{"id":857653,"url":"https://alion.io/job/eightfleet-market-manager-2","title":"Market Manager","company":{"id":693834,"name":"8Fleet","domain":"eightfleet.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/eightfleet","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Detroit, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":120000,"max":130000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":130000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-11T21:32:35Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26T01:09:31Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":14,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":14},"description":"About 8Fleet:\n8Fleet is a Los Angeles-based technology and logistics company building the operational infrastructure behind modern rideshare fleets, both autonomous and non-autonomous. We operate in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, and Miami.\nDetroit is one of our next markets, and we're hiring the person who will open it.\nAbout the Role:\nThis is a new market. On day one there is no fleet in Detroit, no facility, and no local team. This role builds all three.\nAs Market Manager, you own Detroit end to end: you launch it, you run it, and you grow it.\nBefore go-live that means securing the physical footprint, building the local vendor bench, getting the first vehicles road-ready, activating the first cohort of drivers, and hiring the operations team you'll lead. After go-live it means owning day-to-day operations, the market's financial performance, and the plan that takes Detroit from a first cohort of drivers to a fully scaled market.\nThis is an operating job, not a planning one. You'll be in the lot, in the data, and in the details. Detroit will launch non-autonomous; autonomous operations are a possibility as the market matures, not part of the role at launch.\nWe're looking for someone who has done this before - who has opened something that didn't exist and carried it through its messy first months - and who wants to do it again with real ownership and real support behind them.\nWhat You'll Own:\nLaunching the Market:\nSecure and outfit Detroit's operating footprint - facility and lot space, equipment, and on-site workflows\n\nBuild the local vendor bench: maintenance and repair partners, cleaning, towing, and fueling or charging\n\nPartner with central teams on the licensing, registration, and regulatory requirements needed to operate in Michigan\n\nGet the first vehicles delivered, registered, inspected, and road-ready\n\nRecruit, onboard, and activate Detroit's first cohort of drivers, then convert that into a repeatable supply process\n\nHire, onboard, and train the local operations team you'll lead\n\nDocument what works, so Detroit's launch makes the next market's faster\n\nRunning & Growing the Market:\nOwn day-to-day fleet operations: driver scheduling across 24-hour shift coverage, dispatch, vehicle availability, and performance monitoring\n\nOwn the maintenance and repair program, keeping utilization high and downtime low\n\nPartner with the Growth team on driver recruiting, onboarding, and retention as supply scales\n\nSupport and train drivers on safety, platform best practices, and rider experience\n\nManage, coach, and develop the local operations team, adding headcount as volume grows\n\nGrow the market: scale driver supply and fleet size, expand shift coverage and service area, and identify where the next increment of demand comes from\n\nBuild the market's growth plan and make the case for the investment it needs\n\nOwning the Numbers:\nOwn Detroit's operating and financial metrics - utilization, revenue and cost per vehicle, driver retention, and contribution margin\n\nAnalyze market performance to find profitability and efficiency gaps, then close them\n\nBuild and manage the market's operating budget and report performance to company leadership on a regular cadence\n\nSet and track the KPIs that carry Detroit from launch through scale\n\nSafety & Compliance:\nEnsure compliance with Michigan and City of Detroit requirements, applicable safety standards, and 8Fleet policy\n\nRun regular safety audits and drive corrective action\n\nSurface operational and regulatory risk early, with a recommendation attached\n\nWhat You'll Bring:\n4+ years in operations management, business consulting, or a comparable operating role, including ownership of business goals and the processes behind them\n\n2+ years managing people directly, including hiring, coaching, and developing your own team\n\nDirect experience opening something that didn't previously exist - a new market, site, facility, branch, region, or line of business - and running it through its first operating months\n\nA track record of deciding and moving with incomplete information\n\nGenuine comfort with data: you build the analysis yourself, draw the insight, and act on it\n\nStrong communication across a wide range of audiences - drivers, hourly teams, vendors, city officials, and company leadership\n\nBA/BS or equivalent practical operating experience\n\nBased in Detroit, or willing to relocate ahead of launch. This role is on-site in market.\n\nWillingness to work the hours a 24-hour operation demands, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends, particularly through launch\n\nValid driver's license and a clean driving record\n\nNice to Have:\nExperience in rideshare, last-mile delivery, car rental, vehicle leasing, or another vehicle-heavy operation\n\nExperience operating on or alongside Uber, Lyft, or similar platforms\n\nFounder or early-employee experience\n\nFamiliarity with the Detroit metro market - its vendor landscape, labor market, and geography\n\nCompensation:\nBase salary range: $120,000-$130,000\nThis role is also eligible for an annual performance bonus and a stock option grant.\nEqual Opportunity Employer:\n8Fleet is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity on our team. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, marital status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\nIf you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know and we'll work with you.\nDisclaimer:\nThis job description describes the general nature of the role and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, or requirements. 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