Who we are:
Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.
Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.
The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.
With Glydways, we’re building more than a transportation system; we’re creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.
About the Role:
The City Marketing Manager serves as the strategic marketing lead for Glydways’ active city projects and key partners.
This role ensures alignment between Glydways and city or partner stakeholders, shaping and managing the shared narrative around each project. You will act as the connective tissue between partner organizations and Glydways’ internal marketing team—ensuring clarity, cohesion, and strategic amplification of each deployment.
This is a strategic orchestration role—not an event planning or social posting role.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Own the shared marketing narrative for active city projects and strategic partners.
- Ensure alignment between Glydways and partner communications across all touchpoints.
- Identify marketing opportunities tied to project milestones and deployments.
- Act as the marketing liaison between Business Development, partners, and internal teams.
- Brief Brand, PR, Content, and Events teams to ensure cohesive execution.
- Surface risks or misalignments early and facilitate strategic resolution.
- Maintain visibility into regional perception and stakeholder engagement.
- Support long-term credibility and influence within key partner markets.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- 7–10 years experience in B2B marketing, partner marketing, or regional marketing strategy.
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Experience working with public sector or enterprise partners preferred.
- Ability to translate complex projects into compelling narratives.
- Highly organized and comfortable managing cross-functional alignment.
Glydways provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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