Technical Program Manager, Autonomy & Product SW

Job description

HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Technical Program Manager, Autonomy & Product SW to drive high-level cross-functional program execution and orchestrate the internal delivery of key autonomy and cloud software technologies.

In this role, you’ll support programs that develop, validate, and improve the company’s autonomous driving system. You’ll be deeply embedded in the software development lifecycle, ensuring that plans become actionable work and that teams deliver against technical and product milestones across vehicle platforms. You’ll also establish the processes, frameworks, and tracking systems needed to guide reliable program execution across autonomy, robotics, and cloud-based software teams.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, technically fluent, and experienced in leading complex, cross-functional engineering programs. You excel at building structure, driving execution, and fostering alignment across fast-moving teams. A strong engineering background and relevant industry domain knowledge enable you to communicate effectively with technical stakeholders and support high-quality delivery.

As a Technical Program Manager, you’ll :

• Drive execution of the software roadmap and align teams on priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Build and maintain dashboards, metrics, and tracking frameworks to monitor progress, risks, and overall program health across long-running efforts.
• Run status meetings and deliver concise stakeholder updates while managing Jira workflows, issue tracking, and bug resolution.
• Establish scalable delivery processes, standards, and best practices that improve execution and support the internal delivery of autonomy and cloud software technologies.
• Facilitate cross-functional decisions, resolve dependencies, and unblock teams to keep programs moving.
• Partner with department managers to translate strategy into actionable plans, backed by strong technical understanding of platforms, SDLC, and test operations.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications :

Benefits :

Commitment : This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. This role is onsite and available to candidates local to the Foster City, CA area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.