Cyngn

Autonomous Technology

SeniorProgramManagerReleaseManagement

$140–175k Mountain View, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Program Manager – Release Management at Cyngn. Skills: Release Management, Program Management, Agile Methodologies. Own release management lifecycle. Define release schedules”

What You'll Achieve.

Reliably ship complex, safety-critical systems; Align engineering, product, and customer-facing teams around shared delivery goals; Build and report on program and release KPIs; Surface insights that inform leadership decisions on scope, schedule, and resource trade-offs; Translate roadmap priorities into executable delivery plans

Industry & Context.

Autonomous Technology
Problems you'll solve

Identify systemic risks and blockers; Drive resolution with appropriate urgency and escalation; Surfacing insights that inform leadership decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years of experience in program or project management within a technical environment, direct ownership of release management processes, Proven ability to manage complex, multi-team programs involving both software and hardware components, Deep experience with Jira administration, command of Agile methodologies, command of SDLC practices, experience adapting Agile and SDLC to hardware-coupled development cycles, Excellent communication and facilitation

Nice to Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related advanced degree, Experience with autonomous systems, robotics, or other safety-critical industries, Track record of bringing order to complex, fast-moving programs without slowing teams down

What You'll Do.

Own release management lifecycle

Define release schedules

Serve as coordination point for release activities

Drive program-level planning

Develop release governance processes

Identify systemic risks

Build and report on program KPIs

Partner with leadership on delivery plans

Lead release readiness reviews

Coordinate integration testing

Sequence customer rollouts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Drive cross-functional program execution; Align engineering, product, and customer-facing teams; Coordinate release activities across engineering, QA, product, and field operations; Collaborate with engineering leads on release governance; Partner with product and engineering leadership; Lead cross-functional release readiness reviews

Communication Scope

Excellent communication and facilitation; Drive alignment across engineering, product, and executive stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Program Management, Technical Project Management, End-to-end release management process, Cross-functional program execution, Program-level planning, Tracking, Risk management, Multiple concurrent initiatives, Release governance processes, Systemic risks and blockers, Resolution with urgency and escalation, Program KPIs, Leadership decisions on scope, schedule, and resource trade-offs, Translate roadmap priorities into executable delivery plans, Customer rollout sequencing

Full Job Description

## Description About Cyngn Based in Mountain View, CA, Cyngn is a publicly-traded autonomous technology company. We deploy self-driving industrial vehicles — specifically autonomous tuggers —  to factories, warehouses, and other facilities throughout North America. To build this emergent technology, we are looking for innovative, motivated, and experienced leaders to join us and move this field forward. If you like to build, tinker, and create with a team of trusted and passionate colleagues, then Cyngn is the place for you. Key reasons to join Cyngn:    We are small and big. With under 100 employees, Cyngn operates with the energy of a startup. On the other hand, we’re publicly traded. This means our employees not only work in close-knit teams with mentorship from company leaders—they also get access to the liquidity of our publicly-traded equity.   We build today and deploy tomorrow. Our autonomous vehicles aren’t just test concepts—they’re deployed to real clients right now. That means your work will have a tangible, visible impact.   We aren’t robots. We just develop them. We’re a welcoming, diverse team of sharp thinkers and kind humans. Collaboration and trust drive our creative environment. At Cyngn, everyone’s perspective matters—and that’s what powers our innovation.   About this role:  We are seeking a Senior Program Manager to own the end-to-end release management process for our autonomous vehicle software and hardware systems and to drive cross-functional program execution at scale. This role is ideal for someone with 6+ years of experience in program or technical project management who can operate independently, influence without authority, and build the processes and infrastructure needed to reliably ship complex, safety-critical systems. The ideal candidate combines deep release management expertise with a strategic perspective to align engineering, product, and customer-facing teams around shared delivery goals. ## Responsibilities Own the release m

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