Zoox, Incorporated

Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Process and Tools

Zoox, Incorporated · Foster City, CA
Foster City, CA $193K–$279K Posted 2026-11-05
Salary
$193K–$279K
Type
Full-time
Experience
10+ yr
  • Own PMO Processes and Tools end-to-end: Manage the full lifecycle to deliver new PMO processes and tools (or improve existing ones), including requirements gathering, process definition and documentation, tool configuration, integration in the broader process and tool ecosystem, user training, rollout, enforcement, and when necessary, retirement.
  • Artificial Intelligence: Leverage AI tools to accelerate your day-to-day work, and build applications and dashboards that support processes. Identify and realize opportunities to embed AI agents in the processes and tools that we own in order to reduce the burden on our users or provide them with new insights.
  • Stakeholder Management: Act as a primary point of contact between PMO, IT, and engineering/operations stakeholders to ensure project objectives are aligned, and a shared understanding of requirements is maintained.
  • Tool Expertise & Support: Serve as a subject matter expert for our core PMO tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Structure, Rich Filters, etc.), providing guidance, developing best practices, and creating user documentation.
  • Planning, Reporting & Communication: Establish project plans, track progress against milestones, identify and manage issues and risks, and provide clear, concise status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technology-related field.
  • 10+ years of professional experience, with 5+ years of experience in technical project or program management, with a focus on systems and tools implementation.
  • Experience with both waterfall and agile product development lifecycles, and associated enterprise-level project management software such as Jira, Confluence, Structure, or similar platforms.
  • Familiarity with configuring automations within PM tools (e.g., Jira automations or AI agent embedding), and with leveraging AI tools (Gemini, Claude, etc.) to develop new processes, training content, dashboards, apps, etc.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and with owning several processes, tools and stakeholder groups at once, shifting between them as priorities change.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive consensus.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a talent for translating business needs into technical requirements and elegant solutions.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced hardware and software development environment (e.g., robotics, automotive, aerospace, or consumer electronics).
  • Scaled Agile, hybrid agile, or integrated master scheduling experience with a proven ability to drive alignment and delivery across multiple teams and portfolios.
  • Familiarity with scripting automations for, and integrations with PM tools.
  • Experience managing large-scale tool migrations or enterprise system integrations.

Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

$60K — 10th pctl $230K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $236K vs. market median $130K for Operations roles
+80%
above median
Based on 10,000+ Operations roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Zoox

Zoox

Autonomous Vehicles · Public · Foster City, USA

Stage & Valuation
Public · $1.3B
Key Investors
Amazon, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Alium Capital
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