Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - 3D Mapping
Zoox
IT, Operations
Foster City, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 25, 2025
Zoox has embarked on a highly ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for our cities. As a technical program manager, you will work cross-functionally with engineering leaders across software, hardware, vehicle engineering, and product to drive our corporate strategy into tactical and detailed road maps that facilitate effective execution at each stage of our growth curve. You will work with each engineering team to develop project schedules, identify milestones, flag risks, estimate budgets, and clearly communicate ongoing progress.
The CLAMS team (Calibration, Localization and Mapping Simultaneously) is a key part of Zoox’s broader AI team. CLAMS sits on the cutting edge of the business, running initiatives like building and maintaining HD maps of new areas that our robotaxis and test fleet operate, ensuring freshly manufactured or reworked vehicles are able to rapidly enter service, and providing rock-solid foundational services that the rest of the on-vehicle and off-vehicle AI stack relies on.
In this role, you will:
- Build systems to understand, plan and prioritize map expansion and maintenance needs, to meet downstream consumer teams needs
- Work with department leaders to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed mapping team product roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables
- Create and deliver technical presentations that explain mapping team initiatives, requirements, and impact to upstream and downstream consumer teams
- Confer with engineers, engineering managers, other TPMs, and consumer teams to assess systems needs and requirements
- Drive efficiency in our mapping pipeline
- Plan, test, and deploy a new mapping pipeline technology initiatives
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and Finance team in order to define and track resource requirements (headcount and budget)
- Establish standard reports to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, and accomplishments
Qualifications
- BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or equivalent job experience
- At least 8 years of experience in technical program management, engineering, program management, or management consulting
- Deep familiarity with software development processes
- Strong track record of managing complex cross-functional projects, scaling, optimizing, and managing operational pipelines
- An ability to keep the big picture in focus and to provide clear, well-structured, and concise communications tailored to each appropriate audience
- Demonstrated ability to drive end-to-end product or program ownership. Ability to shape roadmap strategy and lead execution
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with mapping technologies or pipelines. E.g. mapping for home robots, SLAM for augmented reality / virtual reality applications, or large scale industrial or commercial mapping experience (e.g. working on products like Google Maps, Here Maps, drone-based mapping, etc.)
Compensation and Benefits
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary will range from $203,000 to $273,000. A sign-on bonus may be part of a compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.