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Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles. It underpins Aurora’s driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Continental, FedEx, Hirschbach, PACCAR, Ryder, Schneider, Toyota, Uber, Uber Freight, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, and Werner. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Staff Product Operations Manager.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Staff Product Operations Manager to be a force multiplier in realizing the full potential of Aurora’s mapping operations and technology for self-driving. As a Staff Product Operations Manager, you’ll bring a blend of strategic, operational, and product experience to drive alignment across our organization, optimize operational processes, and accelerate product development velocity. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Product Program Management, Design, System Safety, and more.

You’ll report to the Senior Manager, Mapping Operations and be a partner in shaping the future of the team. As a role model and mentor, you’ll help establish and reinforce best practices towards data-driven decision making, process standardization, operational excellence, and software development support.

In this role, you will

Become an expert in the end-to-end mapping system, advising and collaborating with domain experts to develop, launch, and assess impact of new software capabilities
Serve as an advocate for Mapping Operations by leveraging data to identify and prioritize opportunities for automation and operational efficiencies
Closely aligned with engineering roadmaps and sprint-level objectives to ensure operational readiness to test and productionize new software developments (e.g. initiate training, documentation, process changes)
Establish scalable program management frameworks and best practices to enhance cross-functional collaboration and ensure consistency across the team
Develop detailed projects plans and experiments with clear objective, structure, and analytical rigor
Demonstrate excellent communication skills to share project updates and business reports tailored for widely varied audience of peers, stakeholders, and executives
Foster a culture around continuous improvements, product mindset, and operational excellence

Required Qualifications

6+ years of related work experience, particularly in Product Management, Product Operations, Business Strategy & Operation, or Technical Program Management
Passion for execution and getting things done with a sense of urgency
Exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, ability to influence without authority across departments and build support
Strong analytical abilities to develop data-driven proposals and define KPIs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, fluent in communicating nuanced, and often technical concepts to internal stakeholders
Proven experience in creating and driving efficient process improvements that can scale
Embraces challenges and thrives in a fast-paced environment, ability to work through ambiguity

Desirable Qualifications

Product or Operations experience in the AV space, ideally mapping or data annotation
Experience in data analysis and visualization using SQL or Python

The base salary range for this position is $112,000-$180,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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Working at Aurora

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.

We have offices inseveral locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. We empower our employees and their families with options to further their unique physical, mental, and financial well-being.

Our Learning and Development offerings include Aurora Academy, where our people learn, develop, and practice the essential skills that drive Aurora’s mission, continually up-leveling our team along the way. Our Careers pageprovides insight into career opportunities at Aurora, and you can find all the latest news on ourBlog.

Safety is central to everything we do. Every employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. We seek candidates who take active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by working safely — no matter what.

We believe that self-driving technology has broad benefits – including increased access to transportation. To realize those benefits, we need a workforce with diverse experiences, insights, and perspectives — a workforce that reflects the communities our technology will serve.

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Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].

For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject toAurora’s California Employment Privacy Policy.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Aurora, every employee is empowered to take an active role in building an inclusive, collaborative, and unified culture that leverages our diverse strengths, perspectives, and backgrounds.

Transforming how the world moves people and goods involves seeking to understand backgrounds, insights, and lived experiences that differ from our own. One way we accomplish that is with our 15 employee-led Aurora Unified Groups, which support diverse voices and drive inclusive collaboration. We believe that teamwork, belonging, and trust motivate and support our employees to do their best work. As our team grows, we strive to attract and retain exceptional talent that adds new perspectives and experiences and continues to drive innovation. Learn more on our Culture Page.

We are committed to helping qualified military community members leverage their talents in service of our mission. To understand how your military experience aligns with career opportunities at Aurora, review your military job classification at MyNextMove.org and consider applying for open positions corresponding to your identified skills and experiences!

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