Foster City , CA
|Hybrid
|Contract
Foster City, CA
|Hybrid
|Contract
Join a fast-moving operations team supporting the scale-up of an autonomous vehicle fleet in a role where process, clarity, and cross-functional coordination make a real impact. This position is ideal for a program management professional who enjoys building structure, improving workflows, and helping teams turn operational challenges into lasting solutions.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain operational process documentation, including playbooks, workflows, and checklists, so information stays accurate, organized, and easy to access.
- Manage the end-to-end intake and tracking of operational issues, from triage and prioritization through root cause analysis, resolution, and closure.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support investigation efforts and help ensure process improvements are adopted into daily operations.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting that provide visibility into issue trends, throughput, and overall program health.
- Support initiatives tied to fleet expansion by tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items across teams.
- Facilitate recurring triage meetings, program check-ins, and stakeholder updates to keep work moving forward.
- Contribute to broader program management efforts, including scheduling, status updates, and process improvement activities as needed.
Skills
- Experience in program management or project management, preferably in a technical, operations, fleet, automotive, robotics, or similarly fast-paced environment.
- Strong working knowledge of Jira and Confluence for workflow tracking and documentation management.
- Ability to create, document, and improve operational processes with a focus on clarity and consistency.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working across engineering, operations, and leadership teams.
- Comfort working in an environment with shifting priorities and ambiguous problem statements.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting fleet operations, manufacturing, or other scale-up programs.
- Familiarity with root cause analysis methods such as five whys or fishbone diagrams.
- Background in autonomous vehicle or robotics operations.
- Experience improving workflows through data-driven reporting and structured problem solving.
Horizontal Talent is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals feel respected, supported, and valued. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people whose experiences and perspectives can help strengthen the team.
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