Job Description
A Technical Product Manager at Aurora will lead cross-functional teams to develop and prioritize autonomous driving algorithms, manage complex projects, and ensure successful delivery of innovative self-driving technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Behavior Planning and engineering teams to prioritize and develop algorithms for safe and comfortable trajectories.
- Assess requirements, facilitate selection of optimal solutions, and coordinate team efforts to evolve tools and operational processes.
- Track project progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to management and stakeholders.
- Manage large-scale, cross-functional projects, ensuring efficient workflows and removing obstacles to maintain momentum.
- Understand technical architectures and propose technical alternatives to support project goals.
- Mentor teams in project management practices and ensure effective communication across teams.
Requirements
- Minimum of 7 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.
- A strong familiarity with machine learning models, robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture.
- Experience in designing, developing, and launching groundbreaking products or delivering significant and novel technology programs with measurable impact.
- High technical aptitude with the ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks, and work closely with engineers.
- Strong experience in project management with practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and the ability to apply them where best suited.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust communication based on audience.
- Ability to understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary.
- Ability to assess requirements, facilitate selection of the best options, and coordinate teams to evolve tools and operational processes.
- Ability to track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks, communicate status to upper management and project stakeholders, and engage and energize project teams to achieve goals.
- Experience managing complex projects at a large scale, spanning many functional teams and cross-functional initiatives.
- Ability to remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations, and support teams balancing competing priorities.
- Passion for shipping new-to-market products and the ability to dynamically adapt to new responsibilities needed to do so.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: 181-290K per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits (unspecified)
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