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Customer Technical Program Manager, Vehicle OS

Applied Intuition· Vehicle OS
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Ann Arbor$160k - $250kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Role focused on owning customer-facing program management for a flagship software program for a major global automotive OEM. Based in Detroit with 5 days onsite in Ann Arbor, responsible for cross-functional coordination, schedule, risks, dependencies, and governance across Applied Intuition’s engineering teams and customer program leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Own the customer-facing program, define and maintain the program baseline including milestones, scope boundaries, risk register, and dependency map in alignment with the Statement of Work. Ensure program commitments are tracked with rigor and deviations are surfaced proactively
  • Drive delivery coordination across Applied's engineering organization through Engineering TPMs, managing cross-team dependencies and competing priorities across concurrent programs
  • Serve as the primary interface to the customer's program leadership and counterpart TPMs on all matters related to schedule, risk, and technical dependencies. Build and maintain trusted working relationships at the program level
  • Own and operate the full program governance cadence across all recurring touchpoints with the customer and internal teams
  • Define, own, and report program-side KPIs to the Customer Program Lead and internal stakeholders. Maintain a clear and accurate picture of program health at all times.
  • Own resolution of program-level issues and decisions through structured escalation management, triaging issues by impact and urgency, driving resolution at the appropriate level
  • Partner with onsite teams to ensure seamless integration of Applied's product into the customer's vehicle program. Own coordination and governance of all customer-facing field activities through the program

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in technical program management within the automotive industry, ideally with hands-on experience at an OEM or Tier-1 supplier
  • Strong customer-facing presence at director level; comfortable representing Applied Intuition independently with OEM program leadership and executive stakeholders
  • Proven ability to coordinate delivery across multiple engineering teams, managing through prioritization frameworks and clear escalation discipline
  • Technical depth sufficient to assess feasibility, interpret requirements, and engage engineers credibly across all software vehicle and integration domains
  • Builder mindset: able to set up program structure from scratch on a newly formed team
  • A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in STEM or a related field

Skills

Required:Program managementCross-functional coordinationCustomer leadership engagementEscalation management
Nice to have:Requirements analysis

Benefits

  • Base salary, equity, and benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401k with employer match; learning and wellness stipends; paid time off
Last updated Oct 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.

AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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