Senior Technical Program Manager - Verification and Validation

Hybrid

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The Senior Technical Program Manager will work cross-functionally with engineering teams to develop project schedules, identify milestones, and manage risks for a full-stack autonomous mobility solution.

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Job Description

Zoox has embarked on a highly ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for our cities. As a technical program manager, you will work cross-functionally with engineering leaders across software, hardware, vehicle engineering, and product to drive our corporate strategy into tactical and detailed road maps that facilitate effective execution at each stage of our growth curve. You will work with each engineering team to develop project schedules, identify milestones, flag risks, estimate budgets, and clearly communicate ongoing progress.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Partner with Autonomy V&V engineering managers to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed product roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables

You'll drive and support teams of software engineers and data engineers/scientists to stand up cutting-edge evaluation pipelines leveraging statistics, simulation, and other methods

You'll play a defining role in building scalable systems that improve how we evaluate autonomy behavior at Zoox

You'll work with cross-functional stakeholders to proactively identify gaps, escalate risks, drive bug closure, and contribute to test coverage tracking

You'll be a trusted partner to engineering leadership and the go-to person for unblocking teams and driving solutions

Requirements

Qualifications

BS/MS degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent job experience

At least 6 years of experience in engineering program management

Strong track record of managing complex cross-functional projects and problem-solving

An ability to keep the big picture in focus and to provide clear, well-structured, and concise communications tailored to each appropriate audience

Deep familiarity with software development processes & proficiency in tools or processes required to manage complex projects (i.e. Gantt charts, risk matrix, Smartsheet, JIRA, etc.)

Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills are a must, ability to create visualizations of KPIs and program risks

Bonus Qualifications

Experience with AI/ML, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, large language models, reinforcement learning, simulation, and/or automotive or aerospace processes is highly desired

Experience working on complex safety-critical systems

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Posted on: Oct 7, 2026
Job type: Full-time
Location: Foster City, CAHybrid

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