Lead, Business Optimization

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.  As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.  Role Summary   Rivian has embarked on a company-wide program to achieve the long-term cost structure that will allow the company to drive towards sustainable growth and impact. This program is designed to maximize efficiency across the key cost elements of material costs, logistics, labor and overhead, indirect costs, and capital expenditures.   This role focuses on driving end-to-end optimization within Rivian’s indirect costs. You will drive transformational change alongside business/functional owners, procurement, and finance.    This role is best suited for someone comfortable exercising a diverse skill set into varying work. A “day in the life” can involve a presentation to a senior leader, facilitating team discussions and driving the conversation to outcomes, deep diving into a data set, and drafting a process improvement.    Responsibilities   Support teams in the collective generation & implementation of cost reduction ideas to achieve our savings targets. Drive step-change dialogue in demand-driven and supply-side optimization levers through taking a devil’s advocate and continuous improvement perspective   Drive indirect cost program governance and accountability through workstream program management and weekly reporting to senior leadership   Support the ongoing implementation, metric tracking / dashboard development, and effectiveness evaluation of spend control towers    Role-model change management & Company values: operating with an efficient & lean ownership mindset, fact-based decision making, a bias for action, and Rivian’s Compass values   Qualifications   5+ years of relevant experience in Consulting, Cost-Reduction or Transformational Change program experience, Finance, Supply Chain or Continuous Improvement   Bachelor’s degree or equivalent  Extremely strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence; comfort in relationship management across levels Concise verbal and written communication; ability to synthesize information into key points Ability to develop PowerPoint presentations autonomously (storyline, executive summary, charts & content) Strong Excel and analytical skills; tableau experience preferred   Salary Range Salary range for Irvine, CA based applicants: $135,000 - $155,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law) Benefits Summary Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.  Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at  candidateaccommodations@rivian.com . Candidate Data Privacy Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.   Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.   Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.      Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.