Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - AI & Autonomy

zoox
On-site
Posted 10 months ago
Program Management Office

Job Description

The Program Management Office (PMO) at Zoox is responsible for driving cross-functional program planning and execution at the highest level. We partner with leaders from across the company in vehicle development, system design, software engineering, manufacturing, fleet operations, and business functions to develop and deliver major corporate milestones on the path to launch, and beyond. Our program managers contribute to the end to end success of technical, integrated product milestones involving both of our vehicle platforms - the Toyota Highlander test fleet and Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi. 
The Autonomy and Product SW Technical Program Manager (TPM) in PMO is an experienced cross-functional program management leader that will be responsible for planning and execution of technical and integrated product milestones for our vehicle platforms. This person will work on programs to develop, validate, and improve our autonomous driving system, ultimately enabling the Zoox robotaxi to serve riders in a rapidly expanding operational design domain. This person will also be responsible for integration of Zoox’s cloud software systems which include customer-facing products as well operational tooling. 

Qualifications:

  • BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting with a focus on product development
  • Success in leading complex cross-functional technical programs from start to finish
  • Comfortable leading through ambiguity and enabling teams to perform in this environment
  • Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills are a must
  • Proficient in using program management tools such as Jira

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics or other complex, safety-critical systems
  • Experience with developing from scratch and scaling engineering or operational processes
  • Experience in a high-growth company

Requirements

Qualifications:

  • BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting with a focus on product development
  • Success in leading complex cross-functional technical programs from start to finish
  • Comfortable leading through ambiguity and enabling teams to perform in this environment
  • Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills are a must
  • Proficient in using program management tools such as Jira

Bonus Qualifications:

  • Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics or other complex, safety-critical systems
  • Experience with developing from scratch and scaling engineering or operational processes
  • Experience in a high-growth company

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About the job

Posted on
Nov 4, 2025
Job type
Full-time
Salary range
USD 205000-284000 per-year-salary
Location
Foster City, CAOn-site

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