Director of Product Planning, Autonomous Driving

Want to join a fun, creative company that is on the cutting edge of outstanding technologies? NVIDIA is developing groundbreaking solutions in some of the world’s most exciting technology areas including Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Autonomous Vehicles.We are looking for a Director of Product Planning to join our NVIDIA DRIVE Product team to define and develop products to grow our Autonomous Vehicles business. As a Product Planning Director, you will build and lead a team to mold NVIDIA innovative autonomous vehicles' technology into AV products. You will work with forward-thinking people in engineering, operations and marketing to lead every phase of product, from conception to obsolescence.What you will be doing:Setting the vision for the product planning team, maximizing your deep understanding of customer needs, knowledge of the AV industry, and out-of-the-box thinkingLead a team to drive all aspects of product planning including data collection, ML ops, Data ops, meeting KPIs, HIL, SIL and customer managementDrive alignment with engineering teams on system design, use case analysis, architectural analysisDefine all aspects of system including safety, SOTIF, AoUs and work with safety teams to get the deliverables in placeResponsible for scouting the industry for advanced AV products and regularly publish competitive reportsYou'll be at the forefront of defining and driving product planning and engineering execution to identify key outcomes and driving to achieve success metrics across the AV organizationCommunicate continuously with customers, understanding their evolving needs to ensure product competitiveness and translate that into product roadmap to drive execution What we need to see:BS/MS (or equivalent experience) in engineering with 15+ years of experience in both software and hardware platforms.8+ years of leadership experience.You are a Self-starter, with a 'can-do' attitude in a multifaceted environment.Experience working in a software development environmentExperience with product requirements management tools (e.g. JAMA)Track record of leading the launch of technically complex products to customersStrong technical leadership and communication skills, with the ability to drive alignment across large organizations and with customersWays to stand out from the crowd:Background in autonomous vehicles, Driver Assist technology, and/or machine learningExposure leading development of ADAS functions/productsExperience with customer management & interaction