Senior AV Operations Lean Six Sigma Leader

Transdev North America; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision benefits (BCB

401(K) retirement plans

Paid time off and holidays

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Transdev is seeking a Six Sigma Black Belt to lead operational excellence across autonomous vehicle driving and servicing environments. You will design, optimize, and scale processes to ensure safety, efficiency, and reliability in AV fleet operations.

You will collaborate with operations, technology, and field teams to drive measurable improvements, reduce waste, and standardize best practices across TAS markets. This role offers a challenging, high-visibility impact.

Qualifications

• Six Sigma Black Belt certification is required (ASQ or equivalent).
• Minimum 5+ years in operations, process improvement, or industrial engineering.
• Experience in field operations, logistics, transportation, or mobility services.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with measurable ROI.
• Strong analytical skills with data tools such as Excel, SQL, BI dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Lean Six Sigma initiatives across AV operations (fleet readiness, depot operations, servicing, incident response).
• Identify and eliminate process waste, variability, and failure points in driverless fleet operations.
• Deploy DMAIC / DFSS methodologies to improve KPIs such as cycle time, utilization, safety events, cost per activity.
• Partner with operations teams managing autonomous vehicle monitoring and remote operations.
• Standardize and optimize SOPs for AV deployment and servicing workflow.
• Conduct root cause analysis on operational failures and safety-related events.
• Lead training and certification efforts for frontline teams on new processes.
• Develop playbooks for multi-city AV depot operations and deployment scaling.
• Drive consistency across markets while allowing for local operational nuances.

Skills

Leadership

Process improvement

Industrial engineering

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Six Sigma Black Belt certification (ASQ or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

SQL

BI dashboards

Job description

Transdev is seeking a Six Sigma Black Belt to lead operational excellence across autonomous vehicle driving and servicing environments. You will design, optimize, and scale processes to ensure safety, efficiency, and reliability in AV fleet operations.

You will collaborate with operations, technology, and field teams to drive measurable improvements, reduce waste, and standardize best practices across TAS markets. This role offers a challenging, high-visibility impact.