Associate Program Manager

almost 3 years ago
Full time role
Culver City, CA, US... more
Culver City, CA, US... more

Company

Bird operates as a dockless electric scooter company developing a vehicle sharing platform. They work closely with cities to help ...

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Job Description

Who is Bird

Bird is a global team guided by a shared vision: to make cities more livable through safe, sustainable electric mobility. From our first e-scooter ride in 2017 to the thousands of rides taking place every day, our passionate team and award winning custom vehicles have helped riders complete hundreds of millions of carbon-free trips in more than 150 cities around the world. And we're just getting started.

What Bird Is Looking For:

An Associate Program Managers has co-ownership of at least one primary vehicle or hardware program. They share accountability for this program with a designated Program Manager.  In addition, they have ownership of multiple smaller projects. They should execute projects with minimal supervision, including defining and maintaining project schedule and milestones. They should become familiar with software tools to assist with program management. They are responsible for ensuring that all stakeholders are aligned, and that project scope, schedule, and budget are all being maintained on a regular cadence. Associate Program Managers will be responsible for organizing and running meetings and for learning to tailor their communication to their audience. They will become familiar with when to escalate emergent issues and to whom. 

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate internal and external stakeholders via written communication and meetings to ensure program is executed efficiently. 
  • Maintain project / program documentation such as schedule, issue trackers, written updates, and vendor deliverables. 
  • Collaborate with Program Managers and functional managers to ensure proper prioritization of individual contributors with reasonable deadlines.     
  • Assist Program Managers to scope new projects and programs. 
  • Assist Program Managers to ensure completion of required certifications. 
  • Build relationships and become familiar with Bird's business, processes, and tools.

Requirements:

  • At least a B.S. in technical or engineering discipline
  • At least 1 year in project or program management
  • Effective written & verbal communication; experience running meetings; expert in Gsuite / MSOffice Suite tools; adaptive to new software tools

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Build relationships and become familiar with Bird's business, processes, and tools.

Culture at Bird

We're an ambitious, smart and open-minded team that is passionate about our mission.  Each day is unlike the last, as we’re constantly moving forward, challenging each other, and working together to create the future of micro-mobility.

Perks up

We’re committed to helping our team members, and with the evolution of our company to a remote work organization due to the pandemic, their needs have changed. That’s why we offer generous employer-paid healthcare coverage, a WFH monthly stipend, a wellness allowance, and more. Plus, a new resource to help support personal and professional developments—all the goods needed to move on our mission together.

Bird is the world

Bird stands for a culture of inclusion. We celebrate different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives —encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We have a diverse environment that empowers our team to feel comfortable when they voice their opinions. For these reasons and more Bird is a proud equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome everyone regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics, and we are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.

Sound like a place you’d like to work? Sweet. Let’s chat.

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