Zoox

Senior Communications Manager, Policy, Safety & Reputation

Foster City, CAFull timeCommunications

$164K – $197Kposted range

Range as posted by the employer.

Posted 1 week ago · listed on Lever

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Should you apply?

Open: 11 days; Still in the active review window.
Open roles at this company: 245; Hiring in volume. Recruiters are busy, so a tailored resume that matches the posting's words gets through the screen.
Salary: Posted; The employer put pay in writing. Anchor on it in the first conversation.

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The job, broken down

This role leads communications strategy for Zoox's policy, safety, and reputation work as the company moves from testing to public robotaxi service. You'll be the person building trust with regulators, the public, and communities through both planned campaigns and real-time response work.

What you'd actually do

Set and execute communications strategy across policy, safety, and reputation
Drive proactive campaigns tied to Zoox's public trust goals
Build relationships with regulators, communities, and other stakeholders
Handle reactive communications work as issues come up around safety and policy

Must-haves

Experience leading communications strategy, not just executing someone else's plan
Ability to work on both proactive campaigns and reactive/crisis-type communications
Comfort operating in policy, safety, and reputation topics specifically (not general brand comms)
Relationship-building skills with regulators and community stakeholders

Read before you apply

No pay range listed
Duties are described at a high strategic level with no specifics on team size, reporting line, or what 'lead' means in practice
Combines three distinct comms specialties (policy, safety, reputation) into one role, which could mean broad scope with limited support

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Steps to get this job

1In your resume or cover letter, mirror the exact phrase 'policy, safety & reputation' since that's the specific specialty they named, not generic 'corporate communications'
2Lead with any past work where you handled both a proactive campaign and a reactive/crisis situation, since the posting explicitly calls out both
3If you've worked with regulators or done public-facing safety communications (autonomous vehicles, transportation, or another regulated industry), put that at the top of your resume
4Ask in your cover letter or first interview how the policy, safety, and reputation workstreams are staffed today, since the posting doesn't say if this is a team of one or if you'll have support

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What it's like to work at Zoox

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Zoox is an Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company building purpose-built robotaxis (no steering wheel or pedals), headquartered in Foster City, CA, with testing also happening in San Francisco and Las Vegas. It was acquired by Amazon in 2020 for $1.3 billion and had roughly 1,000 employees as of a 2024 layoff report, likely more now as it approaches paid commercial robotaxi service.

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About the role

Zoox is building autonomous mobility from the ground up — a purpose-built robotaxi designed for riders, not retrofitted from an existing car. As we scale from testing to public commercial service, few things matter more than earning and keeping the trust of the public, regulators, and the communities we operate in. This role sits at the center of that work.

We're looking for a Senior Communications Manager of Policy, Safety & Reputation to lead communications across these important business functions. You will set the strategy and execute it, driving proactive campaigns and building relationships that contribute directly to the mission at Zoox. You will also build trust through proactive and reactive communications work across reputation, safety, and policy.

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