Market Manager

The role

The Market Manager will launch, run, and grow the New Jersey market. This role involves securing physical footprints, building vendor networks, hiring an operations team, and managing day-to-day fleet operations and financial performance.

What you will do

• Secure and outfit New Jersey's operating footprint
• Build the local vendor bench
• Partner with central teams on licensing, registration, and regulatory requirements
• Get the first vehicles delivered, registered, inspected, and road-ready
• Recruit, onboard, and activate the first cohort of drivers
• Hire, onboard, and train the local operations team
• Own day-to-day fleet operations including driver scheduling, dispatch, and vehicle availability
• Own the maintenance and repair program
• Manage, coach, and develop the local operations team
• Own New Jersey's operating and financial metrics

Required qualifications

• 4+ years in operations management, business consulting, or a comparable operating role
• 2+ years managing people directly
• Direct experience opening something that didn't previously exist and running it through its first operating months
• Track record of deciding and moving with incomplete information
• Comfort with data
• Strong communication across a wide range of audiences
• BA/BS or equivalent practical operating experience
• Based in New Jersey, or willing to relocate ahead of launch
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record

Nice to have

• Experience in rideshare, last-mile delivery, car rental, vehicle leasing, or another vehicle-heavy operation
• Experience operating on or alongside Uber, Lyft, or similar platforms
• Founder or early-employee experience
• Familiarity with the New Jersey market

About the company

8Fleet is a Los Angeles–based technology and logistics company building the operational infrastructure behind modern rideshare fleets. They operate in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, and Miami.