You will thrive in this role if you bring strong technical judgment, structured problem-solving, curiosity, and the ability to create clarity in complex environments. You will serve as a trusted partner to engineering and cross-functional leaders, build consensus across competing priorities, and continuously improve the processes used to deliver high-quality products.
What You’ll Do
Lead end-to-end planning and execution for complex, cross-functional technical programs'
Partner with hardware, firmware, software, product, operations, quality, supply chain, and external teams to align priorities and drive execution.
Establish program plans, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, decision points, and success measures.
Drive phase-gate reviews, launch-readiness assessments, and go/no-go decisions.
Identify technical, operational, and schedule risks and develop mitigation plans with program stakeholders.
Translate complex technical discussions into clear decisions, actions, tradeoffs, and escalation paths.
Communicate program status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations clearly to team members and leadership.
Improve cross-functional development processes, operating mechanisms, and program management practices.
What We’re Looking For
6+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering operations, product development, or a related field.
Experience leading complex, cross-functional technical programs involving multiple engineering disciplines and partner teams.
Strong understanding of program planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, launch readiness, and product development processes.
Ability to understand technical tradeoffs and use structured analysis to guide decisions without owning the underlying engineering design.
Demonstrated success building consensus and driving execution across teams with competing priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting recommendations and status updates to leadership.
Experience with program management tools and structured operating mechanisms for tracking milestones, owners, risks, dependencies, and decisions.
Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits
The base compensation range for this role is
$140,000—$200,000 USD
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