Dispatcher
About this role
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 Dispatcher, you will manage key aspects of our day-to-day transit operations. You - along with your teammates - will be the go-to person for live troubleshooting decisions and will collaborate with operations, support, and product optimization teams to help plan and improve our services. You will also help with many other types of tickets and tasks based on business needs.
**This is an in-person position. You will be working from our office in San Jose, CA.
What You'll Do:
- Proactively adjust daily operating plans based on real-time inputs from drivers, riders, and colleagues
- Prioritize operational issues as a real-time point of contact and provide creative solutions for overseeing a live operation
- Build strong cross-functional relationships across various Via teams and offices and external partners
- Leverage your operating and troubleshooting expertise to support other business areas. This may include other live operations, phone and email.
- Effectively prioritize live operational issues and take action based on the information received
- Leverage knowledge of Via products and services to make ad hoc decisions with little guidance
Who You Are:
- Thrive in fast-paced environments: able to make sound decisions on the fly, oversee multiple tasks simultaneously, and prioritize effectively
- Ownership mentality: take full responsibility for delivering great service to driver-partners
- Proactive: able to think ahead and anticipate to prevent problems before they start
- An empathetic and effective communicator: you excel at active listening and collaboration
- Comfortable with ambiguity: make thoughtful choices between imperfect options
- Maintain a solution-oriented mindset: persistent, creative, and cool under pressure
- Observant and keen to improve: if something’s not working, you come up with a better way
- An exceptional team player: people love working with you, and you can quickly contribute to cross-functional teams
Compensation and Benefits:
- Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable.
- Salary Range: $30/hour
- Shifts will be 5 days a week (Monday to Friday)
- 35 hours a week
- Hours available (subject to change):
- 5:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
- 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT
- We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including medical plans and 401K matching.
- Successful completion of a drug test is necessary for employment
There has never been a more exciting time to be on the cutting edge of public mobility. Ready to join the ride?
Via is an equal opportunity employer.
Company at a glance
Via is on a mission to create public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. Our platform serves as the technology backbone for modern transit networks, transforming antiquated and siloed public transportation systems into smart, data-driven, and efficient digital networks. With hundreds of agency partners in 30+ countries, Via is recognized as the leading transportation technology and service provider for governments.
Via’s platform has pioneered microtransit — a new mode of mass transit — and today offers a comprehensive, end-to-end public transit solution that helps our customers design, operate, and optimize their transit systems using software, services, and billions of proprietary real-world trip data points. The result: lower costs, equitable access, and better passenger experiences.
Top Benefits
- Medical plans
- 401k matching
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