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Staff Technical Product Manager, Autonomy

Aurora
San Francisco, California
Full Time
Posted October 14, 2025
$181k - $290k
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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 the successful delivery of innovative self-driving technology products in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with Behavior Planning and software teams to plan and prioritize development efforts.
  • Assess requirements, facilitate option selection, and coordinate team activities to evolve tools and processes.
  • Track project progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to stakeholders.
  • Manage large-scale, cross-functional projects, ensuring efficient workflows and momentum.
  • Remove obstacles, identify communication gaps, and support teams in balancing priorities.
  • Understand technical architectures and propose technical alternatives when necessary.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, 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.
  • Practical experience in project management with familiarity in 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 the 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 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, identify communication or schedule gaps, manage issue escalations, and support teams in balancing competing priorities.
  • Passion for shipping new-to-market products and the ability to adapt to new responsibilities dynamically.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: 181-290K per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits (unspecified)

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