Senior Vehicle Operations and Fleet Service Manager

Vay has developed an alternative approach to autonomous driving called teledriving (remote driving) - to solve transportation in metropolitan areas.

Vay is the first company that has driven a car on European public roads with no one inside. Vay is the leading teledriving company setting the global standard for remotely driven vehicles. Vay aims to launch a safe, affordable, and sustainable door-to-door mobility service in the US, Germany and beyond. With its first service, Vay plans to remotely deliver and return electric cars for its customers.

This is very ambitious. And we can't do it alone. So we'd love to meet you!

The role:

As Senior Production Manager, you will be responsible for bringing up, releasing, and maintaining all new vehicles, Teledrive Stations, and Teledrive Centers requested in the US.

You will manage a team of vehicle technicians, being responsible for the production of our vehicle and teledrive stations fleet. You will manage a team of repair technicians and technical support engineers, being responsible for fleet maintenance, diagnostic, and repair.

You will be accountable for production team efficiency and performance, as for the readiness of our fleet of vehicles and teledrive stations, ensuring permanent safety and quality standards.

You will work closely with our operations team in Las Vegas and our Production team in Europe as our technical program managers to plan, organize, and execute the work.

The responsibilities:

• Coordinate, working closely with our Production Team in Europe, the production of new vehicles and teledrive stations (integration of Vay System hardware and software)
• Define Strategy in-house/ outsource for the bring-up of new vehicles and teledrive station requests
• Coordinate internal and extraordinary inspections, maintenance, and repairs of vehicles and telestations for safe on-road usage
• Sync with Commercial Operations teams to ensure all vehicles and teledrive stations are in a "ready" state for demonstration, testing, and commercial requirements
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety and quality standards, and company policies.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to process optimization.
• Maintain workshop space to a high professional level in terms of safety, efficiency, tidiness, and cleanliness
• Manage an internal team of repair technicians and fleet support engineers/ operators as on-demand contractors
• Train new staff and manage flexibility matrix and skills development of the staff
• Prepare and present KPI reports to management, highlighting key metrics and areas of concern.
  
  

The profile:

• Production experience: Experience in a management position in a company in the automotive field
• Talent development and team spirit: You are a talent scout and a team player, you master the management, promotion and reorientation of a diverse team. You skillfully build positive working relationships with internal stakeholders
• Multi-talented and adaptable: You are comfortable in a fast-paced environment with new technologies and strong customer focus and complex processes and can effectively prioritize and manage multiple work streams simultaneously
• Organizational skills: You are an organizational talent, always think strategically and analytically and keep an overview even in challenging times and focus on the essentials
• Customer focus: You are an open-minded person with a hands-on mentality and have a strong customer focus
• Background: You show an interest in our tele-driving systems and ideally have knowledge of the involved technologies, or are willing to acquire this knowledge
• You are available to travel to Germany for extended periods for training and business activities
  
  

Our values:

• We pioneer change: At Vay, we're doing work that has never been done before. This comes with challenges, frustrations and failures along the way. We embrace these challenges through perseverance and innovation, delivering creative solutions to overcome them.
• We fuel collaboration: At Vay, we work as a team and strive for a common goal. We celebrate diversity and encourage different opinions. Our teams and partners communicate and collaborate openly. Together we build, improve, and grow.
• We drive action: At Vay, everyone takes pride and commitment in their role for every task and every challenge. We are biassed towards action and get behind the steering wheel, even when there is none. We are empowered to take initiative and drive it to completion.
• We build trust: At Vay, we consistently do the right thing, and follow through on our commitments to stakeholders, users and society. We understand their expectations and always respond in a way that feels human and respectful. We always put safety first and safety second.
• We create magic: At Vay, we don't just make things that work, we build products people love. We create unexpected and delightful moments for our riders. We design end-to-end experiences that leave a lasting expression.
  
  

Additional benefits:

• Company ESOP (stock options)
• You'll be joining a highly committed, experienced, fun, and international team from over 30 countries. The team has previously worked at companies such as Tesla, Google, Waymo, Zoox, Byton, Argo, Amazon, Uber as well as Audi, BMW, and Daimler and has founded various companies before
• You would be a part of solving transportation in metropolitan areas all over the world
• We organise thoughtful & fun team events throughout the year
• We provide healthy snacks, drinks, and coffee at our downtown office in Las Vegas
  
  

Vay is committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career.

Come join the future!