Director of Technical Program Management

Motional•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•$212,000 - $291,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Motional is seeking a Director of Technical Program Management reporting to the head of TPM. This individual will own all technical programs within infrastructure, and system performance and readiness. In this role, you’ll be responsible for leading, mentoring, and growing a diverse team of technical program managers who orchestrate the strong foundation and backbone of our Autonomous System. This role leverages a strong technical background to provide strategic guidance on planning and development activities, build execution, and risk management. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine deep technical expertise in autonomous system technologies with organizational leadership and executive exposure.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
10+ years of relevant industry experience, with specific experience in a technical/engineering program management role
5+ years of direct people management experience (leading teams of TPMs or Engineers)
Experience working with engineering teams including mechanical, electrical, software and systems teams
Proven ability to drive cohesion, collaboration and decision making among different people & functions
Comfortable with working with remote teams, and international travel

Nice To Haves

Background in autonomous technologies, mobility or robotics
Advanced degree (MS / MBA)

Responsibilities

Manage team and lead portfolio of cross-functional programs to launch fully driverless public ride-hailing service across multiple cities using Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 robotaxi platform
Manage, mentor, and grow a team of Technical Program Managers; provide regular feedback, coaching, and performance management
Drive strategic alignment and facilitate communication across engineering and cross functional leadership
Partner with engineering leadership team on OKR planning, drive decomposition of objectives into quarterly goals and program plans with cross-functional teams, and lead technical and planning reviews to track and manage progress.
Define integration strategy for highly-complex autonomous sub-systems to ensure shortest critical path to fully integrated autonomous vehicle.
Partner deeply with product, marketing, and finance teams to ensure technical development aligns with organizational OKRs
Primary escalation point for the program with cross-functional leadership in Operations, product, marketing, and finance
Champion process improvements to streamline development cycles and facilitate feedback through internal design review processes.
Define and refine best practices for project schedules, build planning, and cross-functional workflows