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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing
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The Customer Program Manager - Automotive joins the Customer Program Management Team for the automotive business unit to lead programs involving autonomous driving, robo-taxi, and AI in the car. This role manages program execution and customer relations with Tier-1 and car OEMs, specifically focusing on data campaign initiatives including collection goals, sensor coverage, scenario targets, and labeling needs. The candidate will translate customer requirements into tasks for functional areas, track issues to closure across geographical zones, and coordinate with engineering, quality, logistics, and sales teams. Required expertise includes a strong technical background in electrical/electronic or software products, machine learning and data science workflows, and experience with ML Ops, GPU-accelerated training, and simulation pipelines. The role addresses complex challenges in ADAS, perception, mapping, and software-defined vehicle platforms within the automotive and embedded industries.
Lead customer-facing automotive programs involving AI, autonomous driving, and software-defined vehicle platforms.
Partner with customers to define and execute data campaign initiatives including collection goals and labeling needs.
Translate customer requirements into specific tasks for all internal functional areas.
Track and drive technical and logistical issues to resolution across global teams.
Manage program schedules and milestones based on the customer's roadmap and requirements.
Communicate project status, risks, and key issues to both customers and NVIDIA management.
Coordinate with engineering, quality, logistics, and sales teams to resolve complex integration issues.
What we're looking for
Must have 12+ years of experience in project/program management within the Automotive or Embedded Industry for electrical/electronic and software products.
Requires a strong technical background with experience working with customers in an OEM environment.
Experience managing global projects with multinational program members is required.
Must possess a BS/MS degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or an MBA with a prior technical background.
Must have an understanding of machine learning and data science workflows including ingestion, labeling, training, and deployment.
Requires experience supporting or leading data campaign initiatives for automotive, robotics, autonomy, perception, mapping, simulation, or other AI-heavy domains.
Preferred exposure to ML Ops, cloud AI infrastructure, GPU-accelerated training, and large-scale data management.
Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and organization skills are required.
Autonomous Vehicles
Machine Learning
ML ops
Data Ops
ADAS
L4 Robotaxi
Software Development
Product Roadmap
Validation
Data Collection
KPIs
Vehicle Systems