ALSO

electric mobility

StaffTechnicalProgramManager,Software

$180–240k Palo Alto, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Staff Technical Program Manager, Software at ALSO. Skills: Technical Program Management, software projects, embedded software development, controls, connectivity, hardware/software integration, cross-functional collaboration. driving all firmwarebedded software developments internally and external. partner with product, hardware and software engineering, and other cross-functional teams to drive software development in hardware products as well as integrate them into Also’s backend systems”

Industry & Context.

electric mobility
Problems you'll solve

Ability to distill multivariable problems to clear decisions and actions to move forward

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field, 7+ years of experience in program management, engineering or similar cross-functional role, Experience managing embedded device hardware/software releases and integration into back-end software systems, Proficiency with bug/task tracking software tools, especially Jira, Ability to adapt processes to the team composition and be time-efficient with planning and status reporting, Demonstrated proficiency in working with cross-functional hardware & software teams, Ability to distill multivariable problems to clear decisions and actions to move forward

Nice to Have

Track record of launching consumer electronics, IoT devices, vehicles, and/or other similar hardware/software devices from concept to production, built plans and workflows in a new organization on 1st generation products

What You'll Do.

driving all firmwarebedded software developments internally and external

hardware and software engineering

and other cross-functional teams to drive software development in hardware products as well as integrate them into Also’s backend systems

deep collaboration from an end-to-end software perspective

and aligning it to ALSO's hardware product roadmap

multi-disciplinary software projects from start to finish

managing multiple critical software workstreams from embedded software development

work with stakeholders to plan requirements

manage project schedules

and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company

work with a team of software and hardware engineers on multiple high-visibility consumer-facing products

Drive the planning and implementation of program and features with the cross-functional teams to hit roadmap goals

resolve execution issues and communicating status

Develop and manage program schedules

release management and resource needs with engineering and cross-functional teams

Manage communication of progress/status with stakeholders and leadership in various locations and time zones

own and nurture relationships between cross-functional teams

Implement process improvements to streamline product development and continuously manage risks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partner with product, hardware and software engineering, and other cross-functional teams; communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company; work with a team of software and hardware engineers; Drive the planning and implementation of program and features with the cross-functional teams; Develop and manage program schedules, technical issues, release management and resource needs with engineering and cross-functional teams; Manage communication of progress/status with stakeholders and leadership in various locations and time zones; own and nurture relationships between cross-functional teams; working with cross-functional hardware & software teams

Communication Scope

communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company; Manage communication of progress/status with stakeholders and leadership in various locations and time zones; communication skills

Process & Methodology

Technical Program Management, lead complex, multi-disciplinary software projects from start to finish, managing multiple critical software workstreams, plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, Drive the planning and implementation of program and features, tracking progress, analyzing risks, resolve execution issues, communicating status, Develop and manage program schedules, technical issues, release management, resource needs, Manage communication of progress/status, implement process improvements, streamline product development, continuously manage risks, adapt processes to the team composition, time-efficient with planning and status reporting

Full Job Description

About ALSO. We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient. In this role, you will be a member of ALSO's Technical Program Management team, responsible for driving all firmware/embedded software developments internally and external. You will partner with product, hardware and software engineering, and other cross-functional teams to drive software development in hardware products as well as integrate them into Also’s backend systems. This role will require deep collaboration from an end-to-end software perspective, and aligning it to ALSO's hardware product roadmap. What you will do: - As a Technical Program Manager at ALSO, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary software projects from start to finish, managing multiple critical software workstreams from embedded software development, controls, and connectivity. - You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. - You will work with a team of software and hardware engineers on multiple high-visibility consumer-facing products. - Drive the planning and implementation of program and features with the cross-functional teams to hit roadmap goals, tracking progress, analyzing risks, resolve execution issues and communicating status. - Develop and manage program schedules, technical issues, release management and resource needs with engineering and cross-functional teams. - Manage communication of progress/statu

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