Drimva

Waabi

Senior Manager, Driverless Operating Model

$175K–$240K

San Francisco, CA +2 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Location
San Francisco, CA
Dallas, TX
Remote US & Canada
Experience
8+ years; no stated alternatives.

About the job

Defines and scales Waabi’s commercial operating model for driverless trucking, including the customer experience, Mission Control requirements, and responses to operational disruptions.

What you'll do

  • Design the end-to-end Life of a Load model, clarifying workflows, responsibilities, and services across Waabi, customers, and partners.
  • Set commercial requirements and roadmap for Mission Control, off-nominal response, roadside services, recovery, and customer support.
  • Build a repeatable, economically scalable service model by balancing customer experience, reliability, operational complexity, and cost.

What they ask for

  • 8+ years of experience in commercial product management, business operations, commercialization, or related roles, with meaningful experience in technology-enabled physical-world businesses.
  • Demonstrated experience designing, launching, or scaling complex operational services involving technology, physical assets, people, customers, and external partners.
  • Strong commercial judgment and practical problem-solving, balancing customer needs, operational feasibility, cost, and scalability.
  • Ability to lead ambiguous cross-functional problems through implementation and influence Product, Engineering, Operations, and commercial teams without direct authority.

Nice to have

  • Experience taking a technology-enabled product or service from concept or pilot through commercial launch and scale.
  • Experience in transportation, logistics, fleet operations, partner service ecosystems, or autonomous and remote-assistance environments.

Pay

$175,000 - $240,000 USD yearly base salary

AI focus

No AI development work is specified; the role commercializes driverless trucking and defines operating requirements for autonomous trucks and remote assistance.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)