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Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.

The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn.

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re looking for a Senior Strategic Program Manager to join Aurora’s Strategy team. This person will play a major role in driving the scaling of Aurora’s business and freight network. By actively supporting Aurora’s growth from a few lanes and customers today to broad scale across the United States, you’ll operate on both strategic as well as program leadership level.

In this role, you will

Set strategy and drive program management of go-to-market systems and processes to enable Aurora to scale rapidly.
Lead Ecosystem Development: Define and build our enroute product support strategy by partnering deeply with Operations, Engineering, Finance, Real Estate, and Corporate Development.
Launch and Manage Pilot Programs: Lead a cross-functional team to define, scope, and execute initial commercial pilot programs. You will be responsible for setting objectives, tracking progress, and delivering results that pave the way for broader commercial launch.
Drive Partner Enablement and Scale: Collaborate directly with Aurora’s partners to design and implement site infrastructure and operational frameworks. Lead workshops and engagements to ensure partners can successfully support and manage Aurora Driver-powered trucks.
Align Commercial and Technical Roadmaps: Work closely with Engineering teams to translate commercial needs and operational learnings into detailed progression roadmaps, ensuring our technology development is tightly aligned with our market expansion.

Required Qualifications

5+ years in logistics, self-driving tech and/or other strategic and/or product operations role.
Direct, measurable impact through the design, development, and execution of strategy.
Experience in leading cross-functional teams in service of a large workstream.
Aptitude as a product owner or product manager.
Being comfortable with technical depth and engineering requirements

Desirable Qualifications

High level of comfort working in ambiguity. Must be able to define the unknown, create structure and manage change.
Owned products end-to-end, from ideation to launch
Experience clarifying product challenges and details via written documents to get alignment with senior leadership.
Financial or Data Modeling skills.

The base salary wage range for this position is $150K-240K per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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Working at Aurora
At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.

We believe in-person work increases collaboration, empathy and our ability to lead effectively. As a result, we operate in a hybrid work environment where Aurorans are in office at least 3 days per week.

Our Careers page provides insight into what it is like to work at Aurora, and you can find all the latest updates in our Newsroom.

Our commitment to safety

At the core of everything we do is our commitment to safety. Building best-in-class self-driving technology will take time, and we believe that each employee at Aurora has a role in contributing to safety, every step of the way. Aurora expects commitment to our safety policies from every employee, and seeks candidates who take an active responsibility, can contribute to building an atmosphere of trust, and invest in the organization’s long-term success by prioritizing working safely, no matter what.

Our commitment to inclusion

Aurora considers candidates without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, parent or caregiver status, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran and/or military status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. Aurora considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].

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