Technical Program Manager

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An international technology company
It supports Chinese automotive companies in expanding overseas

About Our Client

A location data and technology platform company that helps customers achieve better outcomes. It supports cities in managing infrastructure, helps businesses optimize assets, and guides drivers safely to their destinations.

Job Description

Owning the end-to-end Customer Success Plan (i.e., delivery plan) for OEM navigation/LBS programs: scope, milestones, dependencies, integration readiness, and launch criteria.
Driving execution across multiple workstreams (client, services, backend, data, security/privacy, tooling), ensuring clear ownership, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
Establishing program operating rhythms: RAID, executive reporting, governance, technical reviews, and go/no-go decision gates.
Le*ding and facilitating architecture discussions and tradeoff decisions for real-time navigation/LBS systems (latency, throughput, reliability, offline/online behavior, caching, degradation modes).
Engaging deeply with engineering teams on distributed systems boundaries, API design (REST/gRPC), versioning/backward compatibility, performance profiling, and resiliency patterns.
Translating non-functional requirements (latency, availability, data freshness, privacy, security) into actionable engineering plans and verification criteria.
Guiding OEMs through design, integration, validation, and deployment-acting as the technical orchestrator across internal teams and customer engineering stakeholders.
Managing complex integration topics common to automotive navigation environments (IVI constraints, connectivity variability, regional requirements, release trains, certification cycles).
Ensuring integration deliverables are production-ready: documentation, acceptance tests, integration guides, issue triage and closure plans.
Anticipating and managing technical risks early (architecture, dependencies, performance, security/privacy, data readiness).
Running structured issue management: triaging, root cause coordination, mitigation plans, and clear stakeholder communication.
Mobilizing the right teams fast; escalating with crisp problem statements, options, and recommended decisions.
Building trusted relationships with OEM engineering leadership and internal senior stakeholders.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Technical Program Manager should have:

12+ years of total experience with at least 8+ years of relevant experience in technical program management, software engineering, systems engineering, or closely related roles (automotive or real-time systems strongly preferred).
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, in related fields or equivalent practical experience.
Demonstrated hands-on technical background: ability to read code, reason about architecture, and lead technical tradeoffs with senior engineers.
Experience delivering complex software in one or more of: real-time/low-latency systems; distributed services and cloud platforms; embedded/edge systems or automotive IVI environments.
Proven capability to drive end-to-end execution across cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders in a B2B environment.
Strong understanding of location-based services and connected navigation concepts (routing/guidance, map data, traffic, telemetry, geospatial APIs, offline/online behavior, data freshness).
Excellent written and verbal communication in Mandarin and English
Automotive OEM experience (program delivery, integration cycles, SOP readiness, certification constraints) is nice to have.
Up to ~20% travel as required for OEM workshops, integration milestones, and key program events.