Staff Technical Program Manager, AI

Job Description

Staff Technical Program Manager AI

Hybrid/Remote: This role is categorized as Hybrid and the successful candidate is expected to report to the Technical Innovation Center in Mountain View CA three times per week at minimum. This position can be considered Remote if the successful candidate is in the Seattle Washington area.

The Role

We are seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the AI Acceleration & Training Software program for our Level 3 Autonomous Driving platform. This role will serve as a strategic and executional leader driving alignment across system architecture full-stack development and distributed AI training infrastructure to accelerate the delivery of next-generation autonomy software.

As a Staff TPM you will be at the intersection of AI research software engineering infrastructure and program strategyshaping and delivering tools middleware and platforms that enable rapid perception planning and operations development at scale.

You will partner closely with engineering AI infrastructure and product leaders to design and deploy solutions for distributed model training large-scale AI experimentation data processing efficiency and end-to-end AI lifecycle management.

What Youll Do

• Program Leadership: Drive the end-to-end strategy planning and execution of the AI Acceleration & Training program aligning system architecture with software development roadmaps.

• AI Training Platform Development: Partner with AI training teams to scale distributed training platforms enabling performance optimization efficient data loading experiment tracking and metrics visualization.

• Middleware & Tools Delivery: Lead the delivery of core libraries frameworks and infrastructure that accelerate perception planning and operations software development for autonomous driving.

• Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with engineering research and product teams to define requirements prioritize features and deliver solutions supporting AI development velocity.

• Technical Roadmapping: Translate complex technical dependencies into clear actionable program plans with measurable outcomes across multiple teams.

• Risk & Change Management: Identify technical and program risks early lead mitigation strategies and ensure smooth change management processes.

• Scalability & Performance: Ensure systems and pipelines are designed for long-term scalability performance and operational excellence.

• Metrics & Visibility: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for training efficiency model quality and delivery velocity; provide regular updates to senior leadership

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 10 years of technical program management experience including 5 years working on data AI/ML robotics or autonomous systems.

• 3 years of direct experience in Level 4 Autonomy.

• Hardware and SW backgrounds as program manager and engineering

• BS or MS in Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Proven track record of managing complex cross-functional programs involving hardware embedded software and data pipelines.

• Strong systems thinking with ability to connect high-level architecture to on-the-ground execution details.

• Exceptional communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

• Deep familiarity with Agile program delivery Jira Confluence and technical development workflows.

• Familiarity with SmartSheets fleet ops tooling and large-scale vehicle deployment workflows.

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Automotive experience.

• Knowledge of AV software development pipelines and Continuous Integration systems.

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.

• The salary range for this role is $143000 to $258800. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance job level and individual performance.

Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical dental vision Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts retirement savings plan sickness and accident benefits life insurance paid vacation & holidays tuition assistance programs employee assistance program GM vehicle discounts and more.

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

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