We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

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.

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

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, join us.

About the role:

Our People team develops and supports the Cruise Organization to do the best work of their careers and shape the future of transportation. As individuals passionate about employee experience, we work to deliver effective solutions for employees and contribute to our culture of safety. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your knowledge of best-in-class programs and practices, contribute the growth of the company, leadership, and global team, this is the opportunity for you!

The Head of Leadership Development will report to the Global Head of Learning and work closely with senior leaders across the business to establish and implement a leadership development strategy that addresses the needs of front line people managers up through our C-suite.

What you’ll be doing:

• Partnering with business leaders as well as the Heads of Talent and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) to establish leader expectations and related behaviors that take into account Cruise’s strategic objectives, the culture that Cruise is encouraging, and the current state of our leadership community
• Establishing short and long term leadership development strategies based on those expectations
• Communicating leadership development strategies to senior leaders and key customers to gain feedback and buy-in
• Modifying the strategies based on feedback.
• Translating strategies into objectives that will drive comprehensive leadership development programs.
• Partnering with Learning’s Program Design & Development team and external learning and development vendors to design, build, and test leadership development programs.
• Partnering with Head of Talent to integrate leader expectations and behaviors into performance management processes
• Delivering leadership development programs and comprehensive evaluation strategies aligned to key metrics that help Cruisers develop and grow
• Developing and implementing communication plans that advertise and develop engagement for leadership development programs
• Managing the delivery of leadership development programs including logistics, risk mitigation, etc. using a support team to do so
• Establishing tight-knit relationships with senior leaders, line management, HRBPs, and the broader employee population.
• Coaching and supporting senior leaders in addressing team-related issues and opportunities

What you must have:

• 10 + years of experience building and scaling learning and development programs for an organization
• 5+ years of experience developing and implementing leadership development strategies that include digital learning
• Strong technical skills, analytical thinking, and an outstanding ability to operationalize global learning programs
• Outstanding learning operational skills; we’re scaling fast and need to streamline program communications, global roll-outs, reporting, evaluation etc.
• Strong quantitative skills and the ability to define and solve problems quickly, while maintaining the focus on the bigger picture
• Strong advising and relationship building skills; ability to work in a collaborative and team-centric culture
• Enthusiastic and creative leader with the ability to inspire others
• A track record of building impactful teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to package and present complex analysis and recommendations clearly
• Well-versed in digital learning, just-in-time/micro-learning, and blended learning strategies
• Commitment to diversity, belonging, and valuing different perspectives

Bonus Points!

• Coaching certification from an industry recognized organization (Ex. International Coaching Federation/ICF)
• An advanced degree in Organizational Development, Leadership, or a related field

Why Cruise?

• Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
  • Competitive salary and benefits 
  • 401(k) Cruise matching program 
  • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
  • One Medical membership
  • Subsidized mental health benefits
  • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
  • Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
  • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
  • Fertility Benefits
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Cruise
  • Flexible Spending Account 
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
  • CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time.

• We’re Integrated
  • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

• We’re Funded
  • GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price & 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.

• We’re Independent
  • We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.

• We’re Vested
  • You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow.
  • Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO) - a unique equity program where employees, both current and former, have the option to sell any amount of their vested equity on a recurring basis, currently quarterly.

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, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, 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.

Vaccine Mandate. 

At Cruise, we’re tasked with leading in the communities we serve — and doing our part to help keep our communities and our teams safe. Our #StaySafe culture transcends and informs all we do, and because of this, as of October 31, 2021 Cruise will be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all US-based Cruisers who need or want to access any of our US Cruise facilities and engage in any business travel — including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event. 

If you are unable to get a vaccine due to a medical condition, disability, or a strongly-held religious belief, Cruise will consider requests for an accommodation.

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.