Senior Director, Innovative Mobility

About the role

CALSTART is a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all. For over 30 years, it's been CALSTART's mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration. CALSTART is seeking a Senior Director, Innovative Mobility to lead strategy, execution, and market acceleration efforts across zero-emission personal mobility, last-mile delivery, and school mobility. This leader will shape the national vision for innovative mobility, create and drive program development, influence policy, and ensure the fiscal health of the initiative. The ideal candidate will have a strong network across the mobility sector, will recruit and curate a membership base, and will cultivate strong partnerships across public, private, and community-based organizations. The Senior Director, Innovative Mobility reports to the Executive Vice President of Initiatives and collaborates closely with the other Initiatives, Policy, Business Development, Regional Offices, and Member Services. CALSTART's Innovative Mobility (IM) initiative focuses on deploying emerging transportation technologies and operating models to address persistent challenges in moving people and goods - reducing emissions, improving efficiency, and expanding access. IM takes a whole-system approach to designing transportation networks, with a deliberate emphasis on ensuring these solutions are accessible, affordable, and responsive to the needs of communities. Leveraging innovation and technology, IM advances mobility solutions that deliver broad public benefits while addressing long-standing gaps in transportation access. The IM initiative includes three major focus areas: Personal Mobility - These efforts prioritize affordability, usability, and efficiency, and are developed in partnership with community stakeholders to expand access to reliable options for all communities. This includes IM's flagship offering, the California Clean Mobility Options program, as well as mobility hubs, automated vehicle pilots, and other mobility programs. We understand that not everyone will match the above qualifications 100%. If your background isn't perfectly aligned but you feel you would be a great addition to the team, we'd love to hear from you. We're a tight-knit team of world-class innovators, business minds, and change agents who believe passionately in our mission and put our team ahead of self. We are committed to the continued development and growth of our employees and invest in your success! We care about your personal well being as much as your professional success and offer generous benefits to full time employees including: 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement plan with generous company contributions, FSA for Health and Dependent Care, 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more! Our inclusive environment focuses on making decisions based on merit without regard to race, color, hair texture, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, LGBTQIA+ status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Please be aware of recruiting scams! All legitimate communication from our recruitment team will come from an official calstart.org email address via email, we will not text you about a role you have not applied to or shown interest in. We will not perform any interviews via text or Zoom chat. CALSTART does not ask for any fees or personal information such as social security numbers or bank details during the recruitment process.

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