Operational Safety Compliance & Assurance Expert (all genders)

Join us as a Safety Compliance & Assurance Expert (all genders) to strengthen our Safety Operations team for autonomous vehicle programs.

In this role, you will work closely with our Safety Officer Operations to update and maintain a complete Safety Management System (SMS) Manual and ensure safe, compliant, and scalable operations across our global AV fleet.

You will play a central part in defining safe operational processes, performing risk assessments, and ensuring that known vehicle and system limitations are correctly reflected in our operational procedures. This role sits at the intersection of Safety, Release Management, Engineering, Operations, and Training — making it critical to our Go-to-Market success.

What you will do

1. Safety Management System (SMS) Development

• Analyze formal regulatory, industry, and customer requirements relevant to an operational SMS.
• Develop and maintain the operational components of the SMS, including safety standards, processes, workflows, templates, and documentation.
• Ensure traceability, auditability, and compliance across all safety-related operations.

2. Operational Safety Risk Assessment

• Define the operational scope for AV safety considerations.
• Conduct holistic risk assessments covering vehicles, infrastructure, procedures, personnel, and environment.
• Identify operational safety gaps, derive corrective and preventive measures, and track their closure.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering and Operations to ensure risks are mitigated effectively.

3. Interface to Release Management (Go-to-Market Readiness)

• Act as the primary Safety Ops representative toward Release Management.
• Understand and define Safety Ops deliverables for program milestones.
• Identify operational safety risks or documentation gaps affecting Go‑to‑Market readiness and drive closure.
• Ensure operational safety inputs are consistently integrated into release planning.

4.  System Limitations & Operationalization

• Understand, document, and challenge known limitations of the AV system and its operational domain.
• Translate technical limitations into operational restrictions, safety requirements, procedures, and mitigations.
• Review and update work instructions, procedures, and operational manuals accordingly.

5. Documentation & Training Alignment

• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs, procedures, and user manuals related to safe operations of our AVs.
• Ensure all operational documentation is aligned with system capabilities and SMS requirements.
• Work closely with the Training Team to ensure training content for safety drivers reflects the most current procedures and known limitations.

What will help you to fulfill your role 

• A degree in Safety Management, Engineering, Automotive, Transportation, Quality Management, or related field.
• Several years of experience in safety, compliance, quality, or operational risk management — ideally in automotive, mobility, robotics, or similar fields.
• Strong understanding of safety documentation, processes, risk assessment methodologies, and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear operational instructions.
• Structured, detail-oriented, and highly organized working style.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with autonomous vehicles, ADAS, or safety-critical systems is a strong plus.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds — even if you don’t meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role and MOIA’s mission, we’d love to hear from you!

Our benefits in a nutshell

• Competitive salary (including bonus)  
• Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration! 
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.) 
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup 
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog!
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing 
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes 
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops 
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option 
• Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.) 
• Dog-friendly offices

For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits. You can find them here. 

Be who you are!

We are a member of Charta der Vielfalt and are dedicated to actively fostering a workplace that celebrates and promotes diversity in various aspects such as age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or cognitive ability, and ethnicity. At MOIA, we embrace a culture where people are accepted, respected, valued, appreciated, and included.

In our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity, we regularly provide unconscious bias training to all our employees. Furthermore, we continuously strive to enhance our hiring process by ensuring a diverse hiring panel.

How we work

At MOIA, our teams are typically distributed across locations and collaborate in a hybrid setup. We work together both remotely and on site, choosing the mode of collaboration that fits the context, the work at hand, and each team’s rhythm.

Spending time together in our offices is an important part of how we stay connected, build trust, and solve complex problems. At the same time, we value flexibility and give teams and individuals autonomy to shape their ways of working, with everyone having the freedom to organise their routines in a way that aligns with their work and their team’s needs.

If you’d like to learn more about how we work, visit our blog for insights into our culture and hiring process, or follow us on Instagram for a look behind the scenes at MOIA.

Who we are

At MOIA we’re reimagining the future of mobility – safe, autonomous and tailored to the needs of cities and their people. As a tech company with more than 400 employees, we build mobility solutions that truly move cities forward.

We launched our ridepooling service in Hamburg in 2019 and have been part of the city’s public transport system since 2023. Since launch, we have transported over 12 million passengers. Currently, MOIA is evolving from a mobility provider to a tech provider offering a scalable and safe turnkey solution for autonomous driving. 

With office locations in Berlin and Hamburg, our diverse and international team comprising more than 60 nationalities works together toward that shared mission. 

MOIA is more than a technology provider – we are a partner to cities and public transport operators committed to creating more livable spaces and delivering mobility solutions that are reliable, safe and comfortable.

Your application to MOIA

We value authenticity and personal insights in your application responses. While AI tools can be useful, we encourage you to answer the following questions based on your own experiences and understanding. This helps us keep a human touch and better evaluate your unique perspective and match for the role.

To reinforce an unbiased screening process, we kindly ask you not to include your picture, age, address, or any other details unrelated to your qualifications and suitability for the role. Additionally, we anonymize applications during the initial review phase by removing personally identifiable information. This ensures that our evaluation focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential – supporting a fair and inclusive hiring experience for all candidates.