What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Engineering Program Management position at Kindredventures?
Who We Are
Humane is a team of proven industry experts who have invented, built, and shipped category-defining hardware and software products to billions of people across the globe. We're known for building the audacious, ambitious, and the impossible, and we're doing it again. Our vision for the next shift between humans and computing requires innovation across multiple emerging technologies in hardware and software, from devices to cloud services.
About The Role
Humane is seeking an exceptional Sr. Manager, Engineering Program Management (EPM) to lead and oversee the engineering program management function across hardware and software teams. This role will manage a world-class team of program managers (EPMs) responsible for driving the development and delivery of Humane's flagship products, including CosmOS (our operating system and its SDK), and the AI-enabled devices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating strategic processes, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring all engineering programs meet their ambitious goals and deadlines.
This leadership position requires a seasoned professional with deep technical expertise, proven leadership ability, and a passion for shipping groundbreaking consumer products at scale. The Head of EPM will ensure that all engineering program efforts—from hardware and software to connectivity, security, infrastructure, and beyond—are unified, efficient, and fully aligned with the company’s vision and business objectives.
What You Might Do
- Define and implement the vision for the Engineering Program Management function, including the creation of scalable processes for hardware and software program management.
- Lead and mentor a team of engineering program managers (EPMs) across hardware, software, AI Bus, security, connectivity, CV / ML, infrastructure services, and more.
- Oversee roadmaps, project execution, and end-to-end delivery for multiple complex programs, ensuring the successful delivery of CosmOS (and its SDK), AI-enabled Devices, and other next-generation Humane products.
- Act as a bridge between software, hardware, design, operations, and executive leadership to align strategies and resolve cross-functional dependencies.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting systems to provide visibility into program health, risks, and progress for internal stakeholders and leadership.
- Drive strategic planning for new product launches across geographies and partner ecosystems, ensuring seamless collaboration between internal teams and external partners.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks across the engineering portfolio to ensure projects meet both technical and business objectives.
- Serve as the primary point of escalation for complex engineering challenges, balancing the needs of technical rigor, schedule adherence, and product quality.
- Foster a collaborative, results-driven culture within the engineering program management organization.
Essential Qualifications
Preferred Skills
Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)
Why Humane?
At Humane, diversity is important to us.
Humane is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion (including, but not necessarily limited to, religious creed, dress, and grooming practices), citizenship, marital status, age, national origin, place of birth, height, weight, ancestry, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, U.S. (state and federal) military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical condition), or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws (“protected characteristics” or “protected categories”). Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Humane, building a healthy and safe workplace is core to our mission. We prohibit harassment of any kind.
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