Market Manager

The role

The Market Manager will launch, run, and grow the Detroit market. This role involves securing facilities, building vendor networks, hiring teams, and managing day-to-day fleet operations and financial performance.

What you will do

• Secure and outfit Detroit'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 Detroit's 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 Detroit'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 Detroit, 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 Detroit metro 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.