Senior Program Manager - Smart Wearables- San Jose
ByteDance
Responsibilities
About team: The Technical Program Management (TPM) team partners with our engineers on initiatives that span the full product lifecycle, from incubation-stage exploratory projects to programs with definitive delivery timelines. We are responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and de-risking of complex, cross-functional efforts. Responsibilities: - Drive Program Execution: Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans with clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure on-time, on-scope, and on-budget delivery. - Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the key liaison between hardware product, hardware technology, software, and AI teams to align on goals, track technical progress, and swiftly resolve development challenges. - Coordinate Incubation Efforts: Steer hardware incubation initiatives while staying current on emerging technologies and assessing their product applicability. - Manage Risks Proactively: Identify potential program risks, architect robust mitigation strategies, and ensure critical issues are addressed to maintain project momentum and protect timelines. - Communicate with Stakeholders: Provide clear, consistent, and regular status updates to all stakeholders, highlighting key progress, roadblocks, and risk factors. - Optimize Processes: Continuously refine and improve project management processes to enhance team efficiency, strengthen collaboration, and elevate quality assurance outcomes. - Manage Resources and Vendors: Allocate resources effectively, manage project budgets, and oversee vendor relationships and external contracts as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science or a related technical field. - 3+ years of program or project management experience in consumer electronics or wearable technology. - Proven experience leading cross-functional projects that involve hardware, software, and AI/ML technologies. - Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree or PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification. - Direct experience with AR/MR systems, optics, display, sensor technologies, or on-device AI applications. - Familiarity with the end-to-end hardware product development lifecycle, including supply chain and manufacturing processes. - A strong track record of adaptability and creative problem-solving in fast-paced, innovative environments. - Passion for wearable technology and a vision for its future applications.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156800 - $403200 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About Pico
Founded in April 2015, Pico is a VR company committed to developing immersive and interactive VR experiences for people around the world. Pico also provides tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare.
Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
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