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Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Core Autonomy Capabilities

Zoox· Program Management Office – PMO
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Hybrid (Foster City, CA)$213k - $295kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Core Autonomy Capabilities overseeing a portfolio of programs launching fundamental autonomy and safety capabilities, coordinating across multiple organizations to drive end-to-end delivery from architecture to release.

Responsibilities

  • Own the outcome for each capability. Drive programs from architecture through the release that ships them, and define what "done" means when completion criteria are still being established.
  • Partner with the TPMs who own individual capabilities. Set a consistent bar for how their programs are planned and reported, and unblock what they cannot resolve at their level.
  • Make dependencies visible before they compress the schedule. Surface unknowns early so leadership can make explicit trade-offs.
  • Be the primary point of contact for milestone and executive leadership, synthesizing status across programs into one view and running reviews that produce decisions.
  • Arbitrate scope during planning cycles. Prioritize and staff the portfolio with engineering and product leaders, expose unfunded items, and present priced options.
  • Execute without a playbook. Engage deeply in technical trade-offs and propose creative alternatives when ideal solutions aren’t available.

Qualifications

  • BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting with a focus on product development and success in leading complex cross-functional technical programs from start to finish.
  • Experience in autonomy, robotics, or another complex safety-critical domain, with the technical depth to follow architectural trade-offs and validation results.
  • Proven ability to influence without authority across organizational boundaries.
  • Comfortable leading through ambiguity and enabling teams to perform in this environment.
  • Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficient in using program management tools such as Jira.

Skills

Required:Capability program ownershipCross-functional program managementStakeholder alignment and executive communicationDependency management

Benefits

  • Zoox offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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