Technical Program Manager, Kodiak Robotics

Software

$175-245k

+ Equity and annual bonuses

JIRA

Confluence

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Mountain View, CA

Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks

Job no longer available

Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceLogisticsFreightSupply ChainAutomation

Job no longer available

$175-245k

+ Equity and annual bonuses

JIRA

Confluence

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Mountain View, CA

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceLogisticsFreightSupply ChainAutomation

Company mission

To carry freight forward - so people, partners, and the planet thrive.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of Program Management experience
Bonus: 1+ years of experience in SOC2, ISO 27001 or ISO 21434 or NIST SP 800-53 or SP 800-171 or CMMC
2+ years of experience with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)
Bachelor’s degree; preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science, or other related field
Experience managing fast paced initiatives, often with multiple stakeholders, complex schedules, and priority calls that need to be made
Experience in the automotive or trucking industry on autonomous vehicles
Experience in a startup environment, managing cybersecurity and IT projects
Expertise in project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence or LucidChart
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You know how to facilitate tradeoffs between engineering and product requirements, but always maintain high safety standards
Passion. You are passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity

What the job involves

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to join us and advance the development of all our product lines
Kodiak is a highly collaborative organization based in Mountain View, CA
Primarily work with the Cybersecurity & IT teams to support our cybersecurity certification (SOC2, CMMC for Defense as well as bringing up our Contract Manufacturers)
Create technical execution roadmaps across cross-functional teams to tie certification requirements and their dependencies to time, and track dependencies across teams
Manage the cybersecurity certification progress to meet Program objectives and goals, defining schedules, milestones, and resource allocation for successful execution. Communicate schedules, status, and priorities to all levels of the organization
Work closely with Engineering, Legal, HR and operations teams to ensure cross functional deliverables are delivered on time and on quality
Prioritize and manage issues, risks, and dependencies and resolve any barriers to moving programs forward
Support and guide decision making by clearly communicating risks and implications to stakeholders

Our take

Global supply chains rely on frictionless long-haul trucking freight networks, but the repetitive and stationary nature of the job has resulted in a lack of willing drivers. Whilst this has been partially resolved through the introduction of self-driving trucks, such systems are notoriously difficult to maintain which ultimately leads to significant downtime.

Kodiak Robotics develops self-driving technology for long-haul trucks, providing wing mirrors built with sensors called Kodiak SensorPods. These sensors provide the technology necessary for the trucks to be driven safely and autonomously and have been designed to be replaced or serviced rapidly to minimize downtime.

odiak Robotics has taken a unique approach by recognizing the high-maintenance nature of existing self-driving systems, innovating upon this through its easily replaceable SensorPods. Through this approach and several successful rounds of funding, the company aims to fill empty truck driving positions with safer AI drivers.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

21% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Sep 2023

$75m

CONVERTIBLE

Nov 2021

$125m

SERIES B

Total funding: $240m

Company benefits

Remote-friendly work environment
401k
Generous PTO policy
Life insurance
Assortment of medical (PPO/HMO/HDHP), dental, vision, and FSA plans
Family-friendly company events
Dog-friendly office
Employee-driven fitness classes
Beautiful, renovated facilities in Mountain View, CA and Lancaster, TX
Free EV charging
Trivia and board game nights

Company HQ

Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Don Burnette

(CEO & Founder)

Experience as Co-founder of Otto. Software Technical Lead at Uber from 2016 to 2018.

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