Senior Technical Program Manager - Guidance & Routing

The role

You will act as a technical program manager on the Autonomy team, working across mapping, map data and mission planning teams. You will turn corporate strategy into roadmaps, track risks and readiness for new city deployments, and keep leadership informed.

What you will do

• Partner with engineering managers across Mapping, Map Data Platform and Mission Planner to turn strategy and milestones into roadmaps, timelines and deliverables
• Give leadership a clear view of risks, dependencies and readiness for each new city deployment
• Build scalable processes for the maps, data and routing that every Zoox ride depends on
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to identify gaps, escalate risks and drive issues to closure
• Act as a trusted partner to engineering leadership and the go-to person for unblocking teams
• Build project schedules, identify milestones, flag risks and communicate progress

Required qualifications

• BS/MS degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent job experience
• At least 4 years of experience in technical program management
• Strong track record of leading ambiguous, complex programs across multiple engineering teams
• Ability to keep the big picture in focus and communicate clearly and concisely to each audience
• Deep familiarity with software and data infrastructure development processes
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, including KPI and risk visualization
• Proficiency with program tools such as Gantt charts, risk matrices, Smartsheet and Jira

Nice to have

• Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, or mapping and routing systems
• Experience scaling infrastructure, data platforms or engineering processes across fast-growing teams
• Experience with complex safety-critical systems

Benefits

• Paid time off, including sick leave, vacation and 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

About the company

Zoox is building a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for its cities. The Autonomy team works on the road network, map data and mission planning that route its vehicles and riders.