People and Compliance Site Lead

Nuro•Santa Clara, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nuro is seeking a People and Compliance Site Lead for its Santa Clara, CA Operations & Vehicle Facility. This is a hands-on, on-site role focused on ensuring strong daily execution, workforce readiness, and adherence to site standards and regulatory requirements. The role involves acting as an on-site operational partner to site leadership, observing work processes, auditing systems, and identifying potential risks related to safety, compliance, and execution. The position aims to address issues before they escalate and does not involve owning employee relations investigations.

Requirements

3+ years in operations, safety, compliance, or similar site-based roles
Experience in fast-paced or 24/7 environments
Strong judgment and ability to operate independently in real-time fluid situations
Experience with audits, inspections, or process reviews
Ability to identify patterns and root causes across operational issues
Clear communicator who can document and escalate effectively
Comfortable influencing without direct authority
Professional and discreet in sensitive situations
Willingness to work on-site with occasional off-hours support

Nice To Haves

Experience administering drug tests in a regulated environment, including proper handling, documentation, and compliance with applicable protocols
Experience in logistics, transportation, warehousing, or similar environments
Familiarity with safety protocols (e.g., fitness-for-duty, reasonable suspicion)
Experience working cross-functionally with EHS, HR, or Safety teams
Background in high-growth or scaling environments

Responsibilities

Monitor day-to-day site execution, workforce readiness, and adherence to policies and procedures
Conduct regular observations and audits across shifts to identify gaps in operations, safety, and manager consistency
Administer on-site drug screenings and readiness checks in line with company policy
Perform audits across attendance, onboarding, training completion, and documentation quality
Identify patterns, risks, and process breakdowns; document and escalate as needed
Flag fitness-for-duty concerns and initiate appropriate escalation
Partner with frontline managers to drive corrective actions and track follow-through
Maintain clear documentation of observations, issues, and trends
Conduct breakroom and team space facility audits and communicate any findings with the workplace team
Assist with post shift-supervisor timecard audit review and to ensure that team time edits are all submitted on-time
Co-lead team chat sessions with site leads to gather valuable team feedback and assist in developing team action plans
Assist site leads with review of attrition data and provide insights and support follow-up to address trends
Leverage and implement AI tooling to improve workflows, reporting and controls activity to maximize site operations and compliance
Provide regular insights to site leadership and HRBPs on risks and improvement opportunities