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About the role
Serve as the strategic owner for the quality and safety dimensions of the partner KPI framework, defining standards, audit cadence, and certification requirements across partnership categories. Design and operate vendor audit processes to proactively surface quality risks before they affect commercial or safety outcomes. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, advanced degree preferred
- 7+ years of relevant experience in supplier/vendor quality management, quality assurance, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience independently leading complex, cross-functional quality or safety programs across vendor categories
- Proven ability to define quality standards, audit frameworks, and corrective-action systems in ambiguous environments
- Track record of resolving systemic quality issues through structured root-cause analysis
- Strong executive communication, business judgment, and stakeholder influence skills
More about this role
Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.
The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.
At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn .
As a Staff Program Manager, Partner Quality, you own the quality and safety dimensions of the partner KPI framework across all vendor categories. You define quality standards, escalation frameworks, audit processes, investigate systemic quality failures, and drive corrective action plans in partnership with Product Operations.
This role requires significant autonomy, strong business judgment, and the ability to create structure and alignment across complex, ambiguous problems. You will help define what "good" looks like across a diverse partner ecosystem and influence decisions across multiple functions and levels of leadership.
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