Staff Safety Planning Manager

Zoox

Staff Safety Planning Manager responsible for leading safety planning and execution for Zoox's autonomous vehicle initiatives. Collaborating with multiple teams to implement innovative safety processes and ensure compliance.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeFoster City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $214,000 - $257,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Actively direct, manage, execute and supervise Zoox’s safety programs to scale key processes as part of an innovative holistic safety plan, such as our Safety Management System and Safety Policies, while operating cross-functionally with other organizations
Scale and maintain our internal and external data gathering, analysis, and reporting processes, and work cross-functionally with other internal organizations to ensure proper internal and external reporting
Facilitate, design, and implement innovative safety, data, and risk management programs and processes for decision-making, including systematically ensuring representation and input from key internal stakeholders
Lead and continuously improve our safety assessment program, anonymous reporting/feedback programs, as well as our public interaction programs
Ensure that Zoox is well-represented, informed, and influential on active Industry Standards and Best Practice activities and organizations
Assist with formal reviews of safety programs with executive leadership and present data, findings and areas of improvement
Champion strong safety culture at Zoox, and represent Zoox with key external stakeholders and organizations
Support the continuing development and implementation of successful operational safety and compliance programs

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in the AV, Automotive, Transportation or Robotics industries, with experience leading safety critical programs
Proven ability to motivate and implement successful safety or security programs, ideally in the AV or Robotics industry, with familiarity with AI tools
Strong influence and communication skills with all levels of management, including proven ability to collaborate to achieve multiple simultaneous goals for the organization
Strong management experience and skills, with ability to guide others to accomplish complex programs and tasks
Continuously remains aware of AV safety trends and ideally is a thought-leader in AV or other industry standards, or is an actively participating member of professional engineering or safety organizations
BS in Engineering, Masters preferred; may consider other degrees in a technical or safety related field

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Actively direct, manage, execute and supervise Zoox’s safety programs to scale key processes as part of an innovative holistic safety plan, such as our Safety Management System and Safety Policies, while operating cross-functionally with other organizations
Scale and maintain our internal and external data gathering, analysis, and reporting processes, and work cross-functionally with other internal organizations to ensure proper internal and external reporting
Facilitate, design, and implement innovative safety, data, and risk management programs and processes for decision-making, including systematically ensuring representation and input from key internal stakeholders
Lead and continuously improve our safety assessment program, anonymous reporting/feedback programs, as well as our public interaction programs
Ensure that Zoox is well-represented, informed, and influential on active Industry Standards and Best Practice activities and organizations
Assist with formal reviews of safety programs with executive leadership and present data, findings and areas of improvement
Champion strong safety culture at Zoox, and represent Zoox with key external stakeholders and organizations
Support the continuing development and implementation of successful operational safety and compliance programs 🎯 Requirements
8+ years of experience in the AV, Automotive, Transportation or Robotics industries, with experience leading safety critical programs
Proven ability to motivate and implement successful safety or security programs, ideally in the AV or Robotics industry, with familiarity with AI tools
Strong influence and communication skills with all levels of management, including proven ability to collaborate to achieve multiple simultaneous goals for the organization
Strong management experience and skills, with ability to guide others to accomplish complex programs and tasks
Continuously remains aware of AV safety trends and ideally is a thought-leader in AV or other industry standards, or is an actively participating member of professional engineering or safety organizations
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Hard Skills & Tools

Safety Management SystemSafety PoliciesData analysisRisk managementSafety assessment programAnonymous reportingCompliance programsAI toolsSafety critical programsOperational safety

Soft Skills

Influence skillsCommunication skillsCollaborationManagement experienceMotivationLeadershipDecision-makingStakeholder engagementContinuous improvementThought leadership