Rivian · 1 day ago
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Product Development AI and Data Science
US-CA-Irvine
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$132K/yr - $165K/yr
3+ years expRivian is a company focused on innovative automotive solutions, and they are seeking a Sr. Technical Program Manager to drive their Product Development AI and Data Science initiatives. The role involves managing complex project dependencies, ensuring business value, and optimizing program management processes while collaborating with various stakeholders.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Manage complex dependencies between data science and AI projects and across cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution. Use roadmaps as inputs to inform broader planning including future headcount needs
Clearly define business requirements, timelines, and measurable results (KPIs) for all initiatives, acting as the primary point of contact for stakeholders to balance additional scope requests against available resources
Proactively identify, track, and mitigate risks and issues that could impede program delivery, escalating critical barriers to leadership
Establish and manage the intake process for new projects, ensuring they are properly scoped, prioritized, and aligned with the team's strategic roadmap before work begins, and facilitate the team’s quarterly and annual planning cycles, including the development and tracking of team OKRs
Identify opportunities and implement improvements to existing project management processes, standardizing how projects are initiated, tracked, and delivered as the team scales
Develop effective reporting on progress to different audiences including stakeholders and leadership at varying cadences including weekly updates, monthly newsletters, and annual executive-level presentations
Coordinate needs from upstream data partners. Track and manage team’s spending on costs like software and cloud computing resources. Develop processes and standards to reduce costs in environments like Databricks and AWS
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in a quantitative, STEM, or business-oriented field
3-5 years of technical program management or relevant program/project management experience in technical environments, preferably in data science or software development use collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence
Familiarity with approaches to using AI and machine learning applications to solve business and engineering problems
Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams and leading cross-functional efforts
A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques
Preferred
MBA
Experience working in some combination of electric vehicles, hardware engineering, or IoT
Basic Python and SQL proficiency
Benefits
Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment.
Company
Rivian
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$21.93BKey Investors
Volkswagen GroupUS Department of EnergyIllinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
2025-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2024-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $6.6B
2024-05-02Grant· $827M
Leadership Team
Robert Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer
Claire McDonough
Chief Financial Officer
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