# Senior Manager, Development Test Operations Program Management at Aurora

- Company: Aurora
- What the company does: Step inside the world of self-driving freight, powered by the Aurora Driver. Delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Backed by Greylock, Index and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://aurora.tech/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Coppell, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $176K to $213K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aurora-operations-inc/9ad59104-53ef-4488-ad74-b7ec0cb4f8cc
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurora-senior-manager-development-test-operations-program-management/

## About the role

Own strategic planning and alignment for the team, including setting the vision for program management, coordinating test programs/portfolio and resourcing, and setting governance and standards Manage, coach, and develop a team of Program Managers, establishing consistent operating norms to increase program quality.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, or Technical Operations, including 5+ years directly managing a team of Program/Project Managers
- Demonstrated experience building or standardizing a reporting and operating cadence across a distributed team, replacing informal coordination with repeatable process
- Strong technical fluency across software and hardware development workflows, with the ability to translate engineering plans and progress into concrete, executable field test programs
- Proven experience managing relationships and expectations with both Engineering leadership and Planning/Portfolio stakeholders simultaneously
- Experience supporting technical or development programs in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
- Track record of driving change management and process improvement across a team, not just an individual workstream

Tags: Vehicle Operations