Market Manager

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$120k–$130k

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8fleet Inc Market Manager at 8Fleet Inc responsible for launching, running, and growing the Chicago market from scratch. This includes securing facilities, building vendor relationships, activating drivers, and managing day-to-day fleet operations.

Responsibilities

This is a new market. On day one there is no fleet in Chicago, no facility, and no local team. This role builds all three.
As Market Manager, you own Chicago end to end: you launch it, you run it, and you grow it.
Before 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 Chicago from a first cohort of drivers to a fully scaled market.
This is an operating job, not a planning one. You'll be in the lot, in the data, and in the details. Chicago will launch non-autonomous; autonomous operations are a possibility as the market matures, not part of the role at launch.
We'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.
What You'll Own:
Launching the Market:
Secure and outfit Chicago's operating footprint — facility and lot space, equipment, and on-site workflows
Build the local vendor bench: maintenance and repair partners, cleaning, towing, and fueling or charging
Partner with central teams on the licensing, registration, and regulatory requirements needed to operate in Illinois
Get the first vehicles delivered, registered, inspected, and road-ready
Recruit, onboard, and activate Chicago's first cohort of drivers, then convert that into a repeatable supply process

Qualification

Experience in rideshareFounder or early-employee experience

Preferred

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 Chicago metro market — its vendor landscape, labor market, and geography

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Company

8fleet Inc

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