Senior Technical Program Manager
Enterprise Security
Posted on 3/28/2023
INACTIVE
Aurora Innovation

1,001-5,000 employees

Self-driving technology provider for various vehicles
Company Overview
Aurora stands out as a leading company in the autonomous driving industry, with its Aurora Driver system designed to operate a variety of vehicle types, demonstrating its versatility and broad applicability. The company's commitment to safety and efficiency is evident in its use of advanced sensor fusion and proprietary computing, enabling the system to understand and navigate complex environments. Furthermore, Aurora's partnerships with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, such as Toyota, FedEx, and Uber, underscore its industry leadership and potential for large-scale impact.
Industrial & Manufacturing
Data & Analytics
Hardware

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$5.4B

Founded

2017

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-24%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

14%
Locations
Seattle, WA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Requirements
  • Minimum 7+ years of experience in the capacity of a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, Engineering Manager or Security Engineer in domains of Security, Compliance or IT
  • BS in Computer Science, Information Technology or a technical field or equivalent experience
  • Hands-on experience in driving security programs such as identity & access management, detection & response, threat intel, vulnerability management, endpoint/device security, network security or 3rd party risk management
  • Experience with driving implementation of security standards such ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53 or NIST 800-37
  • Ability to influence and motivate people across a broad variety of job functions through your relationships
  • Experience with planning and driving organization wide multi-year engineering initiatives
  • Experience with driving and managing company wide disruptive changes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with creating detailed reporting and dashboards
  • Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
Responsibilities
  • Establish Security Initiatives and Programs
  • Function as internal product manager for enterprise security capabilities
  • Identify security gaps, design security controls and develop security programs for Aurora's enterprise IT infrastructure and operations
  • Partner closely with Aurora's IT Engineering, IT Operations, Developer Operations, Aurora Trucking Operations, Communications, Legal and Supply Chain teams to develop execution plans for security initiatives
  • Build a security support interface between Security and the rest of the company
  • Drive Security Program Execution and Risks Resolution
  • Drive company wide planning, roadmapping, resourcing of enterprise security and compliance initiatives
  • Interface with engineering managers and engineers to estimate work efforts, define milestones and manage resources
  • Track progress, roadblocks and potential risks of enterprise security initiatives and programs
  • Proactively ask questions to drive clarity in execution dependencies and priorities to push the team to be highly effective
  • Identify procedural, operational, and communication gaps, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities
  • Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress
  • Willingness and ability to dive into problems and document, drive alignment, drive plans and assist with execution
  • Manage Stakeholders and Communications
  • Establish communication interfaces to keep various levels of stakeholders informed
  • Publish regular reports on programs KPIs and risks
  • Engage the right stakeholders as needed to enable timely strategic and tactical decision making
Desired Qualifications
  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSK, GIAC, Prosci, SAFe, CSM or PMP
  • Experience with developing threat models and using threat models to develop security controls and initiatives
  • Experience as an internal security consultant/advisor
  • Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture principles
  • Experience implementing cloud security controls
  • Experience with setting organization wide security programs (e.g. security detection and response, vulnerability management, threat intel) from ground-up
  • Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction
  • Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders
  • Excellent emotional intelligence