Director, Go-To-Market Strategy

Foster City, CAExperience, Communications & Marketing – Communications /Full-time /HybridWe are inventors, builders, and doers, passionate and purposeful in the work we do. We have a once-in-a-century opportunity to reinvent personal transportation, and we need your help.In this role, you will be responsible for shaping, operationalizing, and continuously improving our go-to-market strategy for what could become a $10T global market for personal mobility. This is a dual-threat role: we need someone equally fluent in strategy and partnerships - able to go toe-to-toe with external counterparts to negotiate high-value deals, and just as capable of stepping back to set the strategic frame around the cities that we are serving, then expansions we are steering, and the unit economics we are driving. You will regularly engage with and present to senior leadership, including CEOs of partner organizations, so comfort operating in the room with top executives is essential, not optional.This leader will partner closely with Finance, Strategy, Product, Marketing, and Operations to translate our GTM strategy into a focused set of priorities, integrated plans, and operational systems across our scaling new markets.In this role, you will...DriveDrive Zoox's go-to-market playbook and develop frameworks for city selection, service planning, and fleet sizing, ensuring alignment with corporate cross-functional teams in service of the company's overall business objectives.Collaborate with PnL owners, Corporate Strategy, and Finance on a comprehensive and tailored ride-hail commercial strategy that encompasses monetization strategies, models, pricing, and sales approaches to drive customer acquisition and retention.Identify, negotiate, and secure partnerships with key commercial and product players across different sectors to enhance product offerings and expand market reach, serving as a primary point of contact with executive counterparts - including CEOs - at partner organizations.Analyze various data-sets to understand mobility needs, demand profiles, and trip characteristics in cities.Conduct and incorporate comprehensive industry market research to support strategic decision-making.Build relationships with external organizations and experts to gather data-points and obtain expert opinions.Research, synthesize, and present key strategic decisions and business issues with senior leadership.Lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution that aligns with strategic objectives.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree required15+ years of experience in strategy, business development, and partnerships.A demonstrated ability to operate as both dealmaker and strategist - you don't hand off partnerships to someone else once the strategy is set, and you don't hand off strategy once a deal is signed7+ years of people management experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development within a high-growth or operationally complex organizationDemonstrated experience leading complex, end-to-end partnership negotiations and executions with measurable business impactTrack record of engaging directly with C-suite executives, including CEOs, at partner companies - comfortable leading high-stakes conversations and negotiations at that levelProven experience leading and developing teams, with the ability to drive accountability, influence organizational direction, and foster strong cross-functional collaborationProven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across highly cross-functional organizationsStrong strategic thinking and analytical capabilities, including experience evaluating trade-offs, developing business cases, and supporting high-stakes decision-makingExperience operating independently in fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environmentsPassion for autonomous vehicles, mobility, and building next-generation transportation solutionsExcellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skillsBonus Qualifications:MBAExperience working closely with product, engineering, and technical leadership teamsStrong financial modeling and deal analysis experienceExperience supporting city launches, marketplace operations, mobility platforms, or large-scale operational partnerships$297,000 - $356,000 a yearBase Salary RangeThere are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.