Staff Product Delivery Manager, Cyngn
$190-210k
Stock options for all full-time employees
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
Industrial autonomous vehicle technology
Open for applications
Industrial autonomous vehicle technology
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$190-210k
Stock options for all full-time employees
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help industrial organizations become more efficient, productive, and safe, addressing challenges such as labor shortages, safety incidents, and increased eCommerce demand.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 10 years experience leading product development as a delivery manager, technical program manager, or engineering manager, preferably in a robotics, or autonomous systems environment that involves a combination of hardware and software
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field
- Proficient in both agile and sequential development approaches and knowledgeable about when to use each and how to align work plans of teams using different approaches
- Attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style and message based on the audienceHave a strong technical aptitude with an ability to understand system design, engineering tradeoffs, the software development lifecycle, and risk management
- Process over tools; a demonstrated ability to manage multi-team development initiatives through robust processes with tools used to help scale and improve efficiency. Proficiency with Jira is a plus
What the job involves
- As a Staff Product Delivery Manager at Cyngn, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Cyngn’s product development initiatives. You will work closely with and mentor Engineering and Product leads to execute and improve development processes that mitigate the complexities of cross-functional product development
- Working with hardware, software, and product teams, you will facilitate communication, surface dependencies, and aggregate status. Cyngn stakeholders will look to you to track progress, provide timely updates, and escalate blockers, as needed
- Through your efforts, Cyngn will develop products and deliver customer value more efficiently, transparently, and predictably
- Collaborate with development leads across multiple teams to promote communication, ensure alignment, surface dependencies, and resolve blockers
- Promote and guide the teams with best practices in product development methodologies and iteratively improve processes to improve delivery
- Proactively identify and remove obstacles to unblock team execution and balance competing priorities, escalating when necessary to maintain momentum and clear roadblocks
- Lead cross-functional planning, coordination, and retrospective meetings. Work with Product Management to understand problems and discover solutions with the Engineering leads
- Track progress of development initiatives, identify and mitigate risks, and provide transparent updates
- Work closely with Engineering leadership to align with goals and measures, promote organizational clarity with the teams, and escalate areas of misalignment or contention/conflict
Our take
From the switch from manual driving to automatic in the 40s, and now the rise of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the past 5-10 years, cars have come a long way. The excitement of the fully automatic Tesla may have meant other AVs were overshadowed. It’s often not realised how many vehicles, from forklifts to stock chasers, are now operable in certain capacities without direct driver control.
Cyngn is a well-established company providing autonomous vehicle solutions. The company prides itself on a team of knowledgeable engineers and software engineers that make its DriveMod product easily unified with companies' current workflows, claiming “if a human driver can do it, so can DriveMod”.
Cyngn has raised significant funding since its founding in 2009, which reflects not only the quality of it's product, but the trust the industry has in it as well. It has made a number of impressive collaborations and partnerships in recent years; such as signing with US Continental to provide self-driving stock chasers, as well as working alongside Jtec Industries to bring a sophisticated cart system to its autonomous vehicle deployments, which opens new revenue opportunities for the company.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2015
$85m
SERIES C
Dec 2013
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $115m
Company values
- Focus on Impact - Focus on great results while looking to evolve processes that make us more efficient. Exhibit a bias toward action and avoid decision-making paralysis
- Display Curiosity - Learn rapidly and eagerly. Seek to understand our strategy, market, customers, and technology. Contribute effectively outside of your area of specialty
- Communicate Proactively - Listen well so you can fully understand. Debate and discuss with respect for your coworkers independent of their roles within the team. Maintain a calm and professional approach even in stressful situations
- Apply Good Judgement - Make sound decisions despite ambiguity. Think strategically about how decisions affect the broader team, and can clearly articulate what you are (and are not) trying to do. Strive to identify root causes, and get beyond just treating symptoms. Prioritise what must be done well now, and what can be improved later
- Demonstrate Selflessness - Be egoless when searching for the best ideas. Make time to help colleagues. Share information openly and proactively
Company HQ
Menlo Park, CA
Articles
Leadership
Lior Tal
(CEO)Previously founded Snaptu and was Director of International Growth and Partnerships at Facebook.
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