Staff Product Program Manager

Join Aurora, a leading company in the autonomous vehicle industry. As a Staff Product Program Manager, you will define the vision and long-term strategy for our internal application ecosystem, drive cross-functional collaboration, and prioritize for impact. You will have a deep understanding of the challenges in AV development and will lead high-performing, cross-functional teams to deliver high-ROI products.

• Defining and championing a multi-year product vision and North Star for a portfolio of internal applications, ensuring alignment with Aurora’s broader commercial objectives.
• Acting as the primary bridge between Engineering and Design to deliver high-impact products that maximize business value and optimize user workflows.
• Managing the product roadmap, balancing the immediate needs of internal stakeholders with long-term platform scalability and technical debt.
• Strategic Problem Solver: Exceptional ability to navigate ambiguity, create structured frameworks from "white space," and lead teams through organizational change
• Technical Fluency: Ability to pick up deep technical concepts quickly to understand architecture risks and complexity trade-offs
• Operational Fluency: Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, particularly in ML-based software development, and the ability to identify and mitigate delivery risks
• Influence & Communication: Ability to articulate a compelling product narrative and translate sophisticated concepts into clear, persuasive communication for executive leadership
• Collaborative Excellence: Demonstrated experience leading high-performing, cross-functional teams (Design, Engineering, and Data) to deliver high-ROI products
• Proven Leadership: 7+ years in software product management with a track record of driving the strategy and execution of complex software ecosystems
• Experience shipping products
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or other technical education) or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with self-driving technology or other AI-based applications