Senior / Staff Technical Program Manager - End-to-End Features

Zoox
Foster City, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Candidates with cross-functional program management experience and a background in automotive or integration development will find this senior role in Foster City, CA, highly aligned with their expertise and career trajectory.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years of cross-functional project management and a background in automotive or integration processes
    — “Deep familiarity with software, hardware, integration or automotive development processes
  • Individuals who have led end-to-end feature delivery in complex product development environments
    — “Manage on-time delivery of E2E programs and features to support the team’s and Zoox’s goals

Things to consider

  • Candidates should be prepared for a role that requires consistent communication with key stakeholders
    — “Create reports to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in aligning cross-functional teams to deliver complex product features
    — “Work cross-functionally with engineering leaders across software, hardware, PMO and product
  • Demonstrate your ability to build and maintain project dashboards for real-time program tracking
    — “Create and maintain a clear dashboard showing program status
  • Showcase your track record of identifying and resolving program risks or issues
    — “Resolve or escalate issues: As issues arise, collaborate with the team to find a solution or mitigation
  • Emphasize your experience in translating corporate strategy into detailed feature roadmaps
    — “Work with department leaders to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed feature road maps
  • Demonstrate your ability to define deliverables and benchmarks for cross-functional teams
    — “Define the deliverables: Align on deliverables for each team at each milestone, and define the benchmark for completing them
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Translate corporate strategy into detailed feature roadmaps
  • Manage on-time delivery of end-to-end programs
  • Identify and implement new solutions to increase effectiveness
Typical background
10+ years of experience in engineering or program managementDeep familiarity with software, hardware, and automotive development processes

Skills & requirements

Required

Project ManagementCross-functional CollaborationRoadmap DevelopmentRisk ManagementCommunication

Preferred

Large, Multi-location OperationsProduct And Cybersecurity

Stack & domain

Program ManagementSoftware DevelopmentHardware DevelopmentIntegrationAutonomous Vehicle DevelopmentAILLM IntegrationLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAutonomous Vehicles

About the role

Original posting from Zoox via Lever

Zoox has embarked on a highly ambitious journey to develop an autonomous mobility solution for our cities. The End-to-End Feature team at Zoox is responsible for collaborating with key stakeholders to define and deliver features that span across the vehicle, autonomy, and operations verticals. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will work cross-functionally with engineering leaders across software, hardware, PMO and product to drive our corporate strategy into tactical and detailed roadmaps and ensure effective execution to meet milestones and company growth goals. You will work with the E2E feature team and stakeholders across Zoox to streamline end-to-end delivery by developing project schedules, identifying milestones, flagging risks, and clearly communicating ongoing progress.

This role is in the Product and Homologation organization, leading E2E feature program management activities to deliver a portfolio of top-level features to support the Zoox mission. 

In This Role, You Wil:

  • Work with department leaders to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed feature road maps, timelines, presentation decks, and deliverables.
  • Manage on-time delivery of E2E programs and features to support the team’s and Zoox’s goals
  • Identify, propose, and implement new or improvement ideas and solutions that add value to the team to increase effectiveness and overcome challenges
  • Define the deliverables: Align on deliverables for each team at each milestone, and define the benchmark for completing them
  • Work with team and cross-functional stakeholders to build relationships, communicate key information, and drive open questions or issues to closure.
  • Create reports to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, and accomplishments
  • Create and maintain a clear dashboard showing program status 
  • Resolve or escalate issues: As issues arise, collaborate with the team to find a solution or mitigation
  • Lead the issue resolution process to effectively ensure E2E issues are moving forward to closure and that various teams are aware and supporting the issues that affect the programs

Qualifications:

  • BS or MS degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent job experience
  • 10+ years of experience in engineering or program management
  • Deep familiarity with software, hardware, integration or automotive development processes
  • Strong track record of managing complex cross-functional projects
  • Experience in product development across all stages; product ideation, design, release, prototyping, validation, launch and production
  • An ability to keep the big picture in focus and to provide clear, well-structured, and concise communications tailored to each appropriate audience

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Experience with large, multi-location operations
  • Experience with product and cybersecurity

Compensation:

Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

Source: Zoox careers (Lever)

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