About the role

What you'll do

• Friday \n In this role, you will:
• Manage the full team lifecycle, including workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, and performance management, to build high-performing teams rooted in safety and quality.
• Coach and develop technicians and leads by establishing clear expectations, providing consistent feedback, and creating succession plans to support organizational scaling.
• Own the development and enforcement of SOPs across all workflows (inspections, maintenance, upgrades), ensuring documentation is audited and aligned with real-world execution.
• Drive operational excellence by utilizing data, root cause analysis, and standard work methodologies to improve throughput, vehicle uptime, and process repeatability.
• Ensure operational readiness by verifying that tools, equipment, parts, and facilities are standardized, maintained, and fully available to meet operational demand.
• Champion EHS & 5S standards, maintaining a clean, organized, and compliant work environment while embedding safety into daily behaviors and decision-making.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, leading corrective and preventive actions to address safety concerns, near misses, and process gaps.
• Define and track critical KPIs related to fleet readiness, quality, and downtime, using data insights to drive accountability and prevent systemic failures.
• Partner with Engineering, Test, and Facilities teams to align on operational execution with company roadmaps, testing milestones, and evolving

What you'll bring

• Lead strategic scaling initiatives, translating high-level goals into practical plans for increased fleet size, new platforms, and expanded facility operations.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point, overseeing complex maintenance and configuration changes to ensure strict adherence to quality standards.
• Provide data-backed communication to leadership and stakeholders regarding operational risks, constraints, and trade-offs to support agile decision-making.
• Work alongside local leadership to align on location needs, goals, and handle escalated situations
• 8+ years of hands-on automotive technician experience.
• 4+ years of people leadership experience. Experience leading teams in technical, automotive, or high-volume service environments.
• Proven experience implementing and improving SOPs, standard work, and operational processes in complex technical environments, with demonstrated success leading high-output teams.
• Strong understanding of EH&S compliance, safety programs, and 5S methodologies.
• Extensive knowledge of automotive systems, diagnostic methods, parts, and tools.
• High proficiency in CAN/LIN architecture, wiring diagrams, and soldering.

Benefits

• Range There are three major components to
• salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights.
• A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the
• The listed range applies only to the base
• Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level.
• Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance.
• range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
• Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.