Safety & Systems Technical Program Manager (Autonomous Vehicles)

Location: Remote US or Remote Canada; other locations include Dallas, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.

Salary: $152,000–$232,000 USD yearly in the US; $129,000–$191,000 CAD yearly in Canada.

Company

hirify.global is a technology startup building Physical AI for commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis, backed by partners in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

What you will do

• Align Safety, Security, and Systems programs with cross-functional plans and the feature introduction roadmap.
• Consolidate timelines, Jira boards, and status updates into centralized master plans, using AI tools to reduce administrative overhead.
• Prepare executive reporting on tasks, deliverables, resources, assessments, platforms, and behavioral competencies.
• Track verification and validation in simulation and real-world testing while ensuring requirements have full test coverage.
• Coordinate Production Readiness Reviews and driverless deployment decisions, ensuring safety and security artifacts meet quality gates and timelines.
• Establish issue-burndown tracking, route process and system issues to stakeholders, and drive them to resolution.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical program management experience leading complex, cross-functional technical programs.
• Direct experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, or another safety-critical environment spanning hardware, software, and systems.
• Technical fluency in systems engineering, safety assurance, and requirements management.
• Hands-on experience with Jira or similar program-tracking tools and interest in using modern AI solutions for operational tracking and decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including summarizing complex technical statuses for leadership and facilitating working-level reviews.
• BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Nice to have

• Deep understanding of autonomous trucking and commercial rollouts.
• Experience establishing single-source-of-truth planning systems across highly distributed teams.
• Experience executing Production Readiness Reviews.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with benefits tailored to the US or Canada.
• Competitive compensation, equity awards, and discretionary annual performance bonuses.
• Medical, dental, vision, parental, medical, and family care leave benefits.
• Generous PTO, retirement savings plans including 401(k) or RRSP, and HSA contribution options.
• Team-building activities and social events held on-site, off-site, and virtually.