Software TPM

Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Automated Operations Platform combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management, and more. Motive serves more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture, passenger transit, and delivery.

Motive is proud to be a Forbes Cloud 100 company and a 2020 Career-Launching Company by Wealthfront.

About the Role:

The Software TPM (Technical Project Manager) Manager role within the Motive Engineering organization is intended for an individual with broad background in software development, significant project management experience, and a team management background . The candidate will report to the Director of TPM and will be responsible for managing the people and processes related to software development and the Software TPM team. The successful candidate will be a strong technical contributor as well as an active manager for the TPM team. Candidates must come from a TPM background and be well versed in the processes necessary to deliver high quality software to our customers, and must have a strong background in Agile development practices.

What You'll Do:

• Contribute to the development of the Software TPM team through hiring, mentoring, and promoting the Software TPM team
• Assign work to the Software TPM team and follow up with internal software development customers to assess progress and effectiveness.
• Standardize processes and tools used by the Software TPM team
• Escalate major issues to management and aid in responding to software issues impacting our customers.
• Develop and implement strategies to minimize schedule and technical risk for software development projects
• Work with cross functional partners in Hardware Engineering on projects that cross functional boundaries.

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of experience in the development and management of software products.
• Experience managing projects that include multiple teams at multiple sites.
• Experience managing teams in a technical environment
• Experience in developing processes and tools in support of software product development
• Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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