Lead and scale Technical Program Management and Program Operations, coordinating engineering, product, and customer teams to deliver integrated network deployments predictably and strengthen customer feedback loops.
Senior Manager, ADAS Data and Software Validation & Release
📜 Description
- Lead the TPM team in planning and delivering AD/ADAS data and validation initiatives from concept through production.
- Set team roles, operating standards, accountability mechanisms, objectives, and KPIs; coach team members and improve execution.
- Identify program risks, develop contingency plans, and communicate milestones, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders.
- Coordinate engineering, product, hardware, software, and operations teams on design, validation, failure analysis, and pass/fail criteria.
- Remove blockers and resolve conflicts to keep data collection, processing, and software validation on track.
- Build scalable program management, validation, and release processes across teams and regions.
🛠️ Requirements
- 10+ years of professional program management experience in AD/ADAS, with a minimum of 5 years of leadership experience managing engineers within complex AD/ADAS programs.
- Proven track record in leading end-to-end program execution, including integrated data, validation, and release execution of AD/ADAS products.
- Proven strong program management capability in delivering complex software, machine-learning, and systems programs, specifically within AD/ADAS
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to inspire and motivate internal and external teams. Experience with Japan is preferred.
- Strong leadership presence, excellent communication skills, a skilled collaborator, and a bias toward action and outcomes.
- Thrive in ambiguity, embrace the challenge of achieving the company’s mission, and influence a diverse set of stakeholders toward a common goal of delivering the best-in-class products to end users and customers.
- Experience in Machine Learning and building data-driven systems is preferred
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Experience in the development of autonomy features for L2/L4 systems
- Proficiency in Business level Japanese
✨ Benefits
- Health coverage
- Wellness coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k) program
- Flexible vacation policy
- Family planning benefits
- Care benefits
Full job description
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly experienced Sr Manager, ADAS Data and Software Validation & Release, reporting to the Director of Project and Program Management, AD/ADAS. This leader will oversee the Technical Program Management (TPM) team responsible for planning, executing, and delivering data, validation, and release activities for complex AD/ADAS programs. The role will drive cross-functional alignment among global engineering and product teams, ensuring program milestones are achieved on time, with high quality and strong customer satisfaction.
The ideal candidate brings deep production AD/ADAS experience, strong software validation and machine-learning program management capability, and a proven communication and leadership ability to collaborate with teams across WbyT and external stakeholders to steer programs toward successful delivery from inception to production. This role requires high accountability, a strong results orientation, a data-driven mindset, and the ability to build trusted relationships across all areas of the organization.
You should be highly motivated by the challenge of bringing complex technology programs to market and adept at solving interdisciplinary problems with a strong focus on execution. In this role, you will work with a talented group of cross-functional stakeholders across organizations to develop execution plans that facilitate the launch of ADAS products and features.
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