Staff Technical Program Manager - Perception

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We're searching for a Technical Program Manager to join Aurora's Online Map team. The Online Map team is part of Aurora's Autonomy team and responsible for developing core technologies that allow the Aurora Driver to navigate construction zones and navigate real time changes to the map..

In this role, you will

• Partner deeply with Perception leads and engineers and drive to help develop requirements and roadmap for future needs in collaboration with adjacent teams, covering topics such as:

• Collaborate closely with other autonomy software and hardware teams, policy leads, operations, and triage specialists on technical matters to ensure the Perception team's work is aligning to broader organizational development.

• Assess requirements for software systems, facilitate selection of the best options, and coordinate the team to successfully evolve tools and operational processes to achieve them.

• Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks and communicate status to upper management and project stakeholders, and engage and energize the project teams to achieve aggressive goals.

• Manage complex projects at a large scale, spanning many functional teams and cross-functional initiatives. Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the team, and function as a go-to resource for project management mentorship

• Remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively.

• Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities and push the team to be effective.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, or Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, data science, machine learning, computer vision, or software development environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Data Science, Information Systems or a related area, or the equivalent in experience with evidence of exceptional ability preferred.

• A strong familiarity with machine learning models, robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture.

• Direct, measurable impact through the design, development and launch of groundbreaking products or delivery of significant and novel technology programs.

• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely with engineers.

• Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited.

• Passion for shipping new to market products and the ability to dynamically adapt to new responsibilities needed to do so

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience translating Product Requirements to Program Executable Deliverables

• Hardware and Software cross functional program management.

• Experience working with Dashboard teams to set and track metrics impacting product requirements

• Experience setting metrics to track Program and Workflow risks.

• Prior Experience with Weather Capabilities or Testing with AV or similars

• Advanced level Experience with JIRA, Holistic, or other analytics dashboard such as Power Bi

The base salary range for this position is $163k-$261k per year. Aurora's pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate's starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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