Senior Technical Program Manager

About the role

We are seeking a versatile, technically strong Technical Program Manager who thrives in environments where software, hardware, and systems come together. This role is a backfill for an automotive-focused PM, but the future scope is broader: you’ll lead projects spanning embedded software for automotive and consumer electronics, mobile applications, cloud services, and connected product ecosystems. You will partner with globally distributed engineering teams—firmware, embedded, mobile, cloud, systems, UX—as well as cross-functional groups across product, hardware, quality, and external development partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of software and system-level features across embedded, mobile, cloud, and hybrid product architectures.
• Cook up and coordinate across multiple engineering teams to design, build, integrate, test, and release high-quality software on schedule.
• Manage interdependencies across disciplines, identifying requirements, architectural convergence points, and cross-team risks early.
• Drive work planning and release planning, ensuring teams have clear objectives, well-defined milestones, and the resources needed to succeed.
• Identify and manage technical and program risks, escalating when necessary and driving mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with product management to align engineering execution with product roadmaps and long-term strategic priorities.
• Work with hardware, firmware, and software leaders to create robust delivery plans, including schedules, resource needs, tooling, and external dependencies.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, technical SMEs, external suppliers, and development partners.
• Continuously improve processes, reducing ambiguity, eliminating bottlenecks, and helping teams make smart trade-offs.
• Champion cross-functional integration, ensuring embedded, mobile, cloud, and UX components come together seamlessly.

Requirements

• 8+ years of project or program management experience in a software-centric engineering environment.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary technical teams across software and hardware domains.
• Experience delivering software in one or more of the following areas: Embedded systems/firmware, Automotive or regulated environments, Consumer electronics, Mobile applications, Cloud services or connected ecosystems.
• Strong organizational, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with external suppliers, technology partners, or offshore development teams.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, including hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments.
• Prior hands-on software development or test experience (C, C++, Python, MATLAB, or similar) is a plus.
• Automotive experience is beneficial but not required—ability to span domains is essential.
• Scrum Master or SAFe certification is a plus.
• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field; advanced degrees welcome.