Customer Technical Program Manager, Vehicle OS

Applied Industrial Technologies
Ann Arbor
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 160,000 - 250,000 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead customer-facing program management for a flagship Vehicle OS project in the automotive sector. Own milestones, risk, dependencies, and cross-functional delivery with engineering TPMs; maintain program governance and KPIs; manage escalation and customer communications; collaborate with onsite teams to integrate products into the customer’s vehicle program; 5 days onsite in Ann Arbor, MI.

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Applied Industrial Technologies
Applied Industrial Technologies
2 months ago

Customer Technical Program Manager, Vehicle OS

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Job Summary

Lead customer-facing program management for a flagship Vehicle OS project in the automotive sector. Own milestones, risk, dependencies, and cross-functional delivery with engineering TPMs; maintain program governance and KPIs; manage escalation and customer communications; collaborate with onsite teams to integrate products into the customer’s vehicle program; 5 days onsite in Ann Arbor, MI.
Location: Ann Arbor
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the customer-facing program, define and maintain the program baseline including milestones, scope boundaries, risk register, and dependency map in alignment with the Statement of Work
  • •Drive delivery coordination across Applied's engineering organization through Engineering TPMs, managing cross-team dependencies and competing priorities across concurrent programs
  • •Serve as the primary interface to the customer's program leadership and counterpart TPMs on schedule, risk, and technical dependencies; build trusted relationships at the program level
  • •Own and operate the full program governance cadence across all recurring touchpoints with the customer and internal teams
  • •Define, own, and report program-side KPIs to the Customer Program Lead and internal stakeholders; maintain a clear and accurate picture of program health

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 250,000 annually
Perks:Health Insurance401kVisionLife InsuranceDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in technical program management within the automotive industry, ideally with hands-on experience at an OEM or Tier-1 supplier
  • •Strong customer-facing presence at director level; able to represent Applied Intuition independently with OEM program leadership and executive stakeholders
  • •Proven ability to coordinate delivery across multiple engineering teams, managing through prioritization frameworks and clear escalation discipline
  • •Technical depth to assess feasibility, interpret requirements, and engage engineers across software vehicle and integration domains
  • •Builder mindset: ability to set up program structure from scratch on a newly formed team
Experience:5+ yearsAutomotiveVehicle OS
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English

Company Brief

Applied Industrial Technologies
Builds software tools for autonomous vehicle development, including simulation, validation, and data infrastructure for automakers and robotics teams. Also supports defense applications with autonomy-focused testing and deployment platforms.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2017
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