Zoox
Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Artificial Intelligence
$213K–$295K
Foster City, CA · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2025
- Experience
- At least 6 years of engineering program management experience.
- Education
- BS/MS degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent job experience.
About the job
Leads cross-functional autonomy programs, translating company strategy into roadmaps and coordinating execution to improve autonomous driving behavior.
What you'll do
- Develop roadmaps, schedules, milestones, and deliverables with Autonomy engineering teams.
- Coordinate cross-functional work on driving behavior improvements and supporting KPI measurements and datasets.
- Manage risks and communicate program status, issues, and accomplishments to executives.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in computer science or engineering, or equivalent job experience.
- At least 6 years of engineering program management experience.
- Strong track record managing complex cross-functional projects and solving problems.
- Deep familiarity with software development processes and project management tools or processes.
Nice to have
- Experience developing and scaling strategy, processes, plans, procedures, reporting, and escalation handling.
- Strong references demonstrating effective relationships with senior leaders, program managers, and engineers across functions.
Pay
USD 213,000–295,000 base salary
Tools
Smartsheet, JIRA, Gantt charts, risk matrix
AI focus
Coordinates AI/ML and autonomy programs, including work across perception, prediction and behavioral ML, planning and controls, and collision avoidance to improve driving behavior.
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