Senior / Staff Vehicle Program Manager

The role

You will lead program management and delivery for future Zoox vehicle programs. You act as the technical and program lead, making high-impact technical and strategic decisions, and work across teams to plan and execute the vehicle program.

What you will do

• Plan and execute the vehicle program with the Vehicle Development team and across Zoox
• Determine program milestones with core team members
• Define deliverables and the benchmark for completing them at each milestone
• Set a realistic, achievable schedule with input from core program team members
• Run regular status checks to keep the program on track
• Create and maintain a clear dashboard showing program status
• Resolve issues or escalate them, working with teams on solutions or mitigations

Required qualifications

• BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in engineering or program management in the automotive or equivalent industry
• Demonstrable track record of managing complex cross-functional projects involving hardware and software
• Experience in product development at all stages: ideation, design, release, prototyping, validation, launch, and production
• Proficiency in tools to manage complex projects, such as Gantt charts, JIRA, and Confluence

Nice to have

• Program management certification
• Proficiency using JIRA to capture and track engineering development tasks
• Experience with root cause analysis in high-pressure environments
• Product execution in a highly dynamic start-up environment

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 sits at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, aiming to provide next-generation mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.