Director of TPM, Connected Devices

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 260000 - 300000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer more productive and more profitable. For the first time ever safety operations and finance teams can manage their drivers vehicles equipment and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves nearly 100000 customers from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses across a wide range of industries including transportation and logistics construction energy field service manufacturing agriculture food and beverage retail and the public sector.

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About the Role:

We are seeking an exceptional leader to build and guide our Technical Program Managers. This is a strategic high-impact role that will be instrumental in defining how we execute across our engineering organization as we develop cutting-edge custom hardware and software solutions. You will lead a team of Technical Program Managersincluding specialists in embedded software hardware engineering and regulatory compliancewho orchestrate the daily execution of our Connected Devices Engineering initiatives.

This role demands exceptional cross-functional leadership as youll serve as a critical bridge between engineering product operations and business stakeholders. Youll have executive-level visibility and will be accountable for ensuring our most strategic programs deliver on time while continuously improving our operational efficiency. Beyond keeping programs on track youll be responsible for cultivating a culture of transparent communication proactive problem-solving and seamless collaboration across embedded software hardware firmware manufacturing and all supporting functions throughout Motive.

What Youll Do:

Build and scale a high-performing TPM organization by recruiting developing and retaining top talent across both individual contributor TPMs and TPM managers establishing clear career paths and growth frameworks
Drive flawless execution of mission-critical programs by maintaining schedule integrity proactively identifying and eliminating blockers clarifying requirements and ensuring alignment across all stakeholders
Shape strategic direction by influencing product roadmaps driving data-informed feature prioritization decisions and owning end-to-end schedule commitments with full accountability for delivery
Champion operational excellence by designing implementing and continuously refining scalable processes frameworks and rituals that enhance cross-functional collaboration visibility and decision-making velocity
Serve as an escalation point for high-stakes technical and organizational challenges demonstrating sound judgment in navigating trade-offs and making decisions under uncertainty

What Were Looking For:

10 years of hands-on experience managing complex technical programs in Embedded Software or IoT domains with demonstrated success shipping multiple products from concept through mass production
5 years of progressive people management experience including managing managers with a proven track record of building cohesive teams developing talent and driving organizational culture change
Deep hardware product development expertise with direct experience leading teams that delivered custom hardware devices through the full lifecycleincluding prototyping DVT/PVT phases certification manufacturing ramp and post-launch support
Strong technical fluency in IoT ecosystems embedded systems architecture firmware development wireless connectivity protocols and hardware-software integration challengessufficient to earn credibility with engineering teams and make informed trade-off decisions
Demonstrated resilience and adaptability in fast-paced ambiguous environments where priorities shift and resourcefulness is essential

This role will require 2 days a week in our San Francisco CA office.

Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors including education work experience and certifications. For certain roles total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health pharmacy optical and dental care benefits paid time off sick time off short term and long term disability coverage life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.

The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role the compensation range is:

United States

$260000 - $300000 USD

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Required Experience:

Director

Who we are:Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer more productive and more profitable. For the first time ever safety operations and finance teams can manage their drivers vehicles equipment and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with...