Operations Development Manager

Zoox

Operations Development Manager at Zoox focusing on autonomous fleet expansion and strategic partnerships across cities. Defining requirements and ensuring operational readiness for new sites.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeFoster City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $175,000 - $219,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define requirements and frameworks that enable Zoox to leverage strategic partnerships for rapid city deployments.
Drive flexible site developments with a focus on integration speed and growing service capabilities across the partner real estate network.
Spearhead joint development initiatives, serving as the primary operational link between external stakeholders and internal teams to ensure the seamless integration of new sites and infrastructure.
Identify and evaluate strategic external networks and partners to support specialized fleet requirements, driving expansion strategies that accelerate market entry/expansion speed.
Standardize operational execution by establishing scalable SOPs, allowing Zoox to replicate successful infrastructure models as we grow our geographic footprint.
Ensure long-term operational excellence across our partner network by implementing rigorous performance metrics and SLAs to guarantee safety, quality, and maximum fleet uptime.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education & Experience: Undergraduate degree in engineering, business, operations management, environmental studies, or equivalent. 6+ years of experience in operations strategy, joint development, or scaling physical infrastructure within mobility, logistics, or autonomous technology.
Demonstrated track record of leading complex operational integrations or strategic partnerships from ideation through successful launch.
Experience translating highly technical or specialized operational requirements into actionable deployment blueprints and performance SLAs.
Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment, specifically bridging the gap between external partners and internal operations, engineering, and product teams.
Strong analytical background with the ability to build quantitative operational models evaluating various scaling strategies and infrastructure investments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon RSUs
health insurance
long-term care insurance
long-term and short-term disability insurance
life insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

operations strategyjoint developmentscaling physical infrastructureperformance metricsservice capabilitiesSOPsquantitative operational modelsdeployment blueprintsinfrastructure investmentsfleet uptime

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional alignmentanalytical skillscommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingstakeholder managementoperational excellenceintegration management