Senior Technical Program Manager, Systems

Summary

Join Cavnue, a company innovating the roads of the future by developing and integrating technologies to power technologically advanced roadways. As a Technical Program Manager, you will drive cross-functional programs across road/ITS deployments, system integration, operations, and new technology explorations. You will manage programs through various stages, from definition to production, ensuring alignment, quality, and safety. Collaboration with engineering and commercial teams is crucial for pursuing new project opportunities. You will facilitate the definition and adherence to Operations & Maintenance procedures. The role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams. Cavnue offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in relevant technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Systems Engineering, etc.) or equivalent practical experience
• Self-motivated, creative, and proactive to drive tight schedules and work in time-sensitive environments
• Skilled at developing and maintaining buy-in around multi-workstream timelines and delivery plans
• Expertise with project management tools, software, and best practices (e.g., Atlassian suite, Smartsheet, Lucid)
• Detailed knowledge of product development lifecycle
• Ability to see the big picture across teams, timelines, and inputs, to drive overall “system-level” program delivery
• Ability to drive cross-functional teams and facilitate technical discussions/issue management and resolution
• Ability to synthesize and distill often complex and competing inputs into key themes and recommendations
• Ability to be a hands-on thought partner for the execution teams, not simply a scrum master
• 6+ years of experience, including 5+ years of Technical Program / Product / Project Management experience along with 3+ years of hands-on engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-functional programs across various program stages (definition, development, integration, deployment, validation), defining milestones, success criteria, budget, and resources that meet business goals
• Proactively identify and implement execution processes to ensure alignment, quality, safety at every program stage
• Partner with engineering and commercial teams to support pursuit of new project opportunities for Cavnue
• Align the teams across the product, project delivery, and technology organizations around design trade-offs, requirements, test, release, triage, and validation plans for successful on-time launches of Cavnue’s system along new roadways
• Facilitate the definition and adherence to Operations & Maintenance procedures to ensure high quality performance of Cavnue’s system once installed
• Plan schedules, identify risks, communicate with stakeholders, and present program updates to leaders and executives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with technology development & validation (hardware & software systems, high fidelity sensing systems, DevOps, etc.)
• Familiarity with major infrastructure project delivery (contracting, construction, system installation, system validation, operations & maintenance, etc.)
• Hands-on technical experience (e.g., Software Engineering, ML / AI, Hardware Engineering, Systems or Civil Engineering) strongly preferred
• Previous experience in automotive, autonomous vehicle, ITS / civil engineering, or other “physical & digital” systems engineering strongly preferred
• Early-stage start-up experience is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, and Disability insurance
• 401(k) with 4% company contribution
• Parental, childbirth, and adoption leave
• Fertility and Infertility coverage benefits
• Wellness perks including access to on-demand primary care, virtual health appointments, and online mental health therapy
• Home office reimbursement policy
• Generous PTO policy, including paid year-end holiday shut down
• Learning and development opportunities
• Top of the line equipment for our team members!