Technical Project Manager
Applied Intuition· Vehicle OS
TokyoFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Technical Project Manager to stand up and run program management across multiple high-priority automotive engagements from Tokyo hub. Requires deep technical credibility, direct customer ownership, and ability to build structure from scratch in a fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities
- Stand up and run program management – define milestones, own timelines and deliverables, manage sprint and roadmap execution for software development teams through series production
- Manage OEM relationships; hold partners accountable to schedule and quality commitments
- Serve as the primary customer contact for Japanese OEMs; translate requirements into tracked engineering work and provide structured, regular updates
- Coordinate across internal and external teams; align technical roadmaps, unblock cross-team dependencies, and support international roll-outs
- Drive issues to closure – own problem-solving and decision-making across teams and sites
Qualifications
- 5+ years in technical project management or engineering within the automotive industry, ideally with hands-on experience at an OEM or Tier-1 supplier
- Proven supplier management experience – able to hold OEM partners to schedule and quality commitments
- Strong customer-facing presence; comfortable representing Applied Intuition independently with OEMs and executive stakeholders
- Technical depth in embedded systems, middleware, or ADAS – enough to assess feasibility and engage engineers credibly
- Builder mindset: able to set up program structure from scratch with minimal existing scaffolding
- Ability to operate independently across sites and time zones
- Native in Japanese and fluent in English
Skills
Required:Program managementOEM/supplier managementCustomer-facing/communicationEmbedded systems / ADAS technical depth
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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