Customer Technical Program Manager, Vehicle OS

The Robot Age; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Ann Arbor leads a dedicated program for a major automotive OEM software project. The role owns customer-facing program management across milestones, scope, risks, dependencies and reporting.

The position acts as the main bridge between customer program leadership and Applied's engineering teams, focusing on Vehicle OS delivery and alignment with OEM expectations.

Qualifications

• Technical program management experience on complex software, automotive, autonomy, or customer programs.
• Comfort working directly with senior customer stakeholders.
• Strong operating rhythm around milestones, reporting, risks, and dependencies.
• Ability to work five days onsite from Ann Arbor office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the program baseline across scope, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinate delivery across engineering teams through engineering TPMs.
• Serve as a primary customer interface on schedule, risks, and program status.
• Translate ambiguous customer requests into tracked work and decisions.

Skills

Technical program management

Customer stakeholder management

Milestone and risk reporting

Job description

What the role actually is

Applied Intuition is standing up a dedicated Ann Arbor program team for a major automotive OEM software program. This role owns customer-facing program management across milestones, scope, risks, dependencies, and reporting.

The listing reads like a true interface role between customer program leadership and Applied's engineering organization, with Vehicle OS delivery as the product context.

What you would work on

• Maintain the program baseline across scope, milestones, risks, and dependencies
• Coordinate delivery across Applied engineering teams through engineering TPMs
• Serve as a primary customer interface on schedule, risks, and program status
• Translate ambiguous customer requests into tracked work and decisions

What they are asking for

• Technical program management experience on complex software, automotive, autonomy, or customer programs
• Comfort working directly with senior customer stakeholders
• Strong operating rhythm around milestones, reporting, risks, and dependencies
• Ability to work five days onsite from Applied's Ann Arbor office

Why this one is worth a look

Vehicle OS work is where autonomy-adjacent product strategy turns into delivery commitments. This role is worth watching because it sits at the customer boundary, where roadmap, engineering reality, and OEM expectations meet.