Senior Partner Success Manager, Central US

Via Open · verified Sep 13, 2026

Central US Full-time Senior Channel & Partnerships

Senior Channel & Partnerships role at Via. Central US · full-time · $145,000–$165,000 base.

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$145,000 – $165,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Set partner direction by evaluating strengths, gaps, and ambitious goals
Build lasting relationships, address partner pain points, and find service and revenue expansion opportunities
Turn service performance data into clear recommendations that improve quality, efficiency, and growth
Secure contract renewals and expansions that increase annual partnership revenue

What you bring

Bring at least six years of relevant experience, including client-facing work
Use complex data to form sharp conclusions and translate findings into practical actions
Stay composed during crises or criticism while celebrating partner successes
Show initiative, resilience through change, and comfort with substantial responsibility
Travel frequently and contribute as an individual performer and team mentor

Who this fits

You’ll suit a relationship-focused operator who enjoys fast-moving work, data-based decisions, and helping partners grow. The role is remote-first in the US Central region, with Chicago and the broader Midwest preferred; Texas and other locations may also be considered. Frequent travel and face-to-face partner meetings are part of the job.

From the employer

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 Senior Partner Success Manager, you’ll be the face and voice of Via for our partners both internally and externally. In this dynamic role, you’ll be responsible for building genuine and durable customer relationships while converting those relationships into opportunities for long-term revenue growth. You will serve as our partners’ trusted advisor by providing strategic guidance on operational, go-to-market, and product-related issues. Simultaneously, you will be an internal advocate for partners with Via by championing for new products and capabilities to facilitate the expansion of each partner’s service size and scope.

This is a remote-first role based in the US Central region. We're ideally looking for candidates in Chicago or the broader Midwest, but are open to other locations including Texas.

What You'll Do

Develop a vision and strategy for partners by assessing their strengths and weaknesses to assist them in setting and achieving ambitious goals
Build deep and trusting long-term relationships with partners by identifying partner pain points, providing solutions, and recognizing opportunities for service growth and revenue generation
Analyze daily, weekly, and long-term service performance data to provide partners with actionable recommendations that improve their services’ quality, efficiency, and growth
Negotiate and sign contract renewals and service expansions to increase year-on-year revenue from each partnership

Who You Are

You have minimum of 6+ years of relevant work experience, including client facing experience
Relationship builder who remains calm and collected when facing crisis or criticism and celebrates partners’ successes with them
Quantitatively-inclined and data savvy; you may not be a Tableau expert, but you enjoy drawing quick, insightful conclusions from complex data sets, asking critical questions, and synthesizing raw numbers into simple, actionable recommendations
A reliable, motivated self-starter with a passionate growth mentality. You enjoy fast-paced environments, aren’t deterred by setbacks or pivots, and thrive in roles requiring a very high degree of responsibility
An excellent team player; you’re a meaningful individual contributor, and a mentor to others on your team. You view successes as a team effort, and enjoy working with others
Comfortable with frequent travel, you're excited to connect with partners face-to-face

Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary range: $145,000-$165,000, determined by experience, knowledge, and skills. Total compensation also includes variable pay and equity.
Comprehensive health coverage, with low-cost dental and vision plans.
A 401(k) with a generous company match and vesting.
Fully paid parental leave for new parents, with extended leave options.
Additional benefits (family planning, mental health, pet insurance, and other wellness perks).
20 days of paid time off (PTO) annually.

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 world-class 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.