Zoox
Manager, Technical Program Management - Artificial Intelligence
$213K–$295K
Foster City, CA · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Feb 20, 2026
- Experience
- At least 10 years in engineering, program management, or management consulting; at least 5 years managing a team of technical program managers.
- Education
- BS or MS in computer science or engineering, or equivalent job experience.
About the job
Leads the autonomy perception technical program management team, setting program direction and coordinating roadmaps, processes, schedules, risks, budgets, and stakeholder communications.
What you'll do
- Manage, hire, mentor, and support the performance and career growth of TPMs.
- Set program management direction and improve autonomy perception development processes; translate strategy into roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables.
- Coordinate milestones, risks, budgets, status reporting, and technical presentations with stakeholders across Zoox.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in computer science or engineering, or equivalent job experience.
- At least 10 years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting.
- At least 5 years of experience managing a team of technical program managers.
- Deep familiarity with autonomy software development processes and tools or processes for managing complex projects.
Nice to have
- Experience with Perception, AI/ML, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, large language models, reinforcement learning, simulation, or automotive or aerospace processes.
- Experience scaling strategy and processes, handling escalations, or managing through other managers.
Pay
USD 213,000–295,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Smartsheet, JIRA, Gantt charts, risk matrixes
AI focus
The role manages program delivery for autonomy perception; bonus qualifications include experience with AI/ML, computer vision, large language models, and reinforcement learning.
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