Operations Program Manager

We believe that the future of transportation is automated. Automated travel will be safer, more comfortable, more efficient and a powerful economic enabler for our communities. However, automating driving is a massively complex engineering challenge, requiring vehicles to navigate social norms, regional traffic patterns, unpredictable weather incidents, and a host of anomalous events. While billions of dollars have already been spent trying to solve this problem, a comprehensive answer remains frustratingly elusive. We believe that the final answer lies with roadway infrastructure.
Join us in building the roads of the future. Cavnue, which recently announced the closing of its Series A at $130M , is bridging technology and road infrastructure to realize a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future for automated transportation. Cavnue's experienced team sits at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and government-working together to develop and deploy the world's most advanced roads. We are incorporating physical and digital infrastructure that unlock the full spectrum of capabilities of current and future automated vehicle technologies. We believe in a world in which road infrastructure shares in the complexity of autonomy and, instead of being another problem to solve for, becomes a core part of the solution.
The Role
In the role of Operations Program Manager , you will drive our tech operations activities, working across functional areas to ensure timely delivery, deployment, and sustaining of our technology products. You will interface with our deployment projects leads, contractors and facilities, documenting and communicating our plans and requirements. You will be responsible for planning and execution of our manufacturing and technology deployment activities, setting clear direction for and tracking execution with our internal teams and external partners.
Role overview:

• Manage activities and relationships with our internal manufacturing and field operations teams, as well as contract manufacturers, contractors at test & deployment facilities, and external suppliers
• Partner closely with development and manufacturing teams, both internally and externally, driving all relevant production metrics and delivering our products on time
• Be the interface between the Tech Ops organization and our deployment project leads, contractors and facilities, documenting and communicating plans and requirements
• Manage dependencies between supply chain, manufacturing, and field deployments, driving decisions and making priority calls to meet the company's milestones
• Assess and manage Tech operations risks, communicate with leadership and stakeholders, and identify solutions to achieve program goals.

Requirements:

• BS degree in engineering or business management discipline or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations, and/or program managemen.
• Experience defining and tracking KPIs and managing program risks
• Experience defining operations programs schedule, well versed in managing interdependencies between Hardware supply chain, production and deployment requirements
• Excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills are a must. Ability to keep big picture in mind while providing clear and concise communication to internal and teams, at various levels
• Experience in Hardware engineering or manufacturing with a track record of building products

Benefits

• Remote friendly and flexible work environment
• Company 401K match
• Parental, childbirth, and adoption leave
• Wellness perks including access to on-demand primary care, virtual health appointments, and online mental health therapy
• Home office reimbursement policy
• Generous PTO policy, including paid year-end holiday shut down
• Learning and development opportunities
• Top of the line equipment for our team members!

We are building an incredible team of employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that great work can occur anywhere and are open to considering candidates who meet our needs who reside outside our geographic footprint. We also value the impact that can result from co-located teams and some roles may require regular presence in one of our offices.
Cavnue is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Cavnue are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.