Senior Program Manager, Test Execution (Weekends)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Serve as the direct escalation point for all Program Managers' workstreams during the Saturday-Sunday coverage window, resolving first-tier test execution questions and issues and looping in the right people…
• Own and execute pre-built response playbooks and flag gaps in those playbooks back to the weekday teams
• Define and work within a decision-authority matrix: know without checking which calls you're empowered to make solo, which need a same-day heads-up to leadership, and which require an immediate escalation before…
• Make real-time, hands-on calls on resource substitution — reassigning available assets, adjusting test sequencing, or re-routing around a blocked track/route — to keep the weekend plan moving without waiting for Monday.
• Support test execution questions and escalations across the full breadth of engineering areas the team covers, not just a single workstream.
• Review the previous week's plan against actual execution and author the weekly status/summary report on how the week went
• Recommend and make pivots to the upcoming week's plan based on weekend execution results, blockers, and on-the-ground changes (weather, asset downtime, route/track issues).
• Track and communicate blockers, delays, and anomalies to stakeholders in a timely manner, using judgment on when an issue needs to go straight to leadership versus being resolved at the PM level.

Job requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, Product Operations, Technical Operations, or a related role.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and make sound first-tier decisions without real-time access to the full weekday team or leadership.
• Working knowledge across multiple engineering/test workstreams, with the ability to quickly get oriented on unfamiliar issues.
• Ability to develop a functional understanding of hardware/software stacks, including how sensors, calibration, and software versions interact to impact vehicle behavior.
• Strong organizational and written/verbal communication skills, with comfort producing clear status reports and escalating to leadership when needed.
• Safety focused, with the ability to operate effectively in environments where safety is a core requirement.
• Required to work a Thursday–Monday schedule, including weekend on-site presence.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities and incomplete information.