Community Partnership Manager

About Dollaride

Dollaride is building the future of clean mobility — starting in the communities that need it most. Based in Brooklyn, we electrify commuter van fleets in underserved urban areas through our EV-as-a-Service (EVaaS) model. Our platform combines electric vehicle leasing, charging infrastructure, innovative financing, and smart mobility software to create a seamless path toward zero-emission transportation.

We're backed by top-tier government agencies and private investors and are proud to lead initiatives like New York State's Clean Transit Access Program (CTAP), bringing sustainable mobility options to transit deserts. Our work sits at the intersection of environmental impact, transit equity, and economic opportunity — and we're just getting started. Join us as we scale a cleaner, smarter transportation system from the ground up.

Role Overview

The Community Partnerships Manager (CPM)
is Dollaride's public face to community, workforce, and public-sector partners—and the engine behind partnership pathways that advance our mission and drive measurable business and revenue outcomes. You will lead mid-funnel partnership and business development efforts, coordinate and fund programs and pilots, and convert engagement into funded initiatives, operator success, and growth.

This role blends strategy and execution: you will steward critical relationships, run high-impact programs, and build partnership opportunities that expand economic mobility and accelerate Dollaride's growth.

What You'll Do

1. Build High-Impact Partnerships (60%)

• Cultivate and manage relationships across fleet operators, workforce partners, community-based organizations, and city/state agencies that translate into funded pilots, customer acquisition and revenue growth.
• Lead grant and RFP strategy — including opportunity scanning, concept development, teaming arrangement, and success criteria — to identify aligned funding pathways; support development of ensuing proposals.
• Represent Dollaride at community meetings, operator forums, and public events that foster trust, share progress, and generate insights for program and partnership growth.

2. Execute & Scale Community Initiatives (30%)

• Develop Dollaride's
  Community Engagement Roadmap
  — defining the strategy, framework, and tools for engaging operators, workforce partners, and community stakeholders to accelerate clean-mobility adoption.
• Launch and scale community-focused programs and workforce initiatives with partners (e.g., HOPE Program, BWI, Green City Force, RETI Center) with clear milestones and business-model KPIs.
• Lead program execution: scope alignment, stakeholder meetings, milestone tracking, and multi-funder compliance/reporting (NYSERDA, Empire State Development, Con Edison).

3. Elevate Brand Trust (10%)

• Influence communication strategy to ensure alignment with engagement and partnership priorities.
• Develop stories, data points, and insights that highlight community impact and strengthen trust with public partners.
• Represent Dollaride at events and public forums as a credible ambassador for clean mobility and community wealth-building — gathering feedback and elevating visibility.

Required Experience

• 5–7 years
  in community partnerships, program management, or impact-oriented business development.
• Proven ability to build and sustain cross-sector partnerships (government, nonprofits, workforce, small businesses),
  especially those tied to funding or measurable business outcomes
  .
• Grant/RFP experience
  — leading, strategizing, or overseeing opportunity identification, proposal development, and funding success.
• Track record of
  designing, launching, and scaling community-focused programs
  , ideally in workforce development or public engagement.
• Strong familiarity with
  NYC's community, nonprofit, and government landscape
  (highly preferred).

Required Skills

• Exceptional communicator
  — strong writing, public speaking, and ability to shape messaging across channels.
• Confident public representative
  able to engage diverse stakeholders, lead meetings/forums, and represent Dollaride externally.
• Strategic and organized operator
  who can prioritize, manage multiple workstreams, and align efforts to mission and growth goals.
• Leadership mindset
  — proactive, accountable, able to work independently while collaborating across teams.
• Deep passion for
  clean energy, mobility entrepreneurship, and equitable economic development
  , with an instinct for turning engagement into concrete action.

Application

If you meet our requirements and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume and application through Wellfound here:

Upon review, we will ask you to submit
ONE
of the following with your application (choose the option that best represents your work):

• Partnership/program artifact:
  Any presentation decks/content that show your past performance and activities related to partnership development and community engagement results (feel free to redact).
• Writing sample (1–2 pages):
  grant narrative, RFP section, partnership brief, or similar.
• Public speaking clip (2–3 minutes):
  community meeting, webinar, panel, or quick recorded video.

Contact us at with any questions.

Why join Dollaride?

At Dollaride, you'll be part of a mission-driven team committed to making sustainable and equitable transportation accessible to all. We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to make a tangible impact on urban mobility.

Our Values & Culture

Our values are the backbone of everything we do. They guide our decisions, shape our partnerships, and define how we grow—with integrity, impact, and purpose:

Courage to Innovate -
We take on tough problems with creativity, experimentation, and forward motion.
Optimistic Impact -
We lead with energy, humility, and purpose — lifting each other and our communities.
Adaptability with Clarity -
We pivot smartly, always grounded in what matters most.
Customer Journey Mindset -
Every solution is built with the customer's path and experience at the core.
Clean Transit Equity -
We champion clean, reliable mobility that puts underserved communities first.

These aren't buzzwords—they're how we stay grounded while building big.

We believe in Equal Opportunity

Dollaride is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.