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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.
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The Cruise People Team helps drive the company’s success by enabling everyone at Cruise to do the best work of their career. We are passionate about employee experience and work together to build the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your knowledge of best-in-class people programs and practices and contribute to the growth of the company, this is the team to join.
In this role, you will support the org's talent strategy and provide advice on people-related actions within your client groups: from performance management and talent development to organizational design and change management.
You will be skilled at using both qualitative and quantitative data to perform root cause analysis, identify trends, tell a story, and inform innovative ways to build programs that enable Cruisers to do the best work of their careers. In your work, you will uphold our values and amplify the success of our business through our most important asset: our people.
What you’ll be doing:
- You will provide strategic partnership and counsel to the frontline teams the functional managers
- You will create and implement creative and progressive talent strategies tailored to your client groups, addressing retention, engagement, and development needs
- You will partner closely with the respective org management. You’ll support CTO managers through people processes including compensation, talent development, performance management, change management, organizational design, etc.
- You will support people-related activities and programs and act as a culture champion
- You will collaborate with other People Team functions (compensation, recruiting, talent development, learning, etc.) to inform the design and implementation of People programs
- You will partner heavily with our current HRBPs, Employee Relations team, Employment Counsel, and Contingent Workforce teams to support an inclusive culture within the CTO organization
- You will coach and develop managers across the organization, from individual contributors to senior managers
- You will use data and analytics to inform key business and talent decisions
- You will act as a cultural ambassador, fostering diversity and inclusion
- You will ensure employee advocacy and fairness
What you must have:
- You possess 5+ years of experience as a strategic and functional People Partner
- You use great judgment and problem-solving capabilities; as well as the ability to make thoughtful decisions.
- Analytically driven, you are experienced in using qualitative and quantitative approaches to problem-solving and root-cause analysis
- You possess experience driving key people programs and processes (e.g. annual performance management cycles, calibration facilitation, compensation planning, executive coaching, employee relations/conflict resolution, organizational design, etc.)
- You have a track record of having a strong and trusting partnership with central HR functions and can represent those functions to your leaders (e.g., partnering with recruiting to inform leaders of hiring trends and opportunities)
- You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
- You are intellectually curious about people and organizational issues and are motivated by a desire to help others
- You possess an ability to balance client needs with leading and executing the people team strategy and programs
- You possess impeccable discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information
- You can adapt to shifting priorities and offer a high-touch approach to client management
- You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves while we continue to build and scale
- You and an understanding of employment law and can apply it to the business practices you are driving and participating in
Bonus Points!
- Knowledge and application of Cruise People systems.
Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
- 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.
Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.
Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email HR@getcruise.com.
We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver’s license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.
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