Manager - Strategy & Business Development Operations - Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Operations

Volkswagen - Austin, TX

Full-time - Manager

Austin, TX

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

About the position

The Manager - Strategy & Business Development Operations for Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Operations is responsible for designing and scaling commercial operations of Level 4 autonomous vehicles in the U.S. market. This role involves overseeing a team that prepares and executes strategies to manage and support commercial operations for large-scale fleets, including real estate facilities, operations logistics, fleet service, maintenance, and customer support. The position requires strong planning, analytical, organizational, and project management skills, along with the ability to build collaborative relationships with executives and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design commercial fleet management & operations go-to-market and scaling plans for initial Austin launch and follow-on U.S. markets.
• Present ongoing U.S. commercial fleet operations strategy, business development, and project execution updates in leadership reviews.
• Drive alignment and support for commercial fleet management & operations across key functions including engineering, product, operations, and program management.
• Lead development of strategic analyses and cross-functional recommendations with thorough evaluation of alternatives, risk management, financial impact, and roadmaps required to implement.
• Support regular business reviews with detailed budget development and long-range planning.
• Drive leadership buy-in and influence key planning decisions for infrastructure, fleet monitoring, service & maintenance, and operations & logistics activities.
• Lead a team to design clear operational concepts, requirements, and detailed roadmaps, evaluate internal and external solutions, and execute to deliver successful & timely results.
• Manage business development across real-estate acquisition & infrastructure build-out, after-sales service & maintenance, and labor solutions for field operations & customer support activities.
• Oversee development of operational and financial models to inform key decisions and manage projects for business development and/or supporting partner commercial negotiations.
• Maintain up-to-date market insights on key industry players & ecosystem and develop best practices in responding to threats, opportunities, changes, and trends.
• Mentor and guide team members to support executing on key project initiatives and accomplish team OKRs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant industrial operations, logistics, or operations strategy experience with focus on real estate acquisition, infrastructure build-out, and facilities/operations design & planning.
• 3-5 years' experience managing a team.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business, Finance, Engineering, or other quantitative field of study; MBA or master's in a quantitative field is a plus.
• Strong familiarity with mobility, transportation, and self-driving technology.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling & analysis, budget and forecast management.
• Experience negotiating industrial real estate transactions and working with project managers, architects, and contractors.
• Proven leadership to create collaborative internal & external relationships across all employee levels.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with autonomous driving industry, operating models, and key value chain activities.
• Experience in managing large scale fleets, optimizing logistics & operations, or industrial design & operations planning.
• Experience implementing IT connectivity and network security infrastructure.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Encouragement of applicants from all backgrounds