Senior Technical Program Manager

Company: Motional
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: February 19, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Mission Summary: The Motional Technical Program Management team is seeking a talented TPM to support our software performance evaluation activities. This role requires strong collaboration and management across our autonomy integration, software, hardware, operations, and testing teams. We are currently seeking an individual who has strong skills in cross-functional work, quick decision making, and execution of software performance evaluation events and planning to ensure that we continuously iterate and improve. Join us at the forefront of autonomous driving technology! What You'll Do: Work closely with stakeholder teams to track planned software performance evaluation activities, specifically ensuring resources and infrastructure are available, and plans are coordinated and approved. Actively manage execution of software performance evaluation activities, tracking progress against key metrics and removing blockers and inefficiencies as required. Partner with our autonomy integration to monitor, analyze, and improve our overall and targeted SW configurations. Communicate at both the engineering and executive level, to not only communicate and work through technical details, but also conduct performance reviews and retrospectives. Set priorities and coordinate between multiple engineering and operations teams and external stakeholders to support our overall software performance evaluation strategy and deconflict activities and resources. Work closely with engineering leadership to help define and track key organizational objectives. Proactively identify, manage, and report on risks and issues. What We're Looking For: Demonstrated experience with Continuous Integration and automated SW testing. Demonstrated experience in managing FW, SW, and HW configurations. Minimum of 5 years experience working with complex systems, including but not limited to, autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, etc. Demonstrated experience working across teams and disciplines resolving competing priorities and managing dependencies. Creative problem solver, resourceful and skilled at conflict resolution. Strong written and oral communication skills, especially the ability to communicate complex engineering issues and tailor messaging based on audience. Experience using Confluence and JIRA to plan project activities and track progress. Degree in Engineering or a related field. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment across multiple time zones with a can-do attitude. Ability to come into a Motional office 2-3 days a week at a minimum This role is hybrid from our the Las Vegas office. It requires two in-office days each week, ideally Tuesday and Thursday. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. Salary Range $125,000—$167,000 USD Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. Higher purpose, greater impact. We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do. Scale up, not starting up. Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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