Transform your supply chain with Waabi’s AI-first autonomous trucking solution. Scale freight operations, improve safety, and boost efficiency. Learn more. Backed by Khosla.
About the role
The Mission Control Manager owns that operation end to end. This is senior people leadership: build the team, set the standards, own the service levels, and stand up and validate the operating model. This role is a peer to the Vehicle Operations Lead and the Test Operations Lead.
What they're looking for
- People leadership . 6+ years leading operations, with substantial people-leadership depth (you've led leaders, not just individual contributors)
- Control-center experience. Experience running or standing up a 24/7 shift-based control center, NOC, command center, or dispatch floor
- Track record of scaling. A track record of building and scaling a team and an operating model from an early stage
- Composure and communication. Calm judgment under pressure and excellent cross-functional communication
- Continuous-improvement discipline. A continuous-improvement discipline: you turn incidents into better processes, not just after-action reports
- Technical comfort. Comfortable working in a technical environment (deep autonomous-vehicle or engineering expertise is not required)
More about this role
Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.
With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai
Waabi is building generative AI for the physical world, starting with autonomous trucks. Our Texas road operations run both R&D testing and commercial freight. Mission Control is the operational nerve center of the Waabi Network. Every mission and load flows through it. The Waabi Driver drives and owns safety in the moment. Mission Control manages everything around the driving: monitoring, remote assist, customer and site coordination, exceptions, and keeping freight moving.
The Mission Control Manager owns that operation end to end. This is senior people leadership: build the team, set the standards, own the service...
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