Nuro · 6 days ago
Safety Governance & Standards Lead
Mountain View, California (HQ)
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$194K/yr - $291K/yr
10+ years expNuro is a self-driving technology company focused on making autonomy accessible to all. As the Safety Governance & Standards Lead, you will lead the safety function, setting vision and strategy for safety standards and management systems, while managing a team of safety experts and representing the company on safety matters.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead and grow Nuro’s safety team, overseeing both safety standards and SMS experts and cross-functional safety initiatives
Establish and champion Nuro’s safety vision, policies, and KPIs
Develop, manage, and continuously improve the company-wide safety management system and safety assurance framework
Advise executive leadership on risk, compliance, and safety strategy
Interface with regulatory bodies, industry consortia, and safety certification agencies
Foster a culture of safety, transparency, and continuous improvement company-wide
Ensure integration and collaboration with tech and business unit safety/system teams while retaining reporting independence
Oversee safety case development and external safety communications
Implement safety strategy through managers and safety responsible engineers in each functional area
Review and consult on Safety Case components, including V&V, prepared by each organization prior to preparation of the company-wide Safety Case
Ensure accountability through dotted-line reporting relationships to safety responsible engineers across the company
Establish training and other requirements to improve safety education among safety responsible engineers and across the company more generally
Play a key role in cross-functional safety organizations and activities governing the development, validation, and operation of our products
Play a key role in emergency planning and response
Keep current on emerging issues in safety and autonomy, and review and provide guidance to the Safety Committee as appropriate regarding emerging regulatory and voluntary industry standards and issues
Ensure Nuro actively participates in national and international dialogue on autonomous vehicle engineering and safety, and help articulate goals for Nuro policies regarding safety for consideration by the whole Safety Committee
Ensure Nuro is properly represented on safety matters in dialogue with legislators, regulators, industry standard setting bodies, and the media
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree (technical or safety-related discipline)
10+ years of experience in safety for complex, high-reliability domains
Demonstrated leadership in managing multidisciplinary safety teams for safety-critical systems (AV, aviation, medical devices, etc.)
Expert in safety standards, SMS design, and safety argumentation
Technical experience, preferably with hands-on experience working in SW, HW and Operations
A team player, able and willing to work in a collaborative environment, while also freely sharing their expert advice and counsel
Focused on the company's mission, and seeks practical solutions that advance safety in an environment conducive to development
Able and willing to capably articulate Nuro's safety strategy and story to regulators, industry bodies, and the general public
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Competitive benefits package
Company
Nuro
Nuro is a robotics company specializing in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (50)
2024 (67)
2023 (91)
2022 (91)
2021 (68)
2020 (55)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.34BKey Investors
Disney AcceleratorTiger Global ManagementT. Rowe Price
2025-08-21Series E· $97M
2025-04-09Series E· $106M
2024-04-06Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Jiajun Zhu
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Dave Ferguson
Co-Founder
Recent News
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