[Hiring] Director, Technical Product Management @Torc Robotics

Role Description

Torc is looking for a Director of Technical Product Management to lead and grow our TPM organization as we continue building our autonomous driving platform. This organization sits at the center of product and engineering, driving clear backlogs, roadmaps, and execution across complex hardware and software systems while ensuring teams stay aligned and on track.

• Partner closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to keep priorities clear and delivery moving.
• Lead and develop the TPM team, setting direction, supporting growth, and creating a strong, team-first environment that drives results.
• Refine technical program management and engineering processes for the delivery of an industry-leading autonomous commercial vehicle product.
• Drive TPM team’s progress towards completion of required milestones, communicating regularly to all levels within the team, engineering department, and overall organization.
• See the bigger picture and work through organizational silos to create alignment and partnerships between leaders.
• Learn and understand the technical domain of their team and stakeholders.
• Enforce engineering and program management best practices for the team, improving quality, efficiency, and accuracy of the team’s work.
• Collaborate with other leaders and teams to meet program goals, support team performance, and achieve strategic objectives.
• Support TPM management in maintaining and reporting group budgets, initiatives, and procedures.
• Participate in team, department, and company events, meetings, and activities.
• Responsible for employee engagement, relationship development, and performance feedback to understand career goals and competencies to create and implement career development and coaching plans for the team.
• Identify organizational hiring needs and work with their managers to have the roles efficiently approved, posted, hired, and onboarded.
• Conduct ongoing compensation analysis in close collaboration with peer managers and People Operations to retain existing talent.
• Manage employee corrective actions and conflict resolution to ensure a healthy work environment.
• Model compliance to all company regulations and procedures and ensure team complies in kind.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Technical Product Management leadership and experience managing other people leaders.
• Knowledge and experience in the automotive, ADAS, or autonomous vehicle industry.
• Experience directing or managing a functional area that impacts the entire organization.
• Experience developing business plans and operational priorities to meet goals and objectives of the organization.
• Ability to be a strategic partner to the organization to identify and plan how to meet future needs of the organization.

Requirements

• Experience within the L4 Autonomous Trucking or Vehicle Industry (Bonus Points!).

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees.
• 401K plan with a 6% employer match.
• Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date).
• Company-wide holiday office closures.
• AD+D and Life Insurance.