Senior Technical Program Manager

Motional•Las Vegas, NV

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Motional Technical Program Management team is seeking a talented TPM to support our software performance evaluation activities. This role requires strong collaboration and management across our autonomy integration, software, hardware, operations, and testing teams. We are currently seeking an individual who has strong skills in cross-functional work, quick decision making, and execution of software performance evaluation events and planning to ensure that we continuously iterate and improve. Join us at the forefront of autonomous driving technology!

Requirements

Demonstrated experience with Continuous Integration and automated SW testing.
Demonstrated experience in managing FW, SW, and HW configurations.
Minimum of 5 years experience working with complex systems, including but not limited to, autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, etc.
Demonstrated experience working across teams and disciplines resolving competing priorities and managing dependencies.
Creative problem solver, resourceful and skilled at conflict resolution.
Strong written and oral communication skills, especially the ability to communicate complex engineering issues and tailor messaging based on audience.
Experience using Confluence and JIRA to plan project activities and track progress.
Degree in Engineering or a related field.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment across multiple time zones with a can-do attitude.
Ability to come into a Motional office 2-3 days a week at a minimum
This role is hybrid from our the Las Vegas office. It requires two in-office days each week, ideally Tuesday and Thursday.

Responsibilities

Work closely with stakeholder teams to track planned software performance evaluation activities, specifically ensuring resources and infrastructure are available, and plans are coordinated and approved.
Actively manage execution of software performance evaluation activities, tracking progress against key metrics and removing blockers and inefficiencies as required.
Partner with our autonomy integration to monitor, analyze, and improve our overall and targeted SW configurations.
Communicate at both the engineering and executive level, to not only communicate and work through technical details, but also conduct performance reviews and retrospectives.
Set priorities and coordinate between multiple engineering and operations teams and external stakeholders to support our overall software performance evaluation strategy and deconflict activities and resources.
Work closely with engineering leadership to help define and track key organizational objectives.
Proactively identify, manage, and report on risks and issues.