Safety Operations Program Manager

JOB TITLE: Safety Operations Program Manager
LOCATION: Foster City, CA
PAY RANGE: $75 - $85/hr.
DURATION: 6 Months

SUMMARY:
The Safety Operations Program Manager will be a critical member of the Operational Safety team, focused on ensuring that safety investigations and technical safety discussions are effectively documented, tracked, and driven to closure. This role is responsible for capturing key discussions and decisions, managing the execution of action items across cross-functional teams including Autonomy, System Engineering, Release Management, and Fleet Operations, and maintaining the documentation and reporting infrastructure that supports the team's work. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple workstreams, while proactively identifying opportunities to improve team processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage execution and completion of action items (e.g., ZATs) identified during technical safety discussions, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Autonomy, SDMA, and Fleet Operations.
• Create and manage closeout reports for safety investigations, using AI tools where applicable.
• Manage Operational Safety team documentation, creating new documents and templates when needed, and owning modifications when required.
• Provide support as a minute-taker on an as-needed basis. Responsibilities include capturing key discussions, actions, and decisions in meetings led by Safety Operations.
• Support process improvement initiatives and identify opportunities for increased efficiencies across team workflows.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor s degree with 6-8 years of experience in a technical program management role
• Strong organizational and time management skills to handle multiple overlapping projects on any given week
• Ability to synthesize and distill technical information and concepts into written communications (including during live discussions), with a sensitivity to language
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Google Suite, Slack, AI Tools, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience in the automotive and/or AV industry
• Proficiency in AI Tools and application thereof to manual processes

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor s degree

BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

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BENEFITS SUMMARY:
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

FAIR CHANCE POLICY:
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.