VP, Technical Program Management

The Motional Technical Program Management team is seeking to hire an experienced Vice President of Technical Programs, as we develop our first commercial driverless robotaxi and create the vision and plan for next generation autonomous vehicles. In this role, you will lead a team of technical program managers and collaborate across the engineering org to deliver high-quality direction for our growing brand. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to be on the forefront of autonomous driving technology!

Responsibilities :

• Manage and hire teams of Technical Program Managers (TPMs), providing TPM leaders with regular feedback and fostering a culture of learning, professional development and growth.
• Lead TPMs across multiple departments to ensure the delivery of projects sourced from engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to create and maintain roadmaps that communicate the strategic vision and prioritize engineering focus.
• Partner with engineering and program stakeholders to coordinate the delivery of quality, large-scale, and high performing services in line with product requirements.
• Along with the teams, develop, execute, and iterate the processes and workflows to communicate program progress and delivery risk for reporting at various levels of executive leadership; ultimately ensuring delivery of projects across the organization.
• Use knowledge of the overall architecture and workflow of the teams to help identify dependencies, potential risks, derive estimates, and keep teams accountable to initiative milestones.

Basic Qualifications :

• 10+ years of previous experience as a technical program manager and people leader.
• Masters degree in Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles or a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent field experience
• Experience in managing complex, multi-disciplinary technical programs with competing priorities (cost, schedule, feasibility)
• Experience building and managing cross-functional teams
• Understanding of the software development life-cycle, common software concepts and committed to operational excellence
• Technical curiosity and interest in learning system architecture to better understand project dependencies and delivery complexity.
• Ability to communicate with a diverse set of technical and non-technical partners
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Experience in multi-level people management

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The Motional team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who together are creating a first-of-its-kind technology with the potential to transform the way we move. We’re behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's most-established public robotaxi fleet.

As a leader in an emerging industry that has the promise of creating safer, more reliable and accessible transportation for all, it’s imperative we have a diverse workforce, create an inclusive culture, and understand the communities we operate in around the world. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is fundamental to Motional’s success. That’s why we’ve established a team to ensure DEI is at the forefront of the candidate and employee experience, beginning with the hiring process and continuing throughout your career. We also partner with organizations like the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers to ensure our DEI work is informed by the latest thinking and approaches.

Strategically formed by Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit  www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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