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Lead, Safety Assurance

maymobility · USA - Remote · Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 500,000 autonomous rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job Summary</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">May Mobility is seeking a Lead, Safety Assurance to serve as the company's primary authority on autonomous vehicle safety compliance. Reporting to the Legal team and supporting the engineering safety team, this senior subject matter expert role operates independently from the engineering Safety organization to provide an objective, compliance-anchored perspective on May Mobility's safety posture. This person will lead regulatory engagement on safety matters end-to-end—from monitoring emerging federal and state requirements to leading NHTSA correspondence, reviewing SGO incident narratives, and maintaining the compliance documentation that underpins May Mobility's ability to operate and expand.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This role requires someone who combines deep regulatory expertise with firsthand knowledge of how federal safety frameworks apply in practice—and who can translate that knowledge into durable internal processes appropriate in an agile startup environment, credible external submissions, and sound counsel to Safety and Legal leadership.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Essential Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>NHTSA & SGO Leadership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Review, quality-assure, and approve SGO incident narratives prior to submission, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and appropriate framing</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monitor NHTSA and state enforcement trends, proposed rulemakings, safety guidance, and regulatory developments at the state and federal levels; proactively surface implications to Safety and Legal leadership</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Support responses to NHTSA investigations or enforcement actions, coordinating with outside counsel and internal stakeholders as needed</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Regulatory Compliance & Gap Analysis</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monitor federal and state AV regulatory requirements and assess alignment with May Mobility’s internal safety policies, identifying gaps where internal standards fall short of the regulatory floor</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Support development of internal safety benchmarks, including review of the company SMS calibrated against applicable federal standards, including FMVSS, NHTSA frameworks, SAE standards, and other industry best practices</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Participate in enterprise risk management activities with a regulatory consequence lens, assessing whether identified operational risks carry regulatory implications</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Track emerging ADS-related guidance, enforcement trends, and state-level rulemakings; maintain a current regulatory landscape view for leadership</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Compliance Documentation & Submissions</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Create and maintain a comprehensive library of compliance documentation, including regulatory context summaries, gap analyses, submission records, and background materials</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Prepare and review safety-relevant regulatory submissions and correspondence, ensuring accuracy of safety content and appropriate routing through Legal prior to submission</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Prepare supporting documentation for regulatory engagements where safety posture is relevant, including materials for meetings with state DOTs, federal agencies, and other stakeholders</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Safety Assurance & Cross-Functional Advisory</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Advi

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