Senior / Staff Technical Program Manager, Fleet Optimization

Zoox's Fleet Operations Program Management team delivers cross-functional programs critical to the growth, expansion, and efficient operation of our commercial autonomous vehicle service. We partner closely with Fleet Operations and cross-functional stakeholders to verify, validate, and launch new software on our fleet — while continuously maturing our operational processes to deliver a premium customer experience.

We're looking for an experienced, forward-thinking Senior / Staff Program Manager to help define and execute strategies that scale our Verification & Validation (V&V) operations. Our testing fleet — hundreds of vehicles across multiple cities and private tracks — is growing rapidly in size and geographic reach. This is a highly cross-functional role operating at the intersection of operations, autonomy, engineering, and product — requiring someone who can navigate technical complexity while driving alignment and execution across a broad set of stakeholders.

Expected Travel:

10–15%

In this role, you will:

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Research, Operations Management, or a STEM field
• 10+ years of program management experience, with a strong preference for backgrounds that blend technical depth with operational execution
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, highly cross-functional programs with significant organizational impact
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity — able to structure undefined problems, build frameworks from scratch, and drive toward clarity
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across engineering, product, and operations audiences
• Deeply data-driven — not just tracking metrics but validating them, questioning outputs that don't add up, and pushing back when the data tells the wrong story
• Proficient with modern AI tools and workflows (e.g., Gemini, Claude, MCP APIs, cloud-based coding environments) and actively applies them to drive operational efficiency and better decision-making

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in autonomous vehicles, aerospace, ride-hail, robotics, or fleet management
• Background in systems engineering, software development, or technical operations
• MBA or Master's degree in a STEM field
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification
• Experience with vehicle testing, validation, or disengagement analysis

Compensation: USD 190,000 – 261,000 per year salary