Staff Product Program Manager

In this role Partner deeply with Behavior Planning leads and engineers to plan and prioritize development with the greatest product impact. Assess requirements, facilitate selection of the best options, and coordinate the team to evolve tools and operational processes to achieve them. Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks and communicate status to upper management and project stakeholders, and energize project teams to achieve aggressive goals. Manage complex projects at a large scale, spanning many functional teams and cross‑functional initiatives; instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the team and act as a go‑to resource for project management mentorship. Remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and support teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively. Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities and push the team to be effective. Required Qualifications Minimum of 7 years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, data science, machine learning, computer vision, or software development environment. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Data Science, Information Systems or a related area, or equivalent experience with evidence of exceptional ability preferred. Strong familiarity with machine learning models, robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture. Direct, measurable impact through design, development, and launch of groundbreaking products or delivery of significant and novel technology programs. High technical aptitude with ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges, and risks; ability to work closely with engineers. Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust communication based on audience. Passion for shipping new-to-market products and the ability to dynamically adapt to new responsibilities needed to do so. The base salary range for this position is $181,000 – $262,000 per year. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity Aurora considers candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. For California applicants, information collected and processed as part of your application and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Aurora’s California Employment Privacy Policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr