Staff Technical Program Manager

1 month ago
Lead
Project and Program Management
Stack AV

Stack AV

Stack AV is a Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking company focused on developing AI-powered self-driving technology for the freight and logistics industry. Founded in 2023 by a team with extensive experience in autonomous systems, Stack AV employs around 150 people and operates in 15 states. The company specializes in autonomous trucking solutions that address key challenges in transportation and supply chain management. Their offerings include self-driving truck technology that utilizes advanced AI, robotics, and machine learning, as well as supply chain optimization solutions aimed at enhancing efficiency and reliability in freight transportation. Stack AV prioritizes safety and operates with transparency and accountability, aiming to meet the critical needs of its customers in the transportation sector. Stack AV is supported by SoftBank Group Corp., which provides financial backing for its initiatives in autonomous trucking.

information technology & services
201-500
Founded 2023
$1000M raised

Description

  • Manage the execution and communication of major cross-functional programs with end-to-end organizational alignment.
  • Develop and maintain technical roadmaps and tactical schedules that balance near-term milestones with long-term product vision.
  • Build trusted relationships with cross-functional stakeholders to align engineering teams around shared goals.
  • Analyze plans and requirements with engineering leads to identify opportunities, challenge assumptions, and accelerate delivery safely.
  • Evaluate technical and resource trade-offs in constrained environments and present clear recommendations to leadership.
  • Synthesize technical progress into concise, data-driven updates for senior leadership and executive reviews.
  • Design and scale engineering processes and operational frameworks within programs to reduce friction and improve efficiency.
  • Step into new technical domains as needed to fill leadership, execution, or process gaps and ensure program success.

Requirements

  • Hands-on engineering experience prior to becoming a TPM, with experience in robotics, automotive, aerospace, or technology domains preferred.
  • Proven experience managing integration of highly complex, multi-domain technical systems.
  • Experience presenting to and working with executive leadership in a dynamic environment.
  • Familiarity with agile software development lifecycles and waterfall hardware development lifecycles.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to build deep, trusting relationships.
  • Ability to digest dense technical discussions and extract core conclusions, action items, and trade-offs.
  • Highly organized mindset with strong attention to technical detail.
  • Mastery of standard TPM tools and methods, including burndown lists, roadmaps, dependency maps, workshops, and Jira.
  • Willingness to quickly learn new technical domains and work in unfamiliar areas.
  • Ability to meet any applicable residence, U.S. person status, citizenship, or export-control-related requirements for the role.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity workplace committed to inclusion across gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and identity.
  • Opportunity to work on advanced autonomous systems in a high-impact, mission-driven environment.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, cloud technologies, and real-world systems.

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