Locations and Deployments Manager

About PopWheels

PopWheels is building the urban-scale battery infrastructure to support the micromobility revolution across North America. We operate a growing network of smart battery-swapping cabinets across New York City, giving delivery workers a fast, safe, and reliable way to power their e-bikes, and are rapidly expanding to other cities across the USA. We were the top performer in a recent NYCDOT pilot, have been featured in New York Magazine, NPR, and the NY Times, and were just selected as the 2025 winner of the Urban Future Prize. 

Our mission is simple and urgent: end dangerous indoor charging and make it effortless to swap dead batteries for full ones—anytime, anywhere.

This is a public safety issue, a labor issue, and an urban infrastructure challenge. We’re tackling all three at once.

We’re a tight-knit, mission-driven team solving real-world problems in the most complex cities in the world. We deal with messy constraints, tight timelines, and high-stakes decisions in service of a system that keeps essential workers moving and cities running.

The Role: Locations and Deployments Manager

As a Locations and Deployments manager, you’ll be responsible for getting PopWheels cabinets live across NYC and other cities across North America, paving the way for a revolution in urban energy and mobility. You’ll manage every step of bringing new PopWheels sites online from design to first swap.

This role is for someone who thrives in motion and can make things happen – fast. You’ll work with landlords, contractors, utilities, and city agencies to get cabinets powered and running, often juggling multiple sites at once.

You’ll balance planning and execution — tracking details, anticipating snags, and keeping projects moving through shifting conditions. The work changes fast, but you’ll stay focused on what matters: safe, functional sites that serve riders and the city.

You’ll need sharp instincts, clear communication, and a steady hand when things get messy. You’ll also need to love cities and the people who keep them running.

If you want to help cities run better, this is your chance to make it happen.
 

Key Responsibilities Include:

Project Management: Oversee the planning, coordination, and launch of cabinet sites across multiple U.S. cities. Liaise with external stakeholders to ensure on-time project completion and communicate with internal Popwheels teams to regularly track project development.

Vendor Coordination: Collaborate with PopWheels’ Construction Manager to manage relationships with electricians, contractors, and other third parties involved in cabinet deployments, ensuring work meets PopWheels’ timetables, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.

Utility Coordination: Manage relationships with utilities to ensure timely electrical service delivery and secure eligible project incentives across PopWheels’ project portfolio.

Architecture and Design: Develop detailed plot plans for cabinet sites that comply with local regulations and serve as clear directional diagrams for utility, vendor, and agency partners.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all battery cabinet deployments conform to local regulations. Work closely with local agency inspectors, policy teams, and legal representatives to secure permits and approvals for each cabinet site.

Real-Time Problem Solving: Address real-time issues that arise during site development deployment, coordinating with relevant project stakeholders and developing contingency plans to keep projects on track.

Reporting & Analysis: Report on the progress of individual deployments, providing regular updates to senior management and recommending improvements where necessary. Responsible for the on-time delivery of PopWheels’ quarterly deployment goals. 
 

Requirements: 

• Relevant project management experience, ideally in logistics, construction, or urban infrastructure. 
• High proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Airtable, Asana) and comfort handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and delivering to tough deadlines. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including government partners, contractors, landlords, delivery workers, and utility representatives. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Genuine enthusiasm for urban mobility, sustainability, and energy.
• Comfortable in working in a high-velocity startup environment; must be capable of moving the ball forward consistently under high uncertainty and complexity. 
• Experience deploying EV Mobility and/or architecture and design experience is not required but is a plus. Candidates who can produce and/or stamp site drawings will be given extra consideration. 
   

Salary: $65,000-$100,000, based on experience and certifications
 

Interested? Apply now by completing the online job application
 

Job applications will be accepted on a rolling timeline, with interviews to begin by early December, and offer expected before the winter holiday.
 

PopWheels 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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