Staff Technical Program Manager

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 144,000 - 191,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Motional is hiring a Staff-level Autonomy TPM in Pittsburgh to lead complex AI initiatives for driverless technology. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience managing technical programs in robotics, demonstrating strong leadership in safety-critical environments.

This role encourages a hybrid schedule supporting collaboration among engineering and product teams. Benefits include medical coverage, 401k matching, and potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management or leading complex AI software projects.
• Proven ability to manage large model releases and integrate teams across disciplines.
• Capable of communicating complex strategies to leadership effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiatives across multiple teams to meet project goals.
• Lead integration efforts for behavioral capabilities in AI models.
• Identify and communicate technical risks to ensure project progress.

Skills

Technical program management

Leadership in AI software

Robotics expertise

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering

Job description

Mission Summary

Motional is seeking to hire a Staff-level Autonomy TPM. This role requires strong, experienced leadership to drive complex initiatives across the company. We are seeking a high-impact individual to own and drive key cross-functional initiatives on the path to a driverless robotaxi. This role will operate across our core machine learning capabilities—specifically partnering with the Behaviors, Prediction, and ML Planning teams—to help prioritize and track technical workstreams in support of our driverless goals.

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, possesses technical expertise in robotics or autonomous systems, and has a strong background driving safety-critical ML software and model releases in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Own and execute large-scale, complex technical programs critical to Motional's roadmap, focusing on model development and release cycles, while ensuring alignment between senior engineering leaders, product managers, and executive stakeholders.
• Lead Cross-Stack Integration: Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for high-level behavioral capabilities, managing dependencies and driving integration efforts across Prediction and ML Planning teams to successfully launch large models.
• Dive Deep Technically: Go beyond surface-level program tracking. Dive deep into ML and behavioral issues to facilitate trade-off discussions, and drive teams to convergence on robust solutions.
• Identify and Resolve Blockers: Proactively identify, quantify, and communicate technical risks and dependencies. You will be expected to develop and execute mitigation strategies for high-priority issues that could impact our driverless milestones.
• Influence Roadmaps: Partner deeply with engineering and product leadership to ensure the ML and behaviors roadmap is well-defined, integrated, and aligned with top-level company goals.

What We're Looking For

• Experience & Domain Knowledge: 7+ years of experience in technical program management or a similar role, leading complex, safety-critical AI software, robotics, or systems programs. Experience managing large model releases and model development lifecycles is highly preferred.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven Delivery: A strong track record of taking large, complex programs from initial concept and ambiguity to a successful launch.
• Clear Communication Skills: Demonstrated ability to act as the primary point of contact for complex programs, with a track record of communicating progress, risks, and strategic recommendations to leadership.

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston or Pittsburgh to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Salary Range: $144,000 - $191,250 USD

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