Ops Standards & Readiness Leader for Scaled Ops

Zipline; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking an Ops Standards and Readiness Lead to formalize standards, evaluation and readiness evidence across U.S. flight operations and beyond.

You will translate regulatory requirements, safety policy, operational doctrine, and system capabilities into measurable criteria, training materials, and auditable documentation. You’ll own the Standards & Evaluations program, oversee audits and change control, and drive readiness reviews with Safety, Training, Flight Operations and

Qualifications

• Experience owning operational standards in a safety-critical, regulated environment.
• Ability to govern standards across a complex, multi-team operating system.
• Skill translating regulatory and policy inputs into auditable criteria.

Responsibilities

• Define measurable flight operations standards and oversight criteria.
• Translate regulatory requirements and safety policy into practical performance criteria.
• Design evaluation methods, metrics, rubrics, and review processes.
• Own the Standards & Evaluations program, including documentation and audits.
• Lead readiness reviews with Training, Safety, Flight Operations, and Engineering.
• Analyze evidence to identify trends and gaps; recommend improvements.
• Deliver decision-ready readiness assessments for scalable operations.

Skills

Standards program ownership

Governance across systems

Regulatory translation

Audit system design

Stakeholder alignment

Job description

Zipline is seeking an Ops Standards and Readiness Lead to formalize standards, evaluation and readiness evidence across U.S. flight operations and beyond.

You will translate regulatory requirements, safety policy, operational doctrine, and system capabilities into measurable criteria, training materials, and auditable documentation. You’ll own the Standards & Evaluations program, oversee audits and change control, and drive readiness reviews with Safety, Training, Flight Operations and