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We are actively seeking a Staff Executive Business Partner to join the support team for Cruise’s President and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). This role will provide direct 1:1 support and report directly to our President and CAO. Our ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced organization, and will be able to leverage their past experience to be a force multiplier for the President and CAO. You could be a phenomenal fit if you are someone who has excelled supporting C-level execs or Legal Firm previously, and is motivated by encouraging connectivity across the department and elevating efficiency to the next level. This is a hybrid role for candidates who are based in Houston, TX.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
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Act as a strategic partner to the President and CAO, understanding their vision, priorities, and goals and how it ties into using their time in the most effective and efficient way
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Collaborate on the development and execution of key business initiatives
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Lead the President and CAO’s workflow and implement processes and systems to help optimize for efficiency
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Coordinate and prepare materials for executive meetings, ensuring the President and CAO is well-prepared and informed
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Provide strategic, sophisticated calendar management based on a strong understanding of key priorities and objectives, and proactively identify and resolve emerging conflicts
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Schedule high-volume of meetings and events, along with handling sophisticated and constantly evolving travel itineraries with a customer-service mentality
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Assist with agenda development for leadership meetings and with follow-up tracking
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Attend meetings and take detailed notes and action items on highly sophisticated and often technical topics
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Plan and coordinate quarterly retreats and team-building offsites
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Be a culture ambassador and leader within the org to improve connection and morale among the President and CAO’s team
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Act as a team point person; handle team requests, problem-solve, and assist with keeping the team on-track and organized
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Own high-touch interactions with board members, leadership, and candidates
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE:
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BA/BS or equivalent experience
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6+ years’ senior leader support experience, ideally with some C-level support experience, in a complex and highly ground-breaking environment
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Ability to work in-person alongside the President and CAO in Houston, TX office based on schedule (on average 3x/week; sometimes more or less depending on the week)
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Able to lead through ambiguity with a proactive and ownership attitude - you can take any task and complete it at a high level with minimal direction
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Able to handle sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality and discretion
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Creative problem solving abilities, constantly thinking creatively
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Experience building strong working relationships with vital team members
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Acute attention to detail
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Excellent time and project management skills
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Clear systems and composure to deal with multiple tasks at once
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Experience in complex calendar management in a matrixed organization
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Experience navigating and seamlessly completing travel requests
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Proven understanding of Google Suite and Slack
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Ability to take and action feedback
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You are people focused while living the Cruise Behaviors
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Availability to perform job duties outside of normal business hours when necessary
BONUS POINTS!
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Excitement and curiosity about working with engineering teams
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Past experience working with executives from partner companies and Board Members
The salary range for this position is $119,000 - $163,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
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.
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.