Lead Technical Program Manager delivering and enhancing business tools for Disney's media business. Driving cross - functional initiatives and managing stakeholder engagement with technical products.
About the role
- Lead Technical Program Manager driving embedded software initiatives for Motive's growth. Focusing on high-quality delivery in a complex, pre-IPO environment.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain formal project plans including schedules, deliverables, and cross-team dependencies—spanning internal engineering teams and external partners.
- Facilitate structured phase reviews to ensure each development stage is complete and ready for the next.
- Monitor program execution, escalate risks early, and provide clear, ongoing status updates to leadership.
- Drive strategies to reduce schedule risk and technical uncertainty across firmware, embedded software, and systems integration programs.
- Validate test strategies and ensure end-to-end testing is completed successfully before release.
- Coordinate quick, cross-functional resolution when issues arise during development or validation.
- Coach engineers, Product Managers, and technical leads on effective program execution processes.
- Champion Agile methodologies, continuous improvement, and scalable, repeatable engineering workflows.
Requirements
- 8+ years in Technical Program Management, Engineering Management, or Systems Engineering.
- Deep experience with embedded systems, firmware, IoT devices, or hardware–software integrated products.
- A proven ability to lead large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs across global teams.
- Ability to dive into technical details—debugging, architecture, system design—while maintaining strategic oversight.
- Exceptional communication, influence, and executive-ready reporting skills.
- Experience with program governance, risk mitigation, and structured decision-making.
- Proven success operating in fast-paced, rapidly evolving environments.
- Experience with fleet-scale IoT systems, consumer electronics, automotive, or similar domains.
- Knowledge of connectivity stacks (Wi-Fi, BLE, LTE/5G), OTA update systems, device provisioning, and security.
- Familiarity with manufacturing software lifecycles, including factory tools, component EOL, and sustaining engineering.
- Experience shaping roadmaps, establishing processes, and scaling engineering or TPM organizations.
- Proficiency with Agile/Scrum, release trains, and hybrid hardware + software development workflows.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401k contribution
- Paid time off
- Sick time off
- Short term and long term disability coverage
- Life insurance
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