Robotics Program Manager — Autonomy & Vehicle AI

OpenDigital Limited; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Robotics to own multi‑team programs across the autonomy stack, turning cutting‑edge research into shipped on‑vehicle capabilities. You will coordinate vehicle software, hardware, ML, and measurement teams to deliver programs for flagship customers such as Nissan and Stellantis, with global travel as needed.

You should bring 5+ years of leading complex, multi‑team programs, strong technical credibility, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading complex, multi‑team programs in fast‑paced or early‑stage environments.
• Technical credibility across vehicle software, hardware and ML.
• Ability to adapt in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments while keeping delivery structured.
• Strong project management across teams and dependencies.
• Clear communicator who surfaces risk early and keeps teams aligned.
• Collaborative leader who influences across software/hardware boundaries.
• Customer-facing and willing to travel domestically/internationally for on‑the‑ground support.
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own lifecycle of robotics programs across the autonomy stack and improve delivery.
• Track and manage dependencies and risks across software/hardware boundaries.
• Keep robotics sub-teams and partners aligned on platform bring-up and metrics.
• Provide program support for customer programs (e.g. Nissan, Stellantis).
• Run planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retros for multi‑team delivery.
• Communicate progress and risk to engineers, partners, and leaders.
• Improve tooling and processes, sharing patterns across the TPM org.

Skills

Bias for action

Technical credibility

Ambiguity tolerance

Project management

Clear communication

Cross-team collaboration

Customer-facing

Strategic thinking

Growth mindset

Systems thinking

Product-minded

Education

Engineering or Computer Science degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Robotics to own multi‑team programs across the autonomy stack, turning cutting‑edge research into shipped on‑vehicle capabilities. You will coordinate vehicle software, hardware, ML, and measurement teams to deliver programs for flagship customers such as Nissan and Stellantis, with global travel as needed.

You should bring 5+ years of leading complex, multi‑team programs, strong technical credibility, and excellent communication.