Anduril Industries
Tech / AI / Software
SeniorTechnicalProgramManager,SmallDrones
“Senior Technical Program Manager, Small Drones at Anduril Industries. Skills: Technical Program Management, Autonomous Systems, Robotics, Software Development, AI, Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion, Networking. drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of software teams and more broadly across departments.. Ensure that the organization’s technical roadmap is well understood and that programs and staffing are aligned with the roadmap.”
Industry & Context.
Identify and resolve systemic execution issues; Identify, resolve, and escalate key cross team dependencies; technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U. S. Secret security clearance.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum of 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Product Manager, Engineering Manager, or Engineer in an autonomous systems, robotics, or software development environment., Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams., Experience working in a rapidly iterating test environment with high levels of integration with software development teams., experience in project practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited., Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U. S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to Have
A familiarity with robotics or computer vision systems and their architecture preferred., Experience in building programs for software and testing deliverables from ground up., Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction., Experience in rolling out potentially disruptive organizational process changes., Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders., Excellent written and verbal communication skills., technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions., Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence, Professional certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, GIAC-PEN, Prosci, SAFe or PMP, Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline
What You'll Do.
drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of software teams and more broadly across departments.
Ensure that the organization’s technical roadmap is well understood and that programs and staffing are aligned with the roadmap.
and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives.
Identify and resolve systemic execution issues across the team or group that require broader initiatives to resolve.
Partner with engineering and product leads to scope
and deliver capabilities to achieve company milestones.
and escalate key cross team dependencies.
Support leads with quarterly and ongoing staffing plans across the organization
particularly where difficult prioritization conflicts exist.
Track and communicate the progress of the team or group’s key programs.
Define efficient processes for communicating group program status more broadly.
Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress
identify gaps in communication or schedule
manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities
and drive results proactively.
Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when ask questions that clarify priorities.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner deeply with engineering leaders; Be an effective proxy in program and organizational matters to help engineering leads scale.; Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives.; Partner with engineering and product leads; Collaborate closely with other partner teams, such as hardware, product, and test operations as needed.; work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders; communicate the progress of the team or group’s key programs; Define efficient processes for communicating group program status more broadly; Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule
Process & Methodology
program execution, team velocity, project management mindset, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, scope, staff, and deliver capabilities, cross team dependencies, staffing plans, program status communication, schedule management, issue escalations, balancing competing priorities
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