Director of Operations Readiness
Aurora Innovation, Inc.Visit Aurora Innovation, Inc. website
Aurora develops and commercially operates AI-powered self-driving freight technology through its Aurora Driver system.
Pittsburgh, United States
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About Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Aurora is a public autonomous-vehicle technology company focused on self-driving freight. Its Aurora Driver combines hardware and AI software to operate trucks and underpins its driver-as-a-service trucking product.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own the end-to-end endpoint launch process, from planning and budgeting through activation and transition to steady-state operations. You will coordinate cross-functional partners, deploy operations teams, manage risks, and report launch progress and performance to executive leadership.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in operations, logistics, or program management
- Experience managing complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders
- 4+ years leading multiple annual product, site, or technology launches nationwide or globally
- Financial acumen, including budget management and P&L responsibility
- Communication skills to influence and align diverse teams
- Ability to travel for extensive periods of time
Responsibilities
- Own the master launch plan, timeline, and budget for new endpoint activations
- Align Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal, Government Affairs, and Operations on milestones and blockers
- Oversee the selection, training, and deployment of Senior Operations Manager teams
- Monitor launch progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies
- Provide executive leadership with updates on launch status, budget adherence, and KPIs
- Build local leadership and operational capacity to transition sites to steady-state operations