In this role, you will:

• Drive company quarterly planning effort including getting leadership buy-in, defining planning deliverables with other functional program managers, and providing guidance and ongoing education on planning scope as well as interdependency and risk tracking
• Support the effort to build and scale Zoox-wide processes and tools to support the planning effort while maintaining a strong technical understanding of our vehicle platforms, software lifecycle, safety release process and test operations.
• Develop and maintain standard reports to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, dependencies, and accomplishments
• Comfortable leading in a gray space and enabling teams to deliver tangible results
• Propose key decisions working cross-functionally across engineering, operations, finance, and strategy and other teams to reach the right conclusions 
• Define KPIs and other methods to measure metrics that best translate progress towards goals
• Interface with stakeholders and leadership and exercise judgment and discretion to develop solutions to remove obstacles and redefine approaches.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or management consulting with a focus on process rollouts and product launches 
• Success in driving complex SW/HW integration processes and optimizations, and leading complex cross-functional programs end to end
• Proficient in tools or processes required to manage complex projects (i.e. Gantt charts, risk matrices, Smartsheet, JIRA, issue and ticket management, etc.)
• Excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills are a must, ability to create visualizations of KPIs and program risks

Bonus Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, test platforms, simulation, and/or automotive or aerospace processes is highly desired
• Experience with developing and scaling strategy, processes, plans, procedures, reporting and handling escalations
• Strong references that highlight your ability to build strong working relationships with senior leaders, program managers, and engineers across functions and departments