L4/L5 – Pod Lead (Operation Manager/Data Delivery Program Manager)

Experis-US; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Technology Group is seeking an L4/L5 Pod Lead (Operation Manager/Data Delivery Program Manager) for on-site work in the Bellevue, San Jose, or Los Angeles area. The role emphasizes end-to-end project management, data delivery, and cross-functional leadership to meet product and data collection goals.

The position requires 3+ years in program management, strong cross-functional collaboration, and a BA/BS degree.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• 3+ years of cross-functional collaboration with tech and non-tech teams.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in engineering, business, technology, or related fields.
• Experience defining program requirements and using data/metrics to determine improvements.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing multiple competing priorities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manages and drives assigned projects end to end, coordinating with the technical program manager after requirements are defined.
• Ensure quality so features meet product requirements (person, vehicle, motion detection).
• Track action items to meet release milestones and support PLR post-launch.
• Drive cross-team investigations with Firmware, Science, and Product teams for quality issues.
• Support data collection and verification, ensure environment readiness, and feed findings back to Data/Science teams.
• Monitor progress across three workstreams and report status to the blue badge PM.
• Escalate risks, blockers, and quality issues to stakeholders.
• Hands-on data collection or annotation when needed to meet timeline.
• Mentor and guide L4 (or L3) associates.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Attention to detail

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent

Job description

L4/L5 – Pod Lead (Operation Manager/Data Delivery Program Manager) No remote work available, assigned desk to be provided Location: Bellevue, San Jose, or Los Angeles

Job Responsibility

• Manages and drives assigned projects end to end, working with the technical program manager after product requirements are concrete
• Primary responsibility is to assure quality that features (person, vehicle, and motion detection) meet product requirements
• Tracks all necessary action items to meet the planned timeline of the release across milestones and, Post Launch Model Releases support (PLR)
• Drives cross-team investigations with Firmware, Science, and Product teams when quality issues are found or escalated
• Before the Data team collects, verifies that the device's data/video-collection pipeline works on the right environment, then supports the collection itself (e.g., new FW builds) and feeds findings back to the Data and Science teams
• Tracks progress across all three workstreams and reports status to blue badge PM
• Escalates risks, blockers, and quality issues to stakeholders
• When data collection or annotation needs more resource, hands‑on those tasks to meet the promised timeline
• Mentors and guides L4 (or L3) associates

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience
• 3+ years of experience working cross‑functionally with tech and non‑tech teams
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in engineering, business, technology, or related fields
• Experience defining program requirements and using data/metrics to determine improvements
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience managing multiple competing priorities with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent project management certification
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with engineers at a technical level and work with them to identify high-performance, scalable solutions
• Experience leading moderately complex projects with cross‑functional dependencies
• Strategic mindset — ability to consider the larger picture (efficiency, quality, customer experience) and balance against team resources
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical thinking skills
• Proficiency in drafting concise documents to communicate project status, challenges, and solutions
• Understands company build and deployment processes
• Demonstrated ability to make group or department‑level business decisions