Technical Project Manager, AI & Research Programs

Voiceflow; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Conference attendance

Publication support

Job summary

Autoscience Institute is seeking a Project Manager to lead programs across engineering and research in the San Francisco Bay Area, on site. You will translate priorities into actionable plans, track progress, and ensure timely delivery, acting as the technical liaison between engineers, researchers, and customer-facing teams.

We value someone who thrives in ambiguity, communicates clearly across stakeholders, and drives execution with a bias toward action.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Project Manager, Program Manager, or Technical Program Manager at a fast moving software or AI company.
• Comfort reading technical specs, architecture docs, or PRs well enough to follow the conversation.
• Track record of holding technical teams accountable to deadlines without being their manager.
• Strong organizational instincts and excellent communication skills across technical and non technical stakeholders.
• A natural ability to build trust and rapport with engineers and researchers.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity at an early stage startup with a small, fast moving team.
• Bias toward action and follow through.

Responsibilities

• Own program status across engineering and research workstreams, proactively identifying risks and unblocking progress before they threaten a milestone.
• Translate customer commitments into clear internal priorities and timelines.
• Act as a technical bridge between engineers, researchers, and customer facing stakeholders.
• Partner with engineering leads and researchers to turn ambiguous priorities into concrete, sequenced plans.
• Keep leadership informed on progress, risk, and delivery timelines.
• Instill a culture of shipping reliably: clean, tested, production ready work, on schedule.

Skills

Project management

Tech PM

Communication

Organization

Cross-functional

Ambiguity handling

Proactivity

Job description

Autoscience Institute is seeking a Project Manager to lead programs across engineering and research in the San Francisco Bay Area, on site. You will translate priorities into actionable plans, track progress, and ensure timely delivery, acting as the technical liaison between engineers, researchers, and customer-facing teams.

We value someone who thrives in ambiguity, communicates clearly across stakeholders, and drives execution with a bias toward action.