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Senior Legal Program Manager, Employment, Litigation, and Workplace Investigations
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.
We are looking for a very organized and detail-oriented teammate to join as a Program Manager on Litigation, Employment, and Workplace Investigations team. This role is right for someone who is excited to work across an array of projects and tasks, from helping address complex legal issues to organizing meetings. This role will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Employment and Workplace Investigations. The role is ultimately a generalist role focused on project management.
Responsibilities
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Directly provide day-to-day management and strategic oversight to our Employment and Litigation programs, optimizing our efforts with repeatable, efficient, and scalable programmatic solutions
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Develop and implement program/project plans, which can include goal setting, use case development, partner engagement, roles and responsibilities (RACI), risks, milestones, and resource tracking
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Develop relationships with and partner closely with teams across the business (and across the globe) to identify initiatives the Employment and Litigation teams will prioritize
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Learn and administer our applications and processes, including our Legal Helpdesk (internal legal request intake and triage)
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Support the Workplace Investigations function, scheduling, note taking, and maintaining files
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Develop and maintain processes to monitor team goals, measure progress, and track completion; Plan and schedule project timelines and achievements, and ensure all projects are delivered on-time
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Provide administrative support, coordinating cross-functional teams for Legal-led strategic projects, including setting up, developing the agenda for, scheduling, and running project team meetings
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Mediate disputes between internal departments and solve critical issues in a time-sensitive environment
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Conduct retrospectives that assess and document findings, analysis, and feedback from the project team
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Prioritize conflicting demands; handle matters expeditiously and proactively; and follow through on projects to successful completion
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Learn new subject areas quickly to understand the context of assigned tasks
Requirements
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
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Minimum 4 years relevant working experience
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Ability to learn complex concepts and systems quickly
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Excellent written/verbal communication skills, especially through virtual mediums
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Exceptional attention to detail
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Eager to tackle problems and take on responsibility
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Excellent organizational and time management skills
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Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest levels of integrity, ethical standards, discretion, and sound judgment
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Excellent understanding of G-Suite, as well as productivity and collaboration apps like Slack, Jira, and Confluence, and generally comfortable with technology
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A practical understanding of spreadsheet (Gsheet or Excel) functions including pivot tables and vlookup
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Team oriented approach to communication and problem-solving
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Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-activity environment, and able to handle ambiguity, juggle many matters at once, and quickly shift from one situation or task to another
Bonus Points
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Project Management Professional (PMP) /Agile certification
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Previous work for a law firm or in-house law department
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Program management experience with people- or legal-related programs
The salary range for this position is $87,800 - 129,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
WHY CRUISE?
Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
- Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and life insurance
- Subsidized mental health benefits
- One Medical membership
- Flexible Spending Account
- Monthly wellness stipend
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off: vacation, sick, public health emergency, jury duty, bereavement and company holidays.
- Paid parental, family care and medical leave
- Family care benefits: fertility benefits, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (subsidized by Cruise).
- Non-remote employees: Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan, healthy meals and snacks
- 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.
We’re Safety Conscious
- We integrate #staysafe, our top priority at Cruise, into our everyday work. Through our Safety Management System, every Cruiser is asked to do their part by reporting any potential issues or hazards they observe and making continuous improvements. You’ll be able to contribute to safety at Cruise, no matter your job function or title.
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.
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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.
