Field Operations Manager

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As a Field Manager on Via’s Transit-as-a-Service (TaaS) Operations team, you will oversee day-to-day operations using our technology platform, ensuring smooth and reliable service as Via expands across the UK. You will focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence, helping to deliver a positive experience for our passengers and supporting the growth of the service.

This role involves regularly visiting Via’s services across the West Midlands and Worcester. It works best for someone already based locally, making the travel easier to manage. The expectation is that you will be onsite 4-5 days per week.

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure operational excellence and deliver an outstanding customer experience
• Oversee day-to-day operations in person; the role may occasionally require early starts or evening work, depending on business needs
• Manage driver supply to make sure the right number of vehicles are on the road to meet demand

Holder of a valid UK driving licence (Category B)

It’s a plus if you’ve completed your Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training and hold Qualified Transport Manager status. Experience in fixed-line bus operations would also be an advantage.

What We Offer:

• Joining a global employer with over 750 mobility deployments in 40+ countries
• Becoming part of a company that was awarded for its commitment to social good
• Salary Range: £35,000–£40,000. Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid parental leave, and health scheme offered through AXA
• Partnership with YellowNest, a salary exchange benefit that helps reduce childcare fees for working parents
  
  

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best in class suite of products, we make transit thrive.

Our teams of world-class engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.

If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.