What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior / Staff Technical Program Manager position at brightai?
Staff TPM
Company Overview:
We are a high-growth Physical AI company transforming how businesses interact with the physical world through intelligent automation. Our AI platform processes visual, spatial, and temporal data from billions of real-world events—captured across edge devices, mobile sensors, and cloud infrastructure—to enable intelligent decision-making at scale. We are searching for a Technical Program Manager to join our growing team.
Responsibilities:
- Own the overall development life cycle of the solution and manage complex projects
- Plan every phase in the project’s life cycle, from the very beginning idea phases through the closure or post-closure monitoring phases
- Develop logical solutions to business problems by asking questions, thorough examination, coordination, and collaboration with decision makers
- Work with product team in developing a strategy and road map to provide compelling capabilities for clients
- Team with senior engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects, often moderately complex projects
- Ensure products are delivered on time and within budget
- Maintain knowledge of advancements in product technologies
- Understand the impact of emerging business trends and their implications
Skills and Expertise:
- 6 years of experience in building and leading strong engineering teams
- Knowledge of the full life-cycle of product development
- Demonstrated track record of successfully transforming enterprise technology processes that touch multiple disciplines
- Experience with technology operations and support, cloud-based technologies
- Deep hands-on technical skills
- Familiarity with software, hardware, and firmware solutions
- Excellent project management skills, experience working in a matrix organization
- Leadership skills; go-getter personality with ability to excite others about a project
- Exhibit effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to handle ambiguity
Bonus Criteria:
- Experience with digital transformation projects using AI and IoT
- Proficiency in Linux and Ubuntu
- Agile knowledge
- Development background, including Linux (yocto), Docker
- Previous startup experience