python) and excited to further develop this skill set.</li><li>Strong analytical and communication skills; you’re able to crunch numbers and find creative solutions, then create clear slides to share your analyses to build consensus.</li><li>Able to think critically and systematically about mobility challenges, data issues, and new concepts in transportation technology.</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics) is a plus, but not required.</li><li>0-3 years of experience, likely at a high-growth startup, established tech company, consulting, or financial firm.</li></ul>Compensation and Benefits<ul><li>All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data</li><li>Pay Range: $65,000-$85,000</li><li>We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.</li></ul>&nbsp;We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re 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.&nbsp;Our teams of worldclass 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Ready to join the ride?Via is an equal opportunity employer.#LI-TS2

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