Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomy

About The Role

Motional is seeking to hire a Staff-level Autonomy TPM. This role requires strong, experienced leadership to drive complex initiatives across the company. We are seeking a high-impact individual to own and drive key cross-functional initiatives on the path to a driverless robotaxi. This role will operate across the entire autonomy stack—including perception, behaviors, planning, localization, and mapping—to help prioritize and track technical workstreams in support of our driverless goals.

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, possesses technical expertise in robotics or autonomous systems, and safety-critical software in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

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  Drive Strategic Initiatives: Own and execute large-scale, complex technical programs that are critical to Motional's roadmap, ensuring alignment between senior engineering leaders, product managers, and executive stakeholders.


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  Lead Cross-Stack Integration: Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for high-level autonomy capabilities, managing dependencies and driving integration efforts across Perception, Planning, Behaviors, and Mapping teams.


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  Dive Deep Technically: Go beyond surface-level program tracking. Dive deep into technical autonomy issues to identify root causes, facilitate trade-off discussions, and drive teams to convergence on robust solutions.


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  Identify and Resolve Blockers: Proactively identify, quantify, and communicate technical risks and dependencies. You will be expected to develop and execute mitigation strategies for high-priority issues that could impact our driverless milestones.


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  Influence Roadmaps: Partner deeply with engineering and product leadership to ensure the autonomy roadmap is well-defined, integrated, and aligned with top-level company goals.

What We're Looking For

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  Experience: 7+ years of experience in technical program management or a similar role, leading complex, safety-critical AI software, robotics, or systems programs.


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  Domain Expertise: Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, applied AI/ML, or a comparable field.


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  Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.


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  Proven Delivery: A strong track record of taking large, complex programs from initial concept and ambiguity to a successful launch.


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  Communicate with Clarity: Act as the primary point of contact for your programs, communicating progress, risks, and strategic recommendations to leadership and stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.