Technical Program Manager, Cruise

Privacy, Data, and AI Governance

$105.4-155k

JavaScript
Python
Java
C++
JIRA
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area
Cruise

Self-driving vehicles

Open for applications

Cruise

Self-driving vehicles

1001+ employees

Artificial IntelligenceEnterpriseTransportMobilityRoboticsElectric VehiclesAutomation

Open for applications

$105.4-155k

JavaScript
Python
Java
C++
JIRA
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

Artificial IntelligenceEnterpriseTransportMobilityRoboticsElectric VehiclesAutomation

Company mission

To create a better world by deploying driverless cars at scale.

Role

Who you are

  • This role requires excellent leadership, communication, technical, and project management skills to bring complementary teams together and drive successful outcomes
  • Proven experience (5-8+ years) in technical program management, preferably at a fast-paced technology company
  • Strong understanding of information and data governance best practices, data protection laws and security standards, and privacy and AI regulations, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, CCPA, GDPR, and the EU AI Act
  • Familiarity with privacy and data management platforms (preferably Transcend) and ability to implement, use, and maintain these tools
  • Familiarity with emerging technologies, such as AI and machine learning, and how to integrate requirements related to these technologies into an information/data governance program
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills; creativity, resilience, and flexibility
  • Outstanding communication skills: verbal and written, with engineers, non-technical partners, and executives

Desirable

  • Professional certifications in project management (e.g., PMP), privacy program management (CIPM), and/or privacy or information security (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CIPP) are highly desirable
  • Experience working with Jira and developing Jira projects
  • Strong knowledge of anonymization techniques (e.g., data masking, pseudonymization) and encryption standards (e.g., AES, RSA)
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, or JavaScript
  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

What the job involves

  • As a Technical Program Manager on the Legal Team, you will play a critical role in helping build trust in our data stewardship by developing and managing processes that align with privacy, security, and AI industry standards and requirements as well as internal data management policies
  • You will serve as a subject matter expert on privacy enhancing solutions and embedding privacy, security, and AI governance into product development
  • Operationalize and manage data subject rights requests and personal data discovery processes and tooling
  • Drive cross-functional initiatives to streamline privacy, data cataloging, vendor and document management tools across Cruise systems
  • Develop and operationalize policies and processes related to information classification, data ownership and accountability, data access and retention, and AI governance based on industry best practices and applicable legal standards and requirements
  • Manage and operationalize privacy and data impact assessment processes and associated regulatory documentation
  • Provide technical guidance and support to internal Cruise teams–including Engineering, Product Management, and Data Science–to ensure privacy enhancing technologies and solutions are embedded in the product development lifecycle
  • Monitor and report on the effectiveness of privacy, data, and AI governance initiatives to senior management, highlighting potential risks and recommending improvements

Our take

The taxi industry has seen dramatic changes through mobile vehicle-hailing apps such as Uber, but these services focus simply on ease-of-access to regular taxi services. The automotive industry has seen a vast range of innovations in recent years such as electric cars and self-driving capability, features that are currently not found in existing services.

Cruise brings self-driving autonomy and electric cars together into a taxi-hailing mobile application. In addition to these innovations, the service focuses on efficiency through ride-sharing as opposed to each ride providing a single trip. Whilst other taxi-hailing services will inevitably turn to electric self-driving vehicles, Cruise shows potential to stand out through its AI-fuelled focus on carpooling and fleet efficiency.

Cruise, which has been acquired by General Motors, has received an inordinate amount of funding, including from Honda and Microsoft, with Softbank investing over $2B to scale its technology. A sum of this came after Cruise launched a limited driverless robotaxi service to the public in San Francisco. However, the company is now facing lawsuits from the city to limit its operations there after a series of accidents involving Cruise's vehicles.

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Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

29% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

Jun 2024

$850m

LATE VC

Feb 2022

$1.3bn

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $9.1bn

Company benefits

  • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and life insurance
  • Subsidized mental health benefits
  • One Medical membership
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time off: vacation, sick, public health emergency, jury duty, bereavement and company holidays
  • Paid parental, family care and medical leave
  • Family care benefits: fertility benefits, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (subsidized by Cruise)
  • Non-remote employees: Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan, healthy meals and snacks
  • CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time

Company values

  • Stay safe
  • Stay focused
  • Own it
  • Seek truth
  • Work together
  • Be humble
  • Be a customer

Company HQ

China Basin, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Craig Glidden

(CEO (Not Founder))

Is also currently the Executive Vice President of General Motors in its Legal wing.

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