Operations Safety Lead

Job summary

Responsibilities

Applied Intuition builds and deploys autonomous systems across automotive, trucking, and industrials programs. As we scale, we need one company standard: consistent procedures, consistent records, and evidence we can put in front of any customer or regulator, in any program.

• Establish a unified operational framework across automotive, trucking, and industrials, including SOPs, readiness checklists, and incident taxonomy.
• Own the operational safety ownership map, identifying responsibilities, gaps, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Develop and maintain safety-driven operational procedures in partnership with Systems Engineering and Program Management.
• Represent Operations in change control and deployment readiness reviews, ensuring execution readiness.
• Own the operational compliance framework, including permits, authorizations, customer obligations, audits, and regulatory changes.

What they're looking for

• 7+ years of experience in operational compliance, transportation safety, program management, or a related field, including 3+ years in a safety-critical or regulated environment.
• Proven ownership of compliance programs, including building and maintaining the underlying framework.
• Experience standardizing processes across multiple programs, sites, or business units.
• Strong experience with root cause analysis and CAPA through verified closure.
• Proven ability to build audit-ready documentation and recordkeeping systems.