Customer Program Manager - Automotive at NVIDIA

Department: Program Mgr, Technical

Compensation

$200,000 – $322,000/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Jul 9, 2026

Description

NVIDIA is hiring a Customer Program Manager for its US automotive business to lead customer-facing programs involving AI, data science, ADAS, autonomous driving, in-cabin AI, perception, simulation, and software-defined vehicle platforms. The role manages program execution, customer relationships, data campaigns, roadmaps, issue resolution, and cross-functional coordination with engineering, quality, logistics, and sales teams. Candidates need 12+ years of automotive or embedded project/program management experience, a strong technical background, and experience with global projects and AI-heavy domains. The base salary is 200,000 USD to 322,000 USD, with equity and benefits, and applications were accepted until July 13, 2026.

Required Skills

Program management
Customer relations
Data campaigns
Machine learning
Data science
ML Ops
Cloud infrastructure
GPU training
Simulation pipelines

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or an MBA with prior technical background
Required Previous Experiences: 12+ years of project or program management in automotive or embedded industries
Technical background and OEM customer experience
Experience managing global projects with multinational program members
Experience supporting or leading data campaign initiatives in automotive, robotics, autonomy, perception, mapping, simulation, or AI-heavy domains
Exposure to ML Ops, data operations, cloud AI infrastructure, GPU-accelerated training, simulation pipelines, synthetic data, or large-scale data management
Preferred Qualifications: Track record managing complex hardware and software product development, preferably in the automotive industry
Prior experience in ADAS, autonomous driving, mapping, or data collection projects
Leadership coordinating different functional teams toward a common target
Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and organization skills
Ability to work with minimum supervision