Senior Technical Program Manager – Product Software

Zoox

Senior Technical Program Manager at Zoox leading complex, high-stakes engineering programs across multiple teams. Operate with autonomy and partner with senior leadership in technology strategy.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeFoster City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $172,000 - $234,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end program management for large-scale, multi-team engineering initiatives with significant business impact, from strategy through delivery.
Serve as a strategic partner to VP- and Director-level engineering and product leaders, influencing roadmaps, resourcing decisions, and organizational priorities.
Define and evolve program management frameworks, processes, and best practices across the engineering organization.
Drive alignment across complex dependency landscapes involving multiple teams, external partners, and competing priorities.
Anticipate and proactively manage risks, escalations, and trade-offs at a program and portfolio level.
Communicate clearly and confidently to executive audiences — translating technical complexity into business impact and vice versa.
Mentor and coach junior TPMs and contribute to building a high-performing program management function.
Actively participate in architectural and technical scoping discussions, providing informed input on feasibility, sequencing, and delivery risk.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in technical program management, with a proven record of delivering complex, org-wide engineering programs.
Deep expertise managing multi-team software programs across the full SDLC, including large-scale platform, infrastructure, or product initiatives.
Strong technical foundation — able to engage credibly in architectural discussions, understand system design trade-offs, and evaluate technical risk.
Exceptional communication and executive presence — skilled at influencing without authority and navigating organizational dynamics.
Experience building or improving program management processes and tooling at an organizational level.
Proven ability to manage ambiguity, drive clarity, and make sound decisions under pressure in fast-paced environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
long-term and short-term disability insurance
life insurance
paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon RSUs

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementtechnical program managementsoftware development lifecycle (SDLC)system designrisk managementprocess improvementarchitectural discussionsdependency managementdelivery risk evaluationbusiness impact analysis

Soft Skills

communicationexecutive presenceinfluencing without authoritymentoringcoachingdecision making under pressurenavigating organizational dynamicsclarity in ambiguitystrategic partnershipteam alignment