Senior Program Manager – Smart Wearables- San Jose

Senior Program Manager – Smart Wearables
- San Jose

Location:

San Jose

Team:
Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A32525A

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About team:
The Technical Program Management (TPM) team partners with our engineers on initiatives that span the full product lifecycle, from incubation-stage exploratory projects to programs with definitive delivery timelines. We are responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and de-risking of complex, cross-functional efforts.

• Drive Program Execution:
  Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans with clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure on-time, on-scope, and on-budget delivery.
• Lead
  
  Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Serve as the key liaison between hardware product, hardware technology, software, and AI teams to align on goals, track technical progress, and swiftly resolve development challenges.
• Coordinate Incubation Efforts:
  Steer hardware incubation initiatives while staying current on emerging technologies and assessing their product applicability.
• Manage Risks Proactively:
  Identify potential program risks, architect robust mitigation strategies, and ensure critical issues are addressed to maintain project momentum and protect timelines.
• Communicate with Stakeholders:
  Provide clear, consistent, and regular status updates to all stakeholders, highlighting key progress, roadblocks, and risk factors.
• Optimize Processes:
  Continuously refine and improve project management processes to enhance team efficiency, strengthen collaboration, and elevate quality assurance outcomes.
• Manage Resources and Vendors:
  Allocate resources effectively, manage project budgets, and oversee vendor relationships and external contracts as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of program or project management experience in consumer electronics or wearable technology.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects that involve hardware, software, and AI/ML technologies.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification.
• Direct experience with AR/MR systems, optics, display, sensor technologies, or on-device AI applications.
• Familiarity with the end-to-end hardware product development lifecycle, including supply chain and manufacturing processes.
• A strong track record of adaptability and creative problem-solving in fast-paced, innovative environments.
• Passion for wearable technology and a vision for its future applications.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156800 - $403200 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially…