“I get a lot of encouragement when I say that I work for Mobility”

Roland, you once did a banking apprenticeship and now work at Mobility. How did this come about?

I did a banking apprenticeship at Credit Suisse and then went on to study. I did an internship at SBB during my studies and, after graduating, I was hired as a project manager in Marketing. After eight varied and exciting years, I was given the chance to take on a new challenge. So I switched to corporate communications at an IT company, after which I worked for three and a half years as communications officer for the municipality of Ebikon (LU). Because of my great sympathy for Mobility, I have looked at Mobility job advertisements from time to time. When the position of Project Manager Corporate Development was advertised, I tried my luck – and got the job.

In addition to your job at Mobility, you also work elsewhere.

Yes, I work 80% at Mobility and 20% at the Kaufmännisches Bildungszentrum Zug, where I am responsible for further training in marketing and sales and teach various courses. Mobility’s flexible structures allow me to combine both.

How do these flexible structures manifest themselves?

Primarily in the fact that we live as a matter of course, that we can organise and organise our working hours independently. We also have great, centrally located office workspaces at the Suurstoffi site in Rotkreuz, but we can also work from home or another location at any time. I really appreciate these freedoms and allow me to reconcile my two roles at Mobility and the KBZ.

Is it the people or the structures at Mobility that make such a way of working possible?

Sure, the structures have to be right, but ultimately it is the people who exemplify them. It requires a different kind of leadership and a different understanding of work. Managers must have trust and relinquish control.

What was your outside view of Mobility like before you started here?

I was a member of the Mobility cooperative long before I started working. I became a cooperative member less because of a specific need for mobility, but rather because I was a big fan of Mobility and the idea of sharing cars instead of owning them. I have always seen Mobility as an honest and trustworthy company that offers future-proof and innovative mobility solutions.

What reactions do you notice when you go out and say you work for Mobility?

I’m getting a lot of encouragement there. In my environment, Mobility is regarded as a very progressive and likeable company. Mobility seems approachable and familiar. Mobility is synonymous with car sharing. And I really don’t remember ever having to explain to anyone what Mobility does. We know Mobility.

What do you see as the meaning of your work?

As a Mobility employee, I can help make private motorised transport more sustainable and compatible. As an employee in the Products team, it is the motivation to develop needs-based solutions for our customers. And as Product Owner Solutions, I work with many great colleagues to lay the foundations so that we at Mobility can develop and offer these sustainable and customer-oriented solutions.

Looking at the future of the company: How do you assess the role of your department?

With a great deal of passion and focus on our customers, we are helping to ensure that Mobility remains the car sharing provider of choice in the future.

First name: Roland
Activity: from Project Manager Corporate Development to Product Owner Solutions
with Mobility since: December 2021