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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Technical Program Manager, AI & Data - **Company:** Rivian - **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $167,400.0 - $209,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, JIRA, Cyber Security, Information Engineering, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Cloud Services, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** July 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d9b85ab7da0b2ed9 ## About the Role * Demonstrated experience serving as TPM for Data & AI projects specifically - this is a hard requirement, not a nice-to-have. * 8+ years of Technical or Engineering Program Management experience. * BS or MS in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or another related technical field. * Basic understanding of the Data Engineering stack, with familiarity with tools such as Databricks, Hex, or similar. * Comfortable and proficient with AI tools such as Cowork, Gemini, and Codex, with demonstrated experience building your own TPM productivity tools using these tools (e.g., automating status reporting, risk tracking, or documentation workflows). * Willingness and enthusiasm to use AI tools as part of day-to-day program management work (not just programs about AI). * Proven ability to operate effectively in highly technical, ambiguous environments, and to earn credibility with engineers, data scientists, and ML practitioners. * Proven experience working in a rich cross-functional setting, coordinating across many stakeholder groups, competing priorities, and organizational boundaries with minimal direct authority. * Excellent communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills, including with executive stakeholders. * Experience with agile and waterfall development processes using Jira or similar program management tooling. * Proven track record planning budgets, maintaining forecasts, and managing risk registers across multiple concurrent programs. * Strong team player known for building trust and partnering across functional lines. ## Description * Own end-to-end delivery for strategic Data & AI programs spanning product, platform, and internal-facing initiatives, from scoping through launch and post-launch health. * Plan, create, and maintain technical schedules, priorities, and execution plans across multiple Data & AI workstreams that cross organizational boundaries. * Drive broad, deep cross-functional programs internally and, where relevant, with external partners or vendors. * Partner with and influence Data Engineering, ML/AI, Analytics, Platform, and Product teams - including leadership - to align on scope, sequencing, and trade-offs. * Identify programmatic and technical risk (data quality, model readiness, infra scaling, dependency slippage) early, and drive mitigation before it threatens timing. * Ensure technical designs for data pipelines, platforms, and AI/ML systems are properly evaluated for feasibility, scalability, and quality before commitments are made. * Expertly manage stakeholder expectations, proactively surfacing dependencies and risks rather than waiting to be asked. * Provide program and executive-level status updates, and run healthy escalations ahead of deliverables going out of bounds. * Identify and drive continuous process improvements in how Data & AI programs are planned, tracked, and delivered. * Model and encourage practical use of AI tools within the program management workflow itself (e.g., status synthesis, documentation, risk analysis)., Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. Candidate Data Privacy Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies" may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes ("Candidate Personal Data"). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) record keeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. 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If you provide a mobile telephone number as part of your application or during the recruitment process, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use that number to contact you via SMS text message for recruitment-related purposes, including scheduling, logistics, and status updates. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to any text message you receive from us. 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