Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomy Operations

Zoox

Foster City, US

On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior technical leaders who manage cross-functional programs in autonomous vehicle development, specifically focusing on operational milestones.

Best fit for

Experienced program managers in autonomous systems or robotics.
— “responsible for planning and execution of technical and integrated product milestones”
Leaders comfortable with end-to-end product development cycles.
— “managing the end-to-end (E2E) PUDO workstream”
Professionals adept at collaborating across engineering and operations teams.
— “partner with leaders from across the company in vehicle development, system design, software engineering, manufacturing, fleet operations, and business functions”

Things to consider

Focus on both test and production vehicle platforms.
— “involving both of our vehicle platforms - the Toyota Highlander test fleet and Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi”
Role involves validating and improving autonomous driving systems.
— “develop, validate, and improve our autonomous driving system”

How to stand out

Demonstrate experience in scaling autonomous systems operations.
— “enabling the Zoox robotaxi to serve riders in a rapidly expanding operational design domain”
Highlight cross-functional leadership in complex technical programs.
— “driving cross-functional program planning and execution at the highest level”
Showcase milestones delivered in autonomous vehicle development.
— “deliver major corporate milestones on the path to launch, and beyond”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

successful delivery of technical and integrated product milestones
end-to-end management of complex projects

Typical background

experience in technical program managementbackground in software engineering or system design

Skills & requirements

Required

Cross-functional Program ManagementTechnical Project ManagementKubernetesApisUx/ui Design

Preferred

DevOpsCloud Infrastructure

About the role

Original posting from Zoox via Lever

The Program Management Office (PMO) at Zoox is responsible for driving cross-functional program planning and execution at the highest level. We partner with leaders from across the company in vehicle development, system design, software engineering, manufacturing, fleet operations, and business functions to develop and deliver major corporate milestones on the path to launch, and beyond. Our program managers contribute to the end to end success of technical, integrated product milestones involving both of our vehicle platforms - the Toyota Highlander test fleet and Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi.
The Autonomy Technical Program Manager (TPM) in PMO is an experienced cross-functional program management leader that will be responsible for planning and execution of technical and integrated product milestones for our vehicle platforms, specifically managing the end-to-end (E2E) PUDO workstream. This person will work on programs to develop, validate, and improve our autonomous driving system, ultimately enabling the Zoox robotaxi to serve riders in a rapidly expanding operational design domain.

Source: Zoox careers (Lever)