Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager, Driverless Highway Launch

<div class="content-intro"><p>Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Kodiak is launching driverless operations on public highways by the end of year — and we need the TPM who gets us there.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This is a high-stakes, high-visibility role with one north star: get the truck on the highway, without a driver, safely and on schedule. You'll partner with Systems Engineering, Safety and the Autonomy Teams to drive execution of our Functional Safety (FuSA) and SOTIF programs and the Safety Case that underpins them — keeping every workstream on track on the critical path to driverless highway deployment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You'll run the cross-functional program cadence, drive how we verify and document software, and push every workstream to move faster without cutting corners. You'll also find smarter ways to execute — including using AI tools wherever they give us an edge.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Launch is the milestone, not the finish line. After we go driverless, the next chapter is expanding our Operational Design Domain — and you'll lead that too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This role demands someone who is deeply execution-driven, technically fluent in software, willing to learn safety standards, and energized by the challenge of building something with real impact.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>In this role, you will:</strong> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Drive to Driverless: ISO 26262 & ISO 21448 Execution</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">