Senior / Lead Technical Program Manager, Platform Software

The role

You will own program-level execution for platform software across Waabi's hardware platforms. You will coordinate teams working on physical infrastructure, onboard software, embedded systems and hardware, and keep risks visible.

What you will do

• Define and maintain integrated platform software program plans, milestones and cross-team dependencies.
• Partner with Hardware Platform Managers to coordinate physical infrastructure, onboard software and embedded systems work for platform bring-up.
• Build and enforce dependency maps, identify the critical path, and make sure every dependency has an owner and an ETA.
• Own reporting into executive forums and surface risks early with Path to Green options.
• Track platform software releases, bring-up and test campaigns, and sign-off readiness across teams.
• Build cross-functional roadmaps that show interdependencies and sequencing.
• Champion tools that serve as the single source of truth for program work.
• Build scalable tracking mechanisms and processes that work at fleet scale.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management experience, with a strong focus on cross-functional software integration for hardware platforms.
• Demonstrated experience working across teams with different development cadences (e.g., robotics, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, IoT, or defense systems).
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycles.
• Proven ability to build cross-functional program structure from scratch: dependency maps, risk registries, executive reporting and milestone tracking.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience in autonomous vehicles or robotics.
• Familiarity with embedded systems and software development and their constraints.
• Hands-on experience with program tracking tools such as Jira, Asana and Microsoft Project.

Nice to have

• Experience with onboard compute bring-up, physical infrastructure or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Familiarity with hardware development, systems and safety processes, and how they affect software delivery timelines.
• Working understanding of automotive development processes (e.g., ASPICE) and how to adapt them to a nimble environment.
• Experience establishing or scaling a triage process for field issues across engineering teams.
• Background in systems engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering or a related technical discipline.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage (full-time employees only).
• Unlimited vacation.
• Flexible hours and work-from-home support.
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals when in office.
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events, on-site, off-site and virtual.

Before you apply

• Waabi is an equal opportunity employer and makes accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities on request.

About the company

Waabi, founded by Raquel Urtasun, builds technology for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. It is backed by and partners with leaders in AI, automotive, logistics and deep tech.