Safety Programs Lead: Global Incident & Compliance

Decisive Point; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition seeks a Safety Programs Lead to operationalize and improve safety programs, incident response processes, and internal reporting across its global footprint. You will oversee safety governance, identify risks, and ensure processes remain defensible within regulatory frameworks.

The role requires guiding cross-functional teams, auditing safety performance, and driving improvements while collaborating with operations, engineering, and customers to evolve best practices.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience managing safety systems in highly regulated transportation industries.
• Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Background in operational safety, risk management, or safety assurance within a fleet, logistics, or engineering environment.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify patterns, and present insights to engineering and management audiences.
• Demonstrable ability to operate independently and make sound safety judgments.
• Good understanding of industry-relevant standards and guidelines (e.g., AV, automotive, industrials or similar).
• Ability to develop and implement robust safety processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, audit, document and implement safety processes across Applied’s global operations.
• Translate regulatory, safety, engineering, legal, and operational considerations into processes, standards, playbooks, and decision-making structures.
• Drive safety escalations and safety decisions to closure, ensuring clear next steps, implementation, and continued compliance.
• Track and analyze safety performance indicators, trends, and anomalies to validate our safety processes and implement improvements controls.
• Lead Applied’s response to incident and internal safety reporting; monitor the compliance with and effectiveness of existing processes and proactively identify updates.
• Lead incident response tabletop drills across Applied’s global footprint.
• Work with business teams and customers to ensure Applied’s safety programs evolve with new activities and partners.
• Develop and deliver training programs to drive a strong safety-first mindset across operations.
• Collaborate closely with operations, engineering, and customers to align on safety best practices.

Skills

Safety program management

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Data analysis

Independent decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Risk Management

Job description

Applied Intuition seeks a Safety Programs Lead to operationalize and improve safety programs, incident response processes, and internal reporting across its global footprint. You will oversee safety governance, identify risks, and ensure processes remain defensible within regulatory frameworks.

The role requires guiding cross-functional teams, auditing safety performance, and driving improvements while collaborating with operations, engineering, and customers to evolve best practices.