Fleet Operations Specialist
Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan)full-timePosted 8mo ago
About the role
Fleet Operations Specialist for Autonomous Vehicle Operations in Tokyo, overseeing frontline operators, vehicle fleet health, logistics, and daily shift execution to ensure safety, quality, and data-driven testing outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support a team of operators during your assigned shift, ensuring clarity of responsibilities and strict adherence to safety protocols.
- Oversee the maintenance, inspection, and general health of the vehicle fleet to ensure maximum uptime for testing.
- Manage end-to-end logistics including route planning, long-distance testing, and equipment transport.
- Develop daily run plans aligned to data collection quotas; track disengagement rates and report root causes to engineering.
- Own shift-level people management responsibilities, including attendance tracking, policy adherence, and coaching on performance or conduct
- Act as the primary escalation point for vehicle faults, on-road incidents, or workflow blockers, ensuring rapid triage and reporting.
- Monitor vehicle deployment execution and shift progress against planned testing metrics; summarize outcomes for handoff and reporting
- Ensure all operations comply with Japanese road laws and internal safety standards (operating as a certified Operation Manager/運行管理者).
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of operational workflows, including post-shift reviews and root cause assessments
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in operations, field team leadership, or vehicle/fleet coordination
- Proven track record in managing vehicle maintenance, driver shifts, or complex logistical scheduling
- Experience guiding frontline teams in a dynamic, tech-driven environment
- Proactive and hands-on problem-solving, conflict resolution, and team support
- Safety-first mindset with a track record in high-pressure environments
Skills
Required:People managementFleet maintenance and logisticsSafety and compliance
Benefits
- Not specified in the description.
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Applied Intuition
Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.
AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
More open roles at Applied Intuition
- System Validation Engineer - Autonomous DrivingtodayTokyo · Self-Driving Systems
- Application Engineer - TruckingtodaySunnyvale · Self-Driving Systems
- Shift LeadtodayTokyo · Vehicle Operations
- Engineering Manager - Autonomy Storage InfratodaySunnyvale · Data & Compute Platform
- Sr. People Operations GeneralisttodaySunnyvale · Business Functions