AV Regulatory Program Manager

What You'll Do - Define and drive the execution model for AV regulatory compliance programs across GPSSC, Legal, Government Affairs, Engineering, Operations, and other key stakeholders. - Build and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, timelines, and dependency tracking for regulatory workstreams supporting AV development, testing, launch readiness, and post-launch obligations. - Coordinate the identification, documentation, interpretation, and operationalization of regulatory requirements across federal, state, and local jurisdictions relevant to autonomous vehicle development and deployment. - Partner with cross-functional teams to translate regulatory requirements into engineering, operational, validation, reporting, and process workplans, and track execution to completion. - Support regulatory submissions, recurring reports, audits, assessments, and formal inquiries by coordinating inputs, timelines, reviews, approvals, and issue resolution across stakeholders. - Coordinate responses to regulator questions, data requests, incident-related inquiries, and investigations in partnership with Safety, Engineering, Operations, Legal, and Government Affairs teams. - Establish and run clear program governance, including status reviews, risk management, action tracking, decision logs, and escalation pathways for regulatory initiatives. - Proactively identify schedule, scope, compliance, and cross-functional dependency risks; develop mitigation plans; and escalate issues when appropriate. - Drive continuous improvement in regulatory planning, execution, tools, processes, and cross-team collaboration to improve efficiency, readiness, and transparency. - Partner with technical leaders and subject matter experts to ensure regulatory strategies and deliverables are grounded in sound technical understanding and defensible safety practices. - Establish and own regulatory related safety case claims, sufficiency criteria and recommended evidence. - Support the broader AV safety case and safety assurance workstreams by helping align regulatory expectations, milestones, and externally facing materials with internal safety strategy and execution. - Help improve traceability between regulatory requirements, program deliverables, evidence, and status so leadership can make timely, well-informed decisions. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Public Policy, Regulatory Affairs, Computer Science, Robotics, Systems Engineering, Safety, or a related field. - 7+ years of relevant experience in program management, regulatory compliance, safety, systems engineering, autonomous vehicles, ADAS, or other complex safety-critical technical environments. - Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and enterprise-level visibility. - Strong program management skills, including planning, scheduling, dependency management, risk management, governance, and executive status communication. - Experience translating ambiguous requirements into structured execution plans and driving teams toward clear milestones and deliverables. - Strong understanding of regulatory compliance principles in the autonomous vehicle space and the ability to work effectively across technical, legal, and policy-oriented stakeholders. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for executive, regulatory, and technical audiences. - Ability to thrive in ambiguity, build consensus across functions, and bring structure to fast-moving, evolving programs. - Passion for autonomous vehicle technology and safe deployment of advanced driving capabilities. What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) - Advanced degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Robotics, Safety Management, Regulatory Policy, Public Policy, or a related field. - Prior experience in an autonomous vehicle or advanced mobility regulatory, certification, or safety assurance role. - Advanced understanding of AI/ML safety validation techniques, probabilistic or evidence-based safety arguments, and how emerging technologies shape regulatory expectations. - Familiarity with Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) or similar structured argumentation frameworks. - Experience with requirements management, traceability, and evidence management practices in safety-critical development lifecycles. - Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth engineering organizations with frequent software releases and evolving system scope. - Experience engaging with external assessors, regulators, standards bodies, or industry consortia. - Familiarity with autonomous vehicle regulations and compliance requirements spanning permitting, testing, reporting, operator readiness, operational controls, and launch-related obligations.