Change Management Lead

Who We Are

Gatik is in the business of autonomous freight, and that business is already on the road.

Every day, Gatik’s autonomous trucks move freight for Fortune 50 retailers, grocers and consumer brands across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada, connecting distribution centers and stores and keeping goods moving. At the heart of it all is the Gatik Driver, our proprietary Level 4 autonomous driving system, powered by scalable, interpretable AI and engineered to deliver safe, reliable, high-frequency freight operations.

Gatik’s momentum is real. With more than $600 million in contracted revenue and $200 million raised in our August 2026 Series D round, Gatik has taken one of the toughest challenges in autonomous technology and turned it into a proven commercial business.

And the market is paying attention. In 2026, Gatik earned a place on Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers list, and the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. The Gatik Driver won an Edison Award for Advancements in Autonomous Driving, and Inc. named our Co-founder and Chief Engineer, Apeksha Kumavat, to its Female Founders 500 list.

There's a lot more road ahead, and some of the brightest, most driven minds in autonomous technology are building the next chapter at Gatik. We're taking on hard engineering problems, pushing the limits of what's possible and building on a commercial foundation that's already proven itself in the real world with some of the biggest companies in the world, like PepsiCo and Loblaw. If you're ambitious, love solving problems that matter and want to see your work make a real difference, you'll find plenty to get excited about here.

About the role

What you'll do

• Strategic Leadership & Function Building: Lead a high-performing PLM and Configuration Management function. Serve as the primary enterprise point of contact and subject matter expert for all product lifecycle processes, cross-functional coordination, and change execution.
• End-to-End Traceability & Configuration Control: Ensure strict, complete traceability of all product configurations. Maintain single source of truth accuracy across the organization's critical documentation, processes, and releases.
• Cross-Functional Change Management: Oversee the enterprise Change Management process across hardware, software, and operations. Drive the Change Control Board (CCB) mandate, ensuring rigorous review, approval, and a seamless implementation of all matters of change requests across the whole organization.
• Unified Hardware, Software & Operations Integration: Ensure a unified lifecycle approach that bridges physical hardware releases, software deployments, and updates to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ensure software releases are explicitly tied to compatible hardware revisions and operational protocols.
• Scalable Process Architecture: Design, document, and implement robust, scalable PLM processes tailored for a rapidly growing organization.
• Enterprise Tooling & Systems Integration: Lead the integration and continuous improvement of enterprise PLM software (e.g., Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or Arena). Drive the integration of the PLM system with ERP systems for manufacturing/supply chain and QMS for compliance.
• Release Management Oversight: Serve as a key stakeholder in release management for production releases. Work closely with Systems Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Field Operations to ensure that all prerequisites, safety validations, and compliance requirements are met before new baseline releases are deployed.
• Compliance & Audit Readiness: Ensure all PLM processes support rigorous regulatory and safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, UL 4600). Maintain an audit-ready posture for all configuration records, design histories, and operational procedure versions.

What we're looking for 

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Domain Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in Product Lifecycle Management, Configuration Management, or Systems Engineering within highly complex, safety-critical domains (e.g., autonomous vehicles, aerospace, robotics, medical devices).
• Leadership Experience: 5+ years of leadership experience managing PLM/Configuration Management functions and directing enterprise-wide engineering operations.
• Process Design: Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable change management processes across hardware, software, and operational teams in a growing organization.
• Systems Expertise: Deep administrative expertise with tier-1 enterprise PLM and ERP systems (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill, Dassault Enovia, SAP, Oracle).
• Technical Depth: Strong understanding of hardware/software dependencies, including experience managing Software Bills of Materials (SBOM) alongside physical hardware variants.
• Soft Skills: Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to act as the primary interface for complex cross-functional implementations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: Professional certification in Configuration Management (e.g., CM2 / CMII Comprehensive Certification).
• Industry Focus: Direct experience working within the automotive, autonomy, or commercial trucking spaces.
• Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with automotive, aerospace, or autonomous systems regulatory frameworks and Quality Management Systems (QMS).

Salary Range - $180,000- $260,000

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017, Gatik has grown into a commercial force in autonomous freight, operating trucks daily in live customer networks across the United States and Canada. We're headquartered in Santa Clara, California, but our impact is felt on the roads and in the supply chains that keep essential goods moving for some of the biggest companies in North America.

Our trucks do some of the most demanding work in freight, running high-frequency, time-sensitive routes between distribution centers and stores, where reliability matters every single day. For our customers, that means more capacity, better service and products arriving where they need to be, when they need to be there.

Behind it all is AI-first technology built from the ground up for autonomous trucking, capable of navigating highways and surface streets and tackling the complexity of real-world logistics at scale.

Visit Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.

Notable News

For the latest company news, visit the Gatik newsroom.

Recent media coverage:

• TechCrunch: Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
• Reuters: Gatik secures $200 million in funding as autonomous freight market accelerates
• Bloomberg: Driverless Trucks Can Save Lives on America's Roads
• PepsiCo website: PepsiCo and Gatik announce multi-year agreement to deploy autonomous freight in North America
• Wall Street Journal: Driverless Trucks Are Here - and They’re Delivering Bags of Doritos
• CBS News: Pepsi deploys self-driving delivery trucks
• Bloomberg: Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million
• Forbes: Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads
• CNBC-TV18: No more test runs: Gatik says driverless trucks are now a real, money-making business
• Forbes: Gatik And Loblaw Announce Largest Commercial Deployment Of AV Trucks

Taking care of our team

At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.

We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

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