Operational Safety Manager (Autonomous Vehicles)

Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA; hybrid working model with core hours and hands-on work in vehicle workshops and labs

Salary: $100,000–$120,000 annually, plus equity; actual compensation depends on skills, qualifications, and experience.

Company

hirify.global is building an AI platform for autonomous driving, using an end-to-end, mapless and hardware-agnostic approach that enables vehicles to learn from real-world experience and support automation from L2+ to L4.

What you will do

• Monitor safety performance across fleet operations, R&D testing, and deployments; analyze indicators, trends, anomalies, and operational controls.
• Lead and support on-road incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and structured reporting.
• Conduct hazard identification and risk assessments, maintain operational risk registers, and monitor risk-control effectiveness.
• Support regulatory and partner reporting related to autonomous vehicle operations.
• Collaborate with engineers, operators, and global safety teams to share best practices and improve operational safety.
• Develop and deliver safety training and promote continuous improvement across field and engineering teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience investigating incidents in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment.
• Experience in operational safety, risk monitoring, or safety assurance in fleet, logistics, field engineering, or operational environments.
• Strong analytical skills, including interpreting data, identifying patterns, deriving insights, and presenting findings to technical and management audiences.
• Ability to work independently and make sound safety judgments.
• Good understanding of industry standards and guidelines relevant to autonomous vehicles, automotive, or similar domains.
• Experience with human factors, including workload, attention, and driver/operator interaction risks.
• Ability to develop and implement effective safety processes and procedures.

Nice to have

• Experience with autonomous vehicle or ADAS testing and development.
• Background in automotive, aviation, defense, or manufacturing safety management systems.
• Understanding of US autonomous vehicle regulations, including CA DMV and NHTSA.
• Familiarity with automotive systems, electronics, and related safety implications.
• Experience supporting robotaxi or ride-hail operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining in-person collaboration with focused remote work, with core hours and hands-on workshop and lab activities.
• Equity package and comprehensive benefits including health and dental insurance, enhanced parental leave, retirement or pension provisions where applicable, therapy access, wellbeing partnerships, and team socials.
• Learning and development budgets supporting training, conferences, and professional growth.
• Fast-paced environment where processes are still being developed and the role offers substantial ownership.
• Inclusive culture committed to fair and respectful treatment regardless of protected characteristics.

Hiring process

• Initial recruiter screen lasting 30 minutes.
• Competency interviews covering safety management and hiring-manager topics, followed by deep-dive technical interviews on incident response and domain-specific knowledge; each stage takes approximately two hours in total.
• Final one-hour interview focused on mission and values alignment.