Staff Technical Program Manager

Motional

Staff Technical Program Manager leading cross-functional initiatives at Motional, a driverless technology firm. Overseeing critical programs in robotics and machine learning for autonomous vehicles.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $144,000 - $191,250 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive Strategic Initiatives: Own and execute large-scale, complex technical programs critical to Motional's roadmap, focusing on model development and release cycles, while ensuring alignment between senior engineering leaders, product managers, and executive stakeholders.
Lead Cross-Stack Integration: Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for high-level behavioral capabilities, managing dependencies and driving integration efforts across Prediction and ML Planning teams to successfully launch large models.
Dive Deep Technically: Go beyond surface-level program tracking. Dive deep into ML and behavioral issues to facilitate trade-off discussions, and drive teams to convergence on robust solutions.
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.
Influence Roadmaps: Partner deeply with engineering and product leadership to ensure the ML and behaviors roadmap is well-defined, integrated, and aligned with top-level company goals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in technical program management or a similar role
leading complex, safety-critical AI software, robotics, or systems programs
Experience managing large model releases and model development lifecycles is highly preferred.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
A strong track record of taking large, complex programs from initial concept and ambiguity to a successful launch.
Demonstrated ability to act as the primary point of contact for complex programs, with a track record of communicating progress, risks, and strategic recommendations to leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
401k with a company match
health saving accounts
life insurance
pet insurance and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical program managementmodel developmentmodel release cyclesAI softwareroboticssystems programsrisk managementmitigation strategiestrade-off analysisintegration efforts

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingstakeholder managementcollaborationinfluenceproactive identificationquantitative analysisdecision-making