Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomy

About The Role

Motional is seeking to hire a Staff-level Autonomy TPM. This role requires strong, experienced leadership to drive complex initiatives across the company. We are seeking a high-impact individual to own and drive key cross-functional initiatives on the path to a driverless robotaxi. This role will operate across the entire autonomy stack—including perception, behaviors, planning, localization, and mapping—to help prioritize and track technical workstreams in support of our driverless goals.

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, possesses technical expertise in robotics or autonomous systems, and safety-critical software in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Own and execute large-scale, complex technical programs that are critical to Motional's roadmap, ensuring alignment between senior engineering leaders, product managers, and executive stakeholders.

• Lead Cross-Stack Integration: Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for high-level autonomy capabilities, managing dependencies and driving integration efforts across Perception, Planning, Behaviors, and Mapping teams.

• Dive Deep Technically: Go beyond surface-level program tracking. Dive deep into technical autonomy issues to identify root causes, facilitate trade-off discussions, and drive teams to convergence on robust solutions.

• Identify and Resolve Blockers: Proactively identify, quantify, and communicate technical risks and dependencies. You will be expected to develop and execute mitigation strategies for high-priority issues that could impact our driverless milestones.

• Influence Roadmaps: Partner deeply with engineering and product leadership to ensure the autonomy roadmap is well-defined, integrated, and aligned with top-level company goals.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 7+ years of experience in technical program management or a similar role, leading complex, safety-critical AI software, robotics, or systems programs.

• Domain Expertise: Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, applied AI/ML, or a comparable field.

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Proven Delivery: A strong track record of taking large, complex programs from initial concept and ambiguity to a successful launch.

• Communicate with Clarity: Act as the primary point of contact for your programs, communicating progress, risks, and strategic recommendations to leadership and stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.

Motional’s Singapore office is located at 85 Science Park Drive, in the center of Singapore’s premier research and technology hub. Positioned near the vibrant one-north innovation district, it is surrounded by leading R&D facilities, tech companies, and green spaces. With convenient access to public transit and modern amenities, the office supports Motional’s advanced engineering and autonomous vehicle development in Asia.

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.