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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Senior
Salary
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About the company:
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Role Summary
We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our self-driving team and support our software team. You will work with highly talented leads and engineers to manage the team’s scope, schedule and dependencies
The right candidate will be an excellent communicator with proven industry experience in successfully leading software teams and delivering complex software projects.
Responsibilities
- Plan, create and maintain complex software schedules for multiple programs.
- Create and execute work streams for Agile SW development teams based on program needs.
- Collaborate with different engineering managers, technical leads and developers in establishing agile processes that meet the team and program's needs.
- Support Self-Driving software integration, working closely with cross-functional stakeholders like hardware, software, test and other partners in identifying team’s dependencies and effectively removing bottlenecks.
- Anticipate and identify risks, develop actionable mitigation strategies that set up the team for success.
- Lead bug scrub meetings with the team and represent the team cross-functionally.
- Provide strong leadership by reframing problems when the team is faced with ambiguity, obstacles/deadlocks and steer them towards solving prioritized problems.
- Expertly manage stakeholder expectations for both technical and non-technical issues, when the team encounters challenging issues or obstacles.
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical engineering or other related technical fields.
- 5+ years of proven industry experience in successfully leading software engineering teams or programs and delivering complex software projects.
- 3+ years of experience in Automotive or related industries.
- Proven technology and technical program management expertise in delivering new technologies and products, and in managing teams in matrix organizations across multiple locations.
- Experienced with agile processes and running scrum meetings.
- Excellent communication, organization and collaborative skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in ADAS, Autonomous vehicle systems and/or sensors.
- Experience in rapidly growing businesses that have expanded globally.
- Experience with leading hardware projects.
- Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
- Continuous integration or CI/CD process exposure.
Equal Opportunity
Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].
Candidate Data Privacy
Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
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