Staff TPM: Vehicle Security Programs Lead

jobr.pro; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead complex vehicle security initiatives that span multiple engineering teams and security pillars. You will partner with security leaders, embedded and platform engineering teams, and security architects to translate strategy into programs that protect onboard and offboard systems, integrating with the safety case for the Aurora Driver.

The role demands deep cross-functional leadership, hands-on governance, and experience with automotive

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in technical program management, engineering program management, or security program management.
• 5+ years leading complex cross-functional technical programs, with automotive or safety-critical domain experience.
• Experience partnering with engineering teams on vehicle architecture and security for physical products.
• Experience managing large-scale technical systems programs such as secure boot, vehicle IAM, onboard credential management, or vehicle-to-cloud security.
• Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity standards ISO 21434 or UNECE R155/R156.
• Proven ability to coordinate multi-team engineering efforts across hardware and software for long horizons.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-team security programs spanning security pillars: Product Security, Cloud Security, Security Engineering, Security Operations, GRC, and Enterprise IT.
• Own program governance: roadmaps, risk tracking, dependency management, and escalation across onboard and offboard domains.
• Drive end-to-end execution of security programs tied to the Aurora Driver platform, from planning through delivery and safety-case coordination.
• Coordinate work across security architecture, embedded systems, and vehicle platform teams; manage blockers across hardware/software boundaries.
• Provide program visibility through dashboards and leadership reviews, including status on vehicle security milestones tied to releases.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

Automotive cybersecurity

Security integration

Vehicle architecture collaboration

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead complex vehicle security initiatives that span multiple engineering teams and security pillars. You will partner with security leaders, embedded and platform engineering teams, and security architects to translate strategy into programs that protect onboard and offboard systems, integrating with the safety case for the Aurora Driver.

The role demands deep cross-functional leadership, hands-on governance, and experience with automotive