Managing Director, Sustainable Mobility Center

To be successful in this position, you will need:

• • Bachelor’s degree and ten years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience. 
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to influence and motivate constituencies which could span multiple organizational boundaries.
  • Demonstrated excellent planning, organizational and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to make sound business decisions using good business judgment and innovative and creative problem-solving.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage financial, organizational and staff resources.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to cultivate professional and business partnerships.
  • Relevant subject matter expertise.
  • Strong project planning and management skills.
  • Experience in or knowledge of business process improvement methodology.
  • Ability to act independently and as part of a team.
  • Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
  • Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

In addition, our preferred qualifications include:

• • PhD degree
  • Significant and Diverse Experience and Expertise in the Mobility Sector: Significant experience, knowledge, and network in multiple facets of mobility systems, ideally including intelligent transportation systems, infrastructure systems, environmental impacts, regulation, economics, and policy implications. Strong candidates will have experience with and understanding of emerging trends in mobility systems and a thoughtful view on how these systems might optimally evolve going into the future. Strong candidates will be expected to have > 5 years of experience in these areas.
  • Significant Data Science/Advanced Computational Modeling/Machine Learning/Big Data Analytics Experience and Expertise: Significant (or at least some) experience, knowledge, and network in the areas of cutting-edge data science, advanced computational modeling, machine learning, and/or big data analytics. Experience in handling data privacy, stewardship, and protection issues is also strongly desired. Strong candidates will be expected to have > 5 years of experience in these relevant areas.
  • Strong Organizational and Management Experience and Skills: Significant experience and track record of success in leading and managing complex, multi-disciplinary organizations and teams is desired, along with excellent communication skills.

* Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

The expected pay range for this position is $181,914.00 to $231,158.00 per annum. 

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

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