Director of Data Science
Motional is a leading autonomous driving company on a mission to make driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. Backed by Hyundai Motor Group, Motional is at the forefront of the physical AI revolution. Motional isn’t just building first-of-its-kind technology; we are transforming transportation to create safer streets and more sustainable mobility options.
The Systems Readiness and Performance team is the crucial bridge between software development and real-world deployment. We are responsible for driving system design, verifying and validating the autonomy stack, and defining, measuring, and validating system performance targets. We work closely with stakeholders in autonomy, infrastructure, and operations to build the definitive safety case for the commercial launch of our fully driverless IONIQ 5 robotaxis.
Mission Summary:
As the Director of Data Science, you will lead the strategic vision and execution for extracting intelligence from petabyte-scale on-road fleet data and simulation ecosystems. This leadership role is centered on building advanced data-driven methodologies, developing predictive and generative models, and serving as the primary analytical anchor supporting not only the Systems Readiness and Performance/Metrics teams but the whole company. You will drive the statistical rigor necessary to translate raw road data into high
