Fleet Operations Manager

Gatik; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics technology company in Phoenix is seeking a Fleet Operations Manager to oversee daily fleet operations, including managing a team and ensuring safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in transportation and logistics, with proven success in leadership roles. This position requires strong leadership and communication skills, as well as the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. The role is critical for maintaining operational excellence and supporting the company's strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in transportation or logistics with 5+ in a leadership role.
• Proven success managing transportation teams and scaling fleet operations.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily fleet operations for vehicle readiness and route execution.
• Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations.

Skills

Strong leadership

Excellent communication

Problem-solving

Knowledge of fleet compliance standards

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain or related field

Job description

About the role

Gatik is seeking a Fleet Operations Manager to lead transportation and logistics operations across our Phoenix region. In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing daily fleet activity, ensuring safety and compliance, and delivering exceptional service to our customers. You’ll partner closely with cross‑functional teams to support customer deployments, test new autonomous vehicle routes, and scale operations. This role is critical to driving operational excellence and building a world‑class logistics network.

This role is onsite in Phoenix, AZ

What you’ll do

• Lead daily fleet operations, including vehicle readiness, route execution, and driver scheduling.
• Hire, develop, and manage a high‑performing team, including drivers, fleet technicians, and logistics coordinators.
• Ensure safety and compliance with all DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and company regulations; promote a safety‑first culture.
• Oversee fleet maintenance, inspections, ELD compliance, and asset tracking for a fleet of Class 3–7 autonomous and non‑autonomous box trucks.
• Drive continuous improvement by evaluating performance, identifying inefficiencies, and refining SOPs and workflows.
• Manage customer relationships, resolve service issues, and support new contract activations and fleet deployments.
• Collaborate with HQ teams (HR, Legal, Finance, Engineering, Commercial) to align on strategy and execution.
• Define and track KPIs to measure service performance, operational efficiency, and cost‑effectiveness.
• Support new market launches and expansion of fleet operations within the region.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in transportation or logistics, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, HOS, ELDs, and fleet compliance standards.
• Proven success managing transportation teams and scaling fleet operations.
• Experience in fast‑paced, high‑growth environments (logistics, transportation, or automotive preferred).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and travel as needed to support regional operations.

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas‑Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle‑mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology — an integration of software and hardware — to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile—with defined point‑to‑point delivery—we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well‑defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper‑optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate‑keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.

Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.

Notable News

• Forbes: Forget robotaxis. Upstart Gatik sees middle‑mile deliveries as the path to profitable AVs
• Tech Brew: Gatik AI exec unpacks the regulations that could shape the AV industry
• Business Wire: Gatik Paves the Way for Safe Driverless Operations (‘Freight‑Only’) at Scale with Industry‑First Third‑Party Safety Assessment Framework
• Auto Futures: Autonomous Trucking Group Gatik Secures Investment From NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS
• Automotive News: Gatik foresees hundreds of self‑driving trucks on road soon, and that's just the beginning
• Bloomberg: Autonomous Vehicle Startup Takes Off by Picking Off Easier Routes
• Reuters: Driverless vehicles on limited routes bump along despite US robotaxi scrutiny

Taking care of our team

At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.

We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.