Lead Technical Program Manager, Motive
Device Software
$175-210k
2 days a week in office
Fleet management platform for trucks
Open for applications
Fleet management platform for trucks
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$175-210k
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect the world’s trucks.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years in Technical Program Management, Engineering Management, or Systems Engineering
- Deep experience with embedded systems, firmware, IoT devices, or hardware–software integrated products
- A proven ability to lead large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs across global teams
- Ability to dive into technical details—debugging, architecture, system design—while maintaining strategic oversight
- Exceptional communication, influence, and executive-ready reporting skills
- Experience with program governance, risk mitigation, and structured decision-making
- Proven success operating in fast-paced, rapidly evolving environments
- Experience with fleet-scale IoT systems, consumer electronics, automotive, or similar domains
- Knowledge of connectivity stacks (Wi-Fi, BLE, LTE/5G), OTA update systems, device provisioning, and security
- Familiarity with manufacturing software lifecycles, including factory tools, component EOL, and sustaining engineering
- Experience shaping roadmaps, establishing processes, and scaling engineering or TPM organizations
- Proficiency with Agile/Scrum, release trains, and hybrid hardware + software development workflows
What the job involves
- We are hiring a Lead Technical Program Manager (TPM) for our Device Software organization who will make an immediate, measurable impact as Motive accelerates toward our next growth milestone
- In a pre-IPO environment where execution excellence and predictable delivery are paramount, you will serve as a force multiplier—bringing structure to complexity, visibility to ambiguity, and velocity to critical initiatives that directly influence our market position
- You will play a pivotal role in ensuring Motive delivers high-quality, reliable embedded software to millions of deployed devices in the field, orchestrating seamlessly across firmware, hardware, cloud infrastructure, QA, product management, and field operations teams
- You'll be expected to hit the ground running—immediately taking ownership of our most critical device software programs, establishing trust with senior leadership, and demonstrating tangible improvements in delivery predictability within your first 90 days
- Your impact will be measured not just in on-time deliveries, but in your ability to elevate cross-functional collaboration, reduce time-to-market, improve software quality metrics, and build scalable processes that support our aggressive growth trajectory without adding unnecessary overhead
- Build and maintain formal project plans including schedules, deliverables, and cross-team dependencies—spanning internal engineering teams and external partners
- Facilitate structured phase reviews to ensure each development stage is complete and ready for the next
- Monitor program execution, escalate risks early, and provide clear, ongoing status updates to leadership
- Drive strategies to reduce schedule risk and technical uncertainty across firmware, embedded software, and systems integration programs
- Validate test strategies and ensure end-to-end testing is completed successfully before release
- Coordinate quick, cross-functional resolution when issues arise during development or validation
- Coach engineers, Product Managers, and technical leads on effective program execution processes
- Champion Agile methodologies, continuous improvement, and scalable, repeatable engineering workflows
Our take
Trucking is a huge but fragmented industry that was largely ignored by Silicon Valley until companies such as Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) came along. The integrated fleet management platform acts as air traffic control for trucks, bringing drivers online and into the 21st century.
The company offers both hardware and software solutions to freight companies, allowing them to manage their fleet and keep their drivers safe. One of these solutions is an AI-powered dashcam that detects unsafe driving behavior in real time and instantly alerts the driver.
The platform, which is used by over 120,000 companies, from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, received $150 million in VC in 2025, which is being used to accelerate its investment in AI and grow its enterprise capabilities.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jul 2025
$150m
LATE VC
May 2022
$150m
SERIES F
Total funding: $717.3m
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Obaid Khan
(Co-Founder & Board Member)Studied Political Science and Government at University of California before founding KeepTruckin in 2013.
Shoaib Makani
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Government & Economics at LSE. Analytics Intern at Yahoo. Worked for a year at Google as APMM. Went on to work in Business Development at AdMob.
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