OEM Chief of Staff
Job title: OEM Chief of Staff in Santa Cruz, CA at Joby Aviation
Company: Joby Aviation
Job description: Joby Overview: Located in Northern California, the team at Joby Aviation is driven by our goal of creating an affordable, all-electric air transportation system. Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. Since 2009, our team has worked steadily to make this dream a reality. We’ve designed and tested many generations of prototype aircraft capable of serving in a network of electric air taxis. We’re looking for talented, committed individuals to join our team as we push onwards toward certifying the Joby aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration, scaling our manufacturing, and launching our initial commercial service. Overview:The Aircraft OEM Chief of Staff will work closely with the President of Aircraft OEM with a focus on streamlining strategic initiatives, overseeing program management and communicating objectives company-wide, with a focus on Aircraft Development. The ideal candidate will have proven success in a management consulting role as well as an aviation focused organization, with a special focus on executive-level advising and interdepartmental collaboration. This position is located onsite in Santa Cruz, California. This role is not eligible for remote work. Responsibilities:
- Support strategic business initiatives, from business plan development through successful execution
- Program manage multiple initiatives from conception to delivery
- Produce executive level presentations to enhance and expedite decision making and strategic alignment
- Develop, maintain, analyze and produce metrics related to plans
- Assist with risk assessments, developing mitigation plans and refining business cases.
- Support a complex and diverse group of units and programs in the areas of strategic planning and analysis, financial planning and budget analysis, human resources, space and facility requirements and/or airline operations
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field required, MBA preferred
- At least 5 years of professional experience in a relevant field
- At least 2 years of experience in management consulting
- Experience working in an aviation/aerospace environment
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence across the organization; ability to mobilize key internal and external stakeholders and engage both colleagues and senior leadership
- Strong presentation skills, including the ability to create presentations for an executive audience
- Demonstrated strategic and analytical thinking skills; ability to translate strategy to a tactical, executable level, including development of excel based financial models
- Experience leading multiple projects concurrently, demonstrating a pragmatic approach and results orientation
- Ability to resolve escalated issues and problems quickly, efficiently, and independently
- Experience providing counsel and management support to a high-level executive, overseeing commitments, and ensuring priorities are strategically managed and executed in a dynamic environment
- Experience applying sound judgment and business acumen in communication and experience navigating confidential and sensitive situations at all organizational levels
- FAA licensure (e.g. pilot’s license and/or airframe and powerplant license)
- Experience working at or with aircraft development and certification
- Experience in complex project development