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Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomy Behaviors

Zoox· Software – Autonomy Software
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Hybrid (Foster City, CA)$213k - $273kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager coordinating cross-functional AI/ML programs and cross-organizational roadmaps to enable execution of Zoox's autonomy software initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive Zoox's most complex, cross-organizational AI/ML programs, spanning multiple engineering teams and director-level+ stakeholders, from strategy through delivery
  • Translate ambiguous, top-down corporate strategy into structured roadmaps, resolving conflicting priorities across teams before they become executive-level escalations
  • Define and track program-level metrics, using data to proactively surface systemic risks and drive process improvements across the org
  • Present program status, trade-offs, and recommendations directly to senior leadership, building credibility and alignment at the executive level
  • Build and scale program management practices, tooling, and processes for the broader TPM function, and mentor other TPMs

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in computer science, engineering, technical field, or equivalent job experience
  • 10-12+ years of experience in engineering program management, including experience owning programs spanning multiple orgs or director-level+ stakeholders
  • Deep experience with AI/ML, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, reinforcement learning, simulation, and/or automotive or aerospace processes
  • Demonstrated track record of resolving high-ambiguity, cross-organizational risks and driving alignment across senior leadership
  • Experience building or scaling program management processes, strategy, and tooling for a broader team or function
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to flex between technical depth with engineers and strategic framing with executives

Skills

Required:Program managementAI/ML domain knowledgeExecutive communication

Benefits

  • 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
  • life insurance
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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