Staff Program Manager, Office of the CEO

Nuro•Mountain View, CA

1d•$176,400 - $264,600•Onsite

About The Position

Nuro is hiring a Staff Program Manager to lead day-to-day technical execution of its robotaxi partnership. The role sits within the engineering organization and works across engineering, business, and external partner teams to support initial deployment and subsequent scale-up. The Program Manager will help define the critical path to launch in multiple new cities, track performance, and manage the resolution of internal and external issues. This role is suited to someone who enjoys working at the center of a fast-paced, complex, and rapidly growing technical program. The successful candidate will be able to ramp up quickly on a broad range of technical topics, lead meetings across organizational levels, stay highly organized, and communicate exceptionally well. Previous autonomy experience is not required; enthusiasm for autonomy and technical learning, and the ability to bring simplicity and clarity to complex situations, are important. The position requires working in person at Nuro HQ four days per week. Compensation includes base pay, an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package. The expected base pay range is $176,400 to $264,600 for the level at which the role has been scoped; pay depends on factors including experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in consulting, program management, or business operations.
Engineering degree.
Experience leading complex, cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders.
Willingness to work in person from Nuro HQ four days per week.
Ability to ramp up quickly on technical topics, lead meetings across levels, stay organized, and communicate effectively.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on large partnerships or external-facing programs.
Experience in aerospace, automotive, autonomy, robotics, mobility, AI, hardware/software, or other technical industries.
Experience supporting launches, deployments, or scaled operational programs.

Responsibilities

Own technical program execution for Nuro’s robotaxi program, coordinating external partners with autonomy, hardware, and AI platform teams.
Build and maintain the critical path for robotaxi scale-up, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and open items.
Identify issues early, help teams make tradeoffs, and drive problems to resolution.
Create clear progress, risk, and key-decision updates for leaders.
Build strong working relationships across Nuro and with external partners.
Use data and judgment to support decision-making and measure progress over time.