Zoox · 1 day ago
Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - AI & Autonomy
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$205K/yr - $284K/yr
8+ years expZoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. The Autonomy and Product SW Technical Program Manager will be responsible for planning and executing technical and integrated product milestones for vehicle platforms, focusing on the development and validation of the autonomous driving system.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Partner with a wide range of department managers to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed technical roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables
Influence key decisions working cross-functionally across engineering, product, operations, and strategy to reach the right outcomes
Establish standard reports to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, and accomplishments
Define, develop, and track new KPIs and other methods to measure performance that best translate progress towards goals
Ensure program goals are aligned with business objectives; build and sustain momentum among cross-functional TPMs and workstreams towards delivering on time and on target
Maintain a strong technical understanding of our vehicle platforms, software development lifecycle, safety clearance process, and test operations
Qualification
Required
BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting with a focus on product development
Success in leading complex cross-functional technical programs from start to finish
Comfortable leading through ambiguity and enabling teams to perform in this environment
Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills are a must
Proficient in using program management tools such as Jira
Preferred
Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics or other complex, safety-critical systems
Experience with developing from scratch and scaling engineering or operational processes
Experience in a high-growth company
Benefits
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
Life insurance
Company
Zoox
Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$955MKey Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M
Leadership Team
Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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