Manager, Future Mobility

Metropolis Metropolis · Vertical AI · New York, NY +1 · Growth

Manager, Future Mobility role focused on site selection and activation for autonomous vehicle hubs, drone delivery nests, robot delivery stations, and eVTOL vertiports. This role involves project management, partner liaison, business development support, and tracking deployment KPIs. Requires experience in mobility operations or business development, future mobility technologies, and partner management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead site assessment and selection across the 4,500+ location portfolio for AV, drone delivery, robot delivery, and eVTOL partners
  2. Project-manage site retrofits to enable Future Mobility operations by working cross-functionally with real estate, procurement, and operations teams
  3. Serve as the primary liaison between Future Mobility partners, asset owners, and operations to build trusted relationships and unblock issues
  4. Partner with sales and business development to source net-new sites that meet partner needs, scoping deal terms and acquisition requirements
  5. Work hand-in-hand with operations leaders and on-the-ground teams to ensure partners receive necessary support at launch and through ongoing operations

Skills

Required

  • site assessment
  • site selection
  • project management
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • partner management
  • business development
  • deal scoping
  • KPI tracking
  • analytical skills
  • communication skills
  • presentation skills
  • ambiguity tolerance

Nice to have

  • mobility operations
  • business development at a fast-paced tech startup
  • future mobility (AV, drones, eVTOL)
  • parking
  • mobility
  • real estate
  • account management
  • strategic partnerships

What the JD emphasized

  • 4+ years of relevant experience in mobility operations or business development at a fast-paced tech startup
  • Experience in future mobility including AV, drones, or eVTOL
  • Possess well-versed knowledge in at least one of parking, mobility, or real estate
  • Demonstrated success in partner management, account management, or strategic partnerships in an externally-facing role
  • Experience managing multiple partner accounts and projects in parallel while delivering against externally-facing commitments
  • Strong analytical skills to build reporting, track KPIs, and quantify business impact
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate results and recommendations to senior leadership
  • Ability to operate with comfort in ambiguity within a fast-moving environment and roll up your sleeves alongside operators, partners, and asset owners