Senior Technical Program Manager – Human Behavior and Carbon Neutrality
| Company | Toyota Research Institute |
|---|---|
| Location | Mountain View, CA, USA |
| Salary | $170240 – $255360 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of aligned industry experience leading multiple software development projects / programs concurrently.
- 3+ years of experience as a TPM or engineering lead managing technical projects with a preference towards human behavioral modeling, human machine interface, and/or machine learning.
- Ability to dive into technical details to coordinate planning and progress with individual contributors, technical leaders, and partners.
- Experienced in agile development frameworks including developing user-stories, backlogs, sprint planning, retrospectives, and possibly fulfilling the role of Product Owner.
- Comfortable engaging, presenting to, and influencing all levels of the organization, from individual contributors to executive leadership.
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience working with multi-functional and interdisciplinary teams to accomplish project goals.
- Ability to thrive within ambiguity, set your own goals, and effectively deliver them in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead internal partnerships between Research and Engineering.
- Help teams accelerate research by implementing standard methodologies and right-sizing project efforts to achieve measurable standards of success (e.g., roadmapping, tracking, communications, risk management, infrastructure, and operational support).
- Facilitate & lead inter-team collaboration, performance, and productivity through transparent communication of requirements, deliveries, dependencies, and execution.
- Support initiatives across Toyota through collaboration with Carbon Neutrality Department researchers and leadership by identifying tech adoption interests, managing multi-functional dependencies and delivery timelines, facilitating the transfer of technology, and developing POCs, models, and documentation that can be transitioned or adopted in future products.
- Apply your exceptional project management skills and implement processes that ensure the successful organization, communication, and prioritization of tasks for each project sprint cycle.
- Provide project status, progress, and risk reporting updates to all levels within the organization.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.