Director of Safety Management Systems

<p><strong>Who We Are </strong></p> <p>Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self-driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale—empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.</p> <p><strong>About The Team</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Safety Office is a key part of our Public Trust organization that has independence from our technology development and business operational functions. This person will lead our Safety Office, will play a key role in directing the efforts of our executive Safety Committee in articulating our vision and strategy for safety, and then will help implement our strategy by working directly with managers and safety responsible engineers from just about every function across the company. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the Role<br></strong>Nuro is seeking an experienced safety leader and thought partner to help lead our efforts to enhance safety in the design, testing, and operation of our core products. Nuro’s mission is to better everyday life through robotics, and today we are focused on autonomous vehicle technologies that provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways while reimagining the role that automobiles can and should play in our society. In order to realize these massive benefits, we must develop and deploy our vehicles in a manner that protects public safety and earns the public’s trust. </p> <p>We are looking for a leader who will share our vision and commitment to developing and operationalizing our revolutionary technology in a manner fully consistent with safety. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the Work<br></strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vision Strategy for Safety</span></p> <ul> <li>Head the Office of Safety within Public Trust. </li> <li>Play a key role in directing the efforts of the company’s executive Safety Committee.</li> <li>Preparing the company-wide Safety Cases for each of our products, reviewing and improving sections prepared by each of the relevant technical and operational functions, and providing a uniform voice and consistency to the final document.</li> <li>Serve as Nuro’s “SMS Executive” in articulating and implementing Safety Management Systems across the company.</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Implementing Safety Strategy </span></p> <ul> <li>Implement safety strategy through managers and safety responsible engineers in each functional area. </li> <li>Review and consult on Safety Case components, including VV, prepared by each organization prior to preparation of the company-wide Safety Case.</li> <li>Ensure accountability through dotted-line reporting relationships to safety responsible engineers across the company.</li> <li>Establish training and other requirements to improve safety education among safety responsible engineers and across the company more generally.</li> <li>Play a key role in cross-functional safety organizations and activities governing the development, validation, and operation of our products.</li> <li>Play a key role in emergency planning and response.</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">External Role Responsibility</span></p> <ul> <li>Emerging Issues: Keep current on emerging issues in safety and autonomy, and review and provide guidance to the Safety Committee as appropriate regarding emerging regulatory and voluntary industry standards and issues.</li> <li>Good Citizenship: Ensure Nuro actively participates in national and international dialogue on autonomous ... (truncated, view full listing at source)