Technical Account Director (Automotive)

Location: Fully remote; international travel, including Japan, is required

Company

hirify.global develops sensor simulation and reconstruction software for physical AI, creating high-fidelity replicas for deterministic multi-sensor simulation and autonomous systems validation.

What you will do

• Own strategic OEM accounts end to end, including relationships, technical guidance, escalations, commercial expansion, and renewals.
• Act as the single point of contact for customer communications and establish internal response-time SLAs.
• Guide customer integration, simulation usage, and replica adoption while identifying technical risks and recommending paths to production.
• Program-manage 5–8 concurrent workstreams across customer and internal teams, tracking progress, blockers, decisions, and deadlines.
• Build account maps, run tactical and executive cadences, and coordinate stakeholders across engineering, product, finance, legal, and executive leadership.
• Drive multi-year account planning, pricing discussions, expansion into new teams and use cases, and renewal strategy.

Requirements

• Engineering background with a BS or MS in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience, including substantial ownership of complex enterprise technical accounts.
• Technical fluency in simulation, perception, sensor systems, ADAS tooling, ML infrastructure, or autonomous systems.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar enterprise relationships, including expansion, pricing, and strategic planning.
• Strong understanding of decision-making in large, matrixed organizations, including procurement cycles and stakeholder dynamics.
• Program management, commercial judgment, and the ability to remain effective under pressure.

Nice to have

• 3–5 years as an individual-contributor engineer at an OEM, Tier 1, or autonomous vehicle company.
• Experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Account Director, or Customer Engineering Lead in simulation, developer tools, or autonomous systems.
• Experience managing automotive or trucking OEM relationships with international stakeholders.
• Familiarity with closed-loop simulation, scenario-based testing, or sensor-in-the-loop workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.
• Opportunity to work with autonomy and physical AI programs used for large-scale perception validation.
• Collaboration with engineers and leaders from Waymo, Cruise, Apple, NVIDIA, and Google.
• Fast-growing Series B company backed by Foundry Group, Costanoa Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and other investors.