Team Lead, Vehicle Operations (1st Shift)

Zoox is hiring a Team Lead, Vehicle Operations (1st Shift) in Phoenix, United States. It pays $96k-$116k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Zoox.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions vehicle operations, team leadership and autonomous vehicles among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a lead role.
Zoox has 235 other open roles on Level.
Posted within the past week.

AI in this role

Lead a team of vehicle operators executing testing and workflows for autonomous mobility solutions at Zoox.

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Zoox has embarked on a highly ambitious journey to develop an autonomous mobility solution, built from the ground up. As our Vehicle Operations team develops and scales, so does the challenge of understanding operations data, ensuring effective communication between development and operations, and informing key decisions to scale the organization successfully.

In this role as the Team Lead for Vehicle Operations, you will lead a team of Zoox Vehicle Operators who are field experts in tools, features, and functions related to Vehicle Operator workflows. You will coordinate and streamline processes to ensure your team meets short- and long-term targets while maintaining Zoox's high standards for all software and hardware tests. As a hands-on leader, you will work daily alongside your team, setting an example of discipline and safety to accomplish the mission. This role also involves close collaboration with other leaders within the Vehicle Operations organization and interaction with multiple cross-functional teams, including program management, strategy, vehicle engineering, and go-to-market teams. Shift: 1st Shift // 7am - 4pm // Tuesday - Saturday

How we rate this

Team Lead, Vehicle Operations (1st Shift) at Zoox rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Team Lead, Vehicle Operations (1st Shift) is an open job at Zoox.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $96k-$116k a year.
The role is based in Phoenix, AZ.
The job was posted on October 21, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by Zoox. Apply on Zoox

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Vehicle OperationsTeam LeadershipAutonomous VehiclesSafety ProtocolsProcess Coordination

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Tell me about a project where vehicle operations was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where team leadership was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where autonomous vehicles was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where safety protocols was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where process coordination was part of your work. What did you do?

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