Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Infrastructure Development Manager

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFoster City, CA, USA$167k - $200k /yrHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in operations strategy, joint development, or scaling physical infrastructure within mobility, logistics, or autonomous technology.
An undergraduate degree in engineering, business, operations management, or environmental studies, or equivalent.
A demonstrated track record of leading complex operational integrations or strategic partnerships from ideation through successful launch.
Ability to view project dependencies end-to-end and proactively mitigate risks or prepare for future needs.
Ability to drive cross-functional alignment, bridging external partners and internal operations, engineering, and product teams.

Responsibilities

Define requirements and frameworks that enable strategic partnerships for rapid city deployments.
Drive flexible site development, focusing on integration speed and growing service capabilities across the partner real estate network.
Spearhead joint development initiatives as the primary operational link between external stakeholders and internal teams, ensuring seamless integration of new sites and infrastructure.
Identify and evaluate strategic external networks and partners to support specialized fleet requirements, and drive expansion strategies that accelerate market entry and expansion.
Support procurement and partnership initiatives for testing infrastructure requirements, and build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers.
Engage with engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design stakeholders to derive and execute the short- and medium-term business and technology roadmap for vehicle development and service deployment.
Develop creative solutions to accelerate the rollout of operational, infrastructure, and testing footprint.
Define specific requirements for new sites and solutions, evaluate external partners for staging, maintenance, testing, and other operational tasks, and execute end-to-end integration of facilities into the network.
Develop the physical and procedural blueprint for rapid activation and expansion of new cities alongside the partner network.
Support operational planning, forecasting, decision-making, and long-term strategy for service and testing operations.

Desired Qualifications

An MBA or master's degree in a relevant discipline, such as engineering, operations management, or operations research.
Direct experience scaling physical operations or launching new city markets for a technology-driven transportation network.
A strong analytical background and ability to build quantitative operational models to evaluate scaling strategies and infrastructure investments.

Salary Range: 167000 to 200000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

This role will develop creative solutions to accelerate the rollout of Zoox's operational, infrastructure, and testing footprint. You will define specific requirements for new sites and solutions, evaluate external partners to support staging, maintenance, testing, and other operational tasks, and execute the end-to-end integration of these facilities into our network. You are responsible for the physical and procedural blueprint that allows Zoox to activate and expand new cities quickly alongside its partner network and to support operational planning, forecasting, decision-making, and long-term strategy for Zoox’s service and testing operations.

In this role, you will:

Define requirements and frameworks that enable Zoox to leverage strategic partnerships for rapid city deployments.
Drive flexible site developments with a focus on integration speed and growing service capabilities across the partner real estate network.
Spearhead joint development initiatives, serving as the primary operational link between external stakeholders and internal teams to ensure the seamless integration of new sites and infrastructure.
Identify and evaluate strategic external networks and partners to support specialized fleet requirements, driving expansion strategies that accelerate market entry / expansion speed.
Support procurement and partnership initiatives for Zoox’s testing infrastructure requirements; build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers.
Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the short- and medium-term business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development and service deployment

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in operations strategy, joint development, or scaling physical infrastructure within mobility, logistics, or autonomous technology
Undergraduate degree in engineering, business, operations management, environmental studies, or equivalent.
Demonstrated track record of leading complex operational integrations or strategic partnerships from ideation through successful launch.
Ability to view project dependencies end-to-end and proactively mitigate risks or prepare for future needs
Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment, specifically bridging the gap between external partners and internal operations, engineering, and product teams.

Bonus Qualifications

MBA or Master's degree in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Operations Management, Operations Research, etc.)
Direct experience successfully scaling physical operations or launching new city markets for a technology-driven transportation network.
Strong analytical background with the ability to build quantitative operational models to evaluate various scaling strategies and infrastructure investments.

About the Company

Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Zoox designs and operates an autonomous ride-hailing service built around a purpose-built, fully electric vehicle designed specifically for autonomous operation. The vehicle uses advanced sensors, cameras, and AI to navigate complex urban environments, offering a four-passenger interior for comfort. Unlike competitors that retrofit existing cars, Zoox engineers both the vehicle and the service from the ground up, enabling optimized safety, efficiency, and passenger experience through integrated software that optimizes routing and reduces wait times. The company emphasizes safety through extensive testing and regulatory collaboration, and sustainability via electric mobility. The ultimate goal is to provide a smarter, safer, and more efficient urban transportation system that improves city life while reducing emissions.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: $1.2B
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
Founded: 2014

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