Jobs in Oldenburg, Germany

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As a Driver Recruitment Specialist, you will be at the forefront of building Via’s driver network in Germany. In this role, you’ll lead end-to-end recruitment efforts to attract, engage, and onboard drivers for our services. You'll develop and execute innovative strategies, manage relationships with recruitment partners and agencies, and help us deliver a reliable and positive experience for drivers and riders across Germany.

This is a part-time position that can be done remotely, as long as you are based in Germany.

What You’ll Do:

• Support Via’s driver recruitment for the entire DACH market
• Work closely with our central supply planning teams to manage and coordinate hiring targets for each one of our services
• Coordinate on-site appointments with local field teams and oversee scheduling of driver onboarding and training
• Respond to driver candidate questions and coordinate appointment bookings along the recruitment process ensuring an excellent candidate experience
• Take responsibility for driver base data and ensure new hires meet our high compliance standards
• As the real-time point of contact, you will prioritize operational issues and implement creative solutions to solve problems as they arise
• Diligently work with a broad interdisciplinary team to help scale operational processes, systems, and tools to drive rapid growth

Who You Are:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience (including internships)
• Native-level German and intermediate level of English
• You’re empathetic and thrive on building meaningful relationships. You understand that everyone has a unique background, and you're able to connect with individuals from a wide range of cultures, personalities, and communication styles.
• You're an excellent communicator, both written and verbal, and you're comfortable engaging with people from all walks of life - whether it's over the phone, in person, or via email.
• You’re a proactive problem-solver who responds to challenges with quick, thoughtful solutions.
• You work well with others and collaborate effectively with internal teams, recruitment partners, and external vendors.
• You care deeply about delivering a great experience for drivers and the communities they support.
• You’re organized and capable of managing multiple recruitment pipelines at once. Experience with high-volume or fast-growth recruitment or customer support is not required, but is a plus.

What We Offer:

• 100% work from home, as long as you’re based in Germany (if remote is not for you, you can work from our beautiful office in the heart of Berlin)
• State of the art hardware for you to perform your work worry free
• The possibility of working for a company who has a strong mission of improving the quality of life for those who need it most
• Salary range: €15 -17/ h base pay for a work week of up to 20 hours. Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best in class suite of products, we make transit thrive.

Our teams of worldclass engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.

If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.