Hesai Technology · 14 hours ago
Sr. Technical Program Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expHesai Technology is looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager to support their rapidly growing Automotive business in North America. The role involves managing program activities, ensuring customer requirements are met, and building relationships with key stakeholders.
Autonomous VehiclesLaserManufacturingSensorTransportation
Hiring Manager
Cindy Zheng
Responsibilities
Articulate key program information internally and externally to stakeholders and key program sponsors
Develop and deliver the defined program scope to ensure customer requirements are successfully achieved
Represent company interests at customer meetings, build events, and communicate via other means of communication
Perform planning activities such as WBS, project charters, and project plans. Follow defined methods and procedures for implementing new program development through the launch of the product
Coordinate program activities
Perform program-level Risk/Impact Analysis reviews and define and record recovery strategies, including response plans and role ownership
Construct and maintain detailed Gantt charts to the performance baseline representative of the SOW detailed in the defined project plans
Perform critical path analysis and work with the internal team to generate recovery plans to safeguard program milestones
Support Change Management activities to achieve program objectives
Provide leadership during program assessments with appropriate corporate/plant personnel
Prepare various program reports to confirm Scope/Quality/Cost of the program are on track
Owns accounts and identifies and realizes opportunities within the Automotive market
Builds multi-level customer relationships to support account strategy and coordinate the use of internal resources, including local application engineers and business unit staff, and overseas design teams to drive design wins
Provides value-added feedback on customer needs to management, business units and customer service teams
Qualification
Required
A result-oriented, driven, and enthusiastic Program Manager with extensive launch experience with Automotive customers (OEMs) in NA
Demonstrated background in driving success in the Automotive Market at a Tier 1 supplier
Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering or equivalent
8+ years' experience in new product development or program/project management
Demonstrated ability to manage various engineering disciplines, including Software, Hardware, Mechanical, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity
Product Development experience from quote to production on camera/radar/ECUs/ADAS/displays or similar electrical products
Experience managing within a matrixed environment, including Quality, Purchasing, Engineering, Sales, and Finance
Strong interpersonal skills and a team player with the ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams
Preferred
MBA or Meng
PMP certification or equivalent experience/certificate
Global Product Development experience
A background in launching opto-mechatronic/ sensor solutions (Lidar/ Camera/ 3D systems)
Company
Hesai Technology
Hesai Technology is a designer and manufacturer of laser sensors for robots and self-driving cars.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$603.85MKey Investors
Qiming Venture PartnersPagoda Investment
2025-09-11Post Ipo Equity
2023-02-09IPO
2021-11-17Series D· $70M
Leadership Team
Yifan Li
Co-Founder & CEO
Shaoqing Xiang
Co-Founder and CTO
Recent News
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