Technical Product Manager - ML Apps and Frameworks

Meet the team:

The TPM (Technical Product Management) team’s mission is to accelerate the delivery of Torc’s product goals, by leveraging our expertise in people, product, and process management. Specifically, the Virtual Driver TPM team partners with Technology, Product, Systems, Safety and others, to develop the core Autonomy software stack, as well as internal tools and processes to accelerate product development. We apply our leadership, product, and project management skills to bring people together across the company to accomplish Torc’s mission. 

What you will do: 

• As a Technical Product Manager, your focus is to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed product roadmaps, timelines and deliverables. As such, you are the centerpiece of Product Management and Engineering. 
• The Machine Learning Training and Release Factory provides the development environments for training, deploying and testing machine learning models as well as to verify system components against their component and subsystem requirements. As a TPM, you will work with all leaders of the group to manage and align technical roadmaps and work with the individual teams on executing them. 
• As the products of the group are internal, your customers are internal. You are working closely with them to prioritize the groups' work on their demands. 
• As a TPM within the Virtual Driver product area, you will partner closely with the group leadership to define a vision, strategy and roadmap for the suite of tools and services the group is responsible for. 
• Drive the development of solutions by clearly articulating the problem space and empowering engineering to design and implement innovative solutions.
• Be the voice of your internal customers and represent their needs, wants, and pain-points across Autonomy.  
• Work with your team/cross-functional departments to optimize processes to accelerate Torc’s go-to-market strategy.
• Use your technical and project management expertise to identify and mitigate risks and unblock project execution by proactively managing cross-functional dependencies. 

What You Will Need to Succeed

• Demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through:
• BS+ 4+ years of experience OR MS+ 3+ years of experience
• We are looking for a TPM with the experience in one of the following fields:   
  • Leading a robotics machine learning team through agile development.
  • Product Owner of a robotics development team.
  • Experience with data driven machine learning pipelining 
  • Knowledge of machine learning deployment.
  • Verification of ROS components in a robotics or autonomous driving context 
• Strong experience in project management; practical familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely with engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust communication based on audience. 
• Independence and confidence, the ability to understand technical needs of your customers and the ability to say no. 

Bonus Points!

• Training in Product and/or Program Management
• Experience in the automotive or heavy-vehicle industry
• Experience with Jira and Confluence 

Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r

Torc cares about our team members and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:  

• 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