Technical Program Manager III (Automotive)

Location: Remote; listed locations are Germany, Finland, Poland, and the UK. Regular customer travel of up to 20% is required, with occasional increases to 50% during key launch milestones.

Company

hirify.global provides real-time location applications, data, SDKs, and APIs for organizations building navigation and location-aware experiences for people, packages, and vehicles.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex automotive customer launches and post-sales programs, owning program health, timelines, execution, and outcomes.
• Serve as the primary interface between automotive customers and internal leadership, Product, Engineering, Sales, Technical Support, and Solutions Architecture.
• Define program success metrics, translate customer feedback into actionable product and roadmap insights, and drive prioritization.
• Maintain delivery quality by coordinating the prioritization and resolution of quality issues and addressing broader quality concerns.
• Lead senior-level discussions about timelines, trade-offs, scope, business impact, risks, escalations, and mitigation plans.
• Improve internal TPM and hirify.global processes and develop deep product and service knowledge to guide technical discussions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience leading enterprise software implementations in a highly regulated post-sales or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated automotive industry experience managing scope, SOW execution, change management, and high-impact customer escalations.
• Proven ownership of complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deployments from kickoff through production launch.
• Ability to travel to visit customers regularly up to 20%, with occasional spikes of up to 50% during key customer launch milestones.
• Ability to deliver outcomes, create structure in ambiguity, and establish operational discipline for predictable delivery.
• Ability to represent customer business objectives internally and influence implementation priorities.
• Clear, confident, and precise communication with audiences ranging from developers to senior executives.
• Deep enough understanding of cloud architectures, API and SDK integrations, and enterprise technical ecosystems to anticipate risk and guide execution.
• Ability to align Sales, Product, Engineering, Support, Solutions Architecture, and Executive Leadership in a matrixed organization.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Automotive SPICE.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with flexibility to work periodically from an applicable office.
• Regional private health, dental, and income protection plans.
• Parental leave, family care support, and flexible support for personal needs.
• Lifestyle spending contributions, mental health support, paid time away, company holidays, and absence policies.
• Dedicated paid volunteering time, with an emphasis on teaching, learning, inclusion, and diverse teams.