[Hiring] Technical Program Manager @Blue River Technology

Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Program Manager to join our team and drive the development and deployment of our cutting-edge autonomy programs. Our work spans agriculture, construction, and turf sectors. Our mission is to deliver innovative, reliable, and safe products to our customers, driving efficiency and profitability across these industries. This technical program manager will lead a complex cross-functional program from concept to field deployment, ensuring alignment with product, safety, and operational goals for John Deere autonomy machines.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages end-to-end programs of moderate to high complexity, spanning multiple teams and functions.
• Develops detailed plans, optimizes workflows, and ensures deliverables align with strategic objectives.
• Proactively identifies, analyzes, and manages program risks, issues, and dependencies, demonstrating good judgment in developing and deploying mitigation strategies.
• Drives consensus and influences without direct authority among cross-functional stakeholders to achieve program objectives.
• Facilitates effective communication between technical and non-technical teams, providing clear program status and communicating challenges to stakeholders.
• Tracks and measures project outcomes, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and process optimization.
• Removes impediments to enable engineering development and holds team members accountable for deliverables.
• Proactively follows up with team members to ensure on-time delivery of their committed outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering) or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of project/program management experience and 4+ years of professional experience, aligning with Level 2-3 progression.
• Demonstrated competency in deploying project/program planning tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Airtable) to manage project complexity.
• Analytical problem-solving skills within large-scale systems and the technical insight to identify engineering risks.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment across diverse organizational groups.
• Excellent communication, time management, and prioritization skills, along with a focus on creativity and promoting innovative solutions.
• Agility and adaptability to work in a dynamic environment, while effectively collaborating with Blue River Technology cross-org teams and John Deere teams.
• Familiarity with Software and Hardware Development Life Cycles.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Previous involvement in projects related to autonomous systems, machine learning, computer vision, or artificial intelligence.
• Familiarity with autonomy, robotics, CVML, vision sensors (i.e., camera imaging), and data analytics.

Benefits

• Base pay range: $91,000 - $199,000/year, depending on experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills.
• Eligible for an annual performance bonus and a competitive benefit package.