TPM, Release Management and Cloud Platform

ALTEN Technology•Palo Alto, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring a Technical Program Manager to cover two areas of operation in a single seat. Roughly half the role is release management across upcoming infotainment software releases, owning the metrics and the daily drumbeat that keep a release on schedule and escalating what needs a decision. The other half is hands-on technical program management for the cloud-gateway service on the vehicle software team, driving sprint execution and owning the roadmap and the interface agreements that connect the vehicle to the cloud. This is a role for a TPM who is comfortable moving between executive-level reporting and day-to-day ticket-level execution in the same week. You will work directly with engineering managers, developers, cloud partners, middleware partners and the heads of PMO.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
5+ years of technical program management on software products, with time spent on both release management and sprint-level execution
Demonstrated ownership of a software release process: defining health metrics, tracking critical path items to closure, running daily status, and driving go/no-go decisions
Experience running agile execution alongside an engineering manager, including backlog grooming and writing tickets that are genuinely actionable for developers
Working knowledge of client-server and cloud integration patterns, with direct experience defining or governing data contracts and API interfaces between systems
Experience coordinating across partner teams and external vendors to close interface definitions, not just track them
Ability to escalate clearly and early to executive stakeholders, with the judgment to know which risks belong at that level
Strong written communication, comfortable producing both a daily update and a long-term roadmap

Nice To Haves

Automotive software experience, particularly infotainment, telematics, or connected vehicle services
Familiarity with vehicle-to-cloud architectures: gateway services, message schemas, MQTT or gRPC, REST APIs, and data contract versioning
Exposure to vehicle middleware and the interfaces between a gateway service and the rest of the vehicle software stack
Experience with over-the-air update programs or connected features such as remote lock and unlock, vehicle status, or vehicle tracking
Background working with a major cloud provider's IoT or device management services
Familiarity with Automotive SPICE, functional safety, or cybersecurity requirements as they touch software release readiness
Tooling: Jira, Confluence, and dashboard or reporting tools used for release health metrics
Prior experience in a split or dual-scope TPM role, or scaling a part-time scope into a full program

Responsibilities

Define and report on metrics that highlight the health of upcoming software releases
Drive closure and provide daily updates for open tickets that are on the critical path for upcoming software releases
Escalate risks and decisions needed to the heads of PMO
Drive tactical sprint execution for the cloud-gateway service on the vehicle software team
Work with the engineering manager and developers to ensure a steady flow of actionable tickets are groomed and ready for implementation
Define and maintain a long-term roadmap for the cloud relevant integrations
Work with cloud partners to finalize vehicle-cloud data contracts for all relevant integrations
Work with middleware partners to finalize cloud-gateway interfaces with the rest of the vehicle