Program Integration Lead - Software Releases

Who we areAurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.What we are looking forAurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all.The Program Integration Lead is an influential leadership position within the Product & Program Management team. This person is responsible for coordination and delivery of new Aurora Driver features and performance improvements across software releases. The Product Integration Lead must have a strong technical background, deep understanding of customer needs, superior communication skills, and ability to manage complex dependencies across programs and workstreams.In this role, you willQuarterly Release Planning: Partner closely with Business Development, Product Strategy, Engineering, and Operations to prioritize quarterly business outcomes based on customer needs. Translate business outcomes into software-wide objectives. Initiate and execute planning (in collaboration with team of Product/Program Managers) to conclude which quarterly business outcomes can be achieved based on bottoms-up engineering plans.Feature Release Execution: Define the scope of quarterly software releases in terms of new features and performance improvements. Aggregate status and risks across all cross-functional programs to project what can be achieved in the upcoming release. This role is critical in helping senior leadership understand what to focus on and where help and decisions are needed given the vast scope of work in each release.Performance Metrics: Partner closely with Data Science, Business Development, Product Strategy, and Engineering to establish and track progress against key metrics. Ensure the organization has a clear understanding of how these metrics translate to customer success, profitability, and operational efficiency.Stakeholder Coordination & Communications: Produce artifacts that communicate the state of software execution work for consumption by the broad software organization as well as partner teams like MarComm, Safety, Operations, Business Development, Investor Relations, and more. Synthesize and communicate status and risks to senior leadership. Present key tradeoffs and drive decisions.Dependency Management: Identify and manage key dependencies in delivering customer outcomes. This includes work needed to deliver onboard software, offboard tools, customer experience targets, safety targets, and operational SOPs. This position operates at a very high level, and is instrumental in identifying dependencies that others may not observe.Software / Product Ops Liaison: Partner closely with Product Operations to forecast development fleet demand and serve as the arbiter for tradeoffs.Risk Escalation & Mitigation: Have a strong handle on key risks in delivering business outcomes, and decide which risks are appropriate to escalate to senior leadership. Provide mitigation strategies and specific areas where help is needed. Frame tradeoffs associated with the risk.Product & Program Best-Practice Champion: Serve as a key thought leader within the Product & Program Management team and across partner teams like Design and Product Strategy. Develop best-in-class artifacts for product requirements definition, program reporting, decision making, etc. Serve as a mentor for more junior product & program managers.The base salary wage range for this position is $197K-$316K per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.Working at AuroraAt Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.Our Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.Our commitment to safetyAt the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.Our commitment to inclusionAurora considers candidates without regard to their 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. 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