Aurora
Senior Manager, Software Product & Release Operations
$162K–$287K
San Francisco, CA +2 · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Dallas, TX - Experience
- 7+ years; ideally in a software-driven environment with adjacent hardware dependencies such as automotive or robotics.
About the job
Owns Aurora’s end-to-end software release strategy and readiness, translating engineering roadmaps into operational plans and making software Go/No-Go decisions for commercial deployments.
What you'll do
- Set release readiness, risk-gating, and governance standards across software and operational releases.
- Align Engineering, Product, and Commercial Operations roadmaps; coordinate dependencies across software, hardware, and platform changes.
- Own release metrics, defect escalation, and feature and bug tracking processes.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in program/product operations, technical program management, or release management.
- Experience owning an end-to-end software release cycle, including build readiness, rollout, and defect management.
- Experience building or improving feature and bug tracking systems and processes at scale.
- Strong cross-functional stakeholder management, analytical skills, and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive, or another safety-critical software domain.
- Familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI, and Jira, Confluence, or equivalent tools.
Pay
USD $179,000 - $287,000 per year (base salary); USD $162,000 - $259,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, Jira, Confluence
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