Safety Operations Trainer | Dubai, UAE
Indexed description
Our global growth has been fuelled by our partnership with Uber and backed by leading investors and lenders, including Uber, Mubadala, BlackRock, and many others. Today, Moove operates the world's largest manned & autonomous ride-hail fleet, with 38k+ vehicles across 29 cities, 13 countries and 6 continents enabled by 2.1k+ employees – Moove continues to expand through strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Uber. We’re transforming mobility to be safer, more efficient, and accessible to all, while creating economic opportunities and supporting skills development in the mobility sector.
About The Role
As Validation Trainer, you are responsible for the capability and confidence of our validation driver team. You will support the design and delivery of training programmes that ensure every driver can safely operate autonomous vehicles on public roads, execute test missions accurately, and respond correctly in safety-critical situations.
This is a specialist training role embedded within the validation operations function. You will deliver onboarding, certification, and recertification programmes for validation drivers, work closely with engineering and operations teams to keep training content current, and use performance data and incident trends to continuously improve the programme. You will spend significant time on the road and in the field alongside the drivers you are developing.
What You’ll Be Doing
Training Design and Delivery
- Support the design and delivery of training programmes for validation drivers covering vehicle operation, AV system monitoring, disengagement protocols, data logging, and SOP compliance
- Develop structured onboarding programmes for new validation drivers including classroom, simulator, and on-road training components
- Deliver periodic recertification and refresher training aligned with system updates, new test routes, and evolving partner requirements
- Create and maintain training materials including SOPs, assessment frameworks, route guides, and onboard tool tutorials
- Accompany drivers on live test routes to assess driving standards, situational awareness, and SOP adherence in real conditions
- Provide real-time coaching and structured post-session feedback to accelerate driver development
- Support driver certification assessments and maintain accurate records of certification status for all team members
- Assist the Validation Team Lead in onboarding new drivers and assessing readiness for independent operation
- Monitor driver performance metrics and quality audit findings to identify recurring skill gaps
- Identify opportunities using Kaizen principles to improve training content, delivery methods, and assessment standards; propose changes to the Training Manager for review and approval
- Collaborate with the Training Manager and AV Safety Manager to embed safety protocols into all validation training
- Update training content promptly following software releases, route changes, or SOP revisions
- Maintain complete, audit-ready training and certification records for all validation drivers
- Ensure all training programmes meet Moove AV, partner, and RTA qualification standards
- Flag any driver performance or compliance concerns to the Validation Team Lead and Training Manager
- 3 - 5 years of experience in AV testing, professional driving, or a related operational field
- Prior experience in a training, coaching, or mentoring capacity strongly preferred
- Deep understanding of AV validation operations, disengagement protocols, and data logging procedures
- Comfortable delivering training both in classroom settings and in live on-road environments
- Strong observational skills; able to assess driver behaviour accurately and deliver feedback constructively
- Calm and professional under pressure; models exemplary safety-first behaviour at all times
- Valid UAE driving licence with a clean driving record; minimum 3 years of experience
- Fluent in English; Arabic a strong advantage
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field preferred
- Equivalent combination of technical qualifications and relevant AV or automotive experience may be considered
- All validation drivers certified and operationally ready before independent deployment
- Recertification completed on schedule with no compliance gaps
- Driver disengagement quality and data logging accuracy improving over time
- Training content always current and aligned with live operational requirements
About The Team
Our team is collaborative, positive, curious, and engaged. We think fast, work smart, laugh often, and are looking for like-minded people to join us in our mission to disrupt vehicle ownership and make financial freedom within reach.
Moove is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently.
Pre-hiring Notice: Moove relies on the accuracy of information contained in employment applications, as well as the accuracy of other data presented throughout the hiring process and during employment. Any misrepresentations, falsifications, or material omissions in any information or data provided by an applicant may result in the applicant being excluded from further consideration for employment or if an individual has already been hired, termination of employment.
EEO Statement: Moove is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, political affiliation or any other protected characteristic.
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