Regional Lead, Autonomy Systems Validation

Rivian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation to oversee and scale operations across multiple testing locations. You will lead, mentor, and manage a team of Operations Coordinators responsible for day-to-day vehicle testing, data collection, and integration while interfacing with engineering leadership to enforce safety and standardized procedures.

The role requires strategic leadership in fast-paced, high-tech environments, with on-site work at Rivian facilities and a focus

Qualifications

• Experience in a regional, multi-site or senior supervisory role in automotive, fleet management, or autonomous vehicle testing.
• Ability to manage and develop supervisory-level employees.
• Experience collaborating with external staffing agencies and scaling driver headcount across multiple locations.
• Strong data analytics skills and proficiency with dashboards to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage, mentor, and evaluate multiple Operations Coordinators across the region, fostering a high-performing environment.
• Ensure coordinators manage vehicle operators, resolve conflicts, and maintain safety/performance standards.
• Oversee regional training/onboarding programs and standardize regional processes and safety work instructions.
• Aggregate regional data to set, monitor, and analyze KPIs; develop and present operational reports to leadership.
• Coordinate resource allocation across multiple sites for efficient scheduling of vehicles and staff.
• Collaborate with hardware/software engineering teams to achieve testing goals and ensure data transfer to cloud.
• Ensure compliance with vehicle inspections, initial troubleshooting, and data transfer protocols.

Skills

Travel frequently

Regional multi-site supervision

Staff management

External staffing agency management

Data analytics & dashboards

Comms & reporting

On-site leadership

Autonomy systems testing domain

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Google Sheets

Google Docs

Google Maps

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Regional Manager, Autonomy Systems Validation to oversee and scale operations across multiple testing locations. You will lead, mentor, and manage a team of Operations Coordinators responsible for day-to-day vehicle testing, data collection, and integration while interfacing with engineering leadership to enforce safety and standardized procedures.

The role requires strategic leadership in fast-paced, high-tech environments, with on-site work at Rivian facilities and a focus