Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Live Service Operations

The role

You will lead cross-functional program planning and delivery for major corporate milestones on the path to launch, covering vehicle development, software, manufacturing and fleet operations. You will turn corporate strategy into technical roadmaps and report program status, risks and progress to key stakeholders.

What you will do

• Turn top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed technical roadmaps, timelines and deliverables
• Influence key decisions across engineering, manufacturing, product, operations and strategy
• Create standard reports on program status, issues, risks and accomplishments for stakeholders
• Define and develop new KPIs to measure progress toward goals
• Keep program goals aligned with business objectives
• Build momentum among cross-functional TPMs and workstreams to deliver on time and on target
• Maintain a strong technical understanding of vehicle platforms, software lifecycle, safety clearance and live robotaxi operations
• Build trust with technical department managers and negotiate trade-offs across competing priorities

Required qualifications

• BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in engineering, program management or management consulting with a focus on product launches
• Success driving complex SW/HW integration processes and leading complex cross-functional programs end to end
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity and enabling teams to perform in it
• Proficient in tools or processes for complex projects, such as Gantt charts, risk matrices, Smartsheet and Jira
• Excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills
• Ability to create visualizations of KPIs and program risks

Nice to have

• Project Manager Professional certification (PMP) or equivalent
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, test platforms, simulation, and automotive or aerospace processes
• Experience developing and scaling strategy and processes
• Strong foundational background in Systems Engineering
• Prior experience in the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) or Aerospace/Airline industries

Before you apply

• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem to bring it to market. It aims to provide next-generation mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.