Technical Program Manager - Autonomous Driving

VinFast is a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company committed to revolutionizing the automotive industry with sustainable and innovative mobility solutions. As a leading player in the EV market, VinFast is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge electric vehicles that redefine the driving experience. Our team consists of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision of creating a greener and more sustainable future through innovation, technology, and excellence.

Position Overview

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Level 4 Automated Driving System (ADS) programs, coordinating cross-functional teams across perception, localization, prediction, planning, controls, simulation, safety, validation, and vehicle integration.
• Translate product and system objectives into an executable program plan, ensuring alignment from concept and prototype development through vehicle deployment and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program roadmap, scope, milestones, resources, budget assumptions, dependencies, and execution cadence.
• Drive technical and program alignment among software, AI, systems engineering, functional safety, cybersecurity, validation, homologation, manufacturing, and vehicle teams.
• Manage system-level requirements, interface dependencies, ODD-related assumptions, integration maturity, and evidence required for technical and release gates.
• Identify and drive closure of technical risks, safety-critical issues, schedule gaps, supplier dependencies, and cross-team blockers.
• Coordinate validation strategy and readiness across simulation, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, proving-ground, and on-road testing.
• Manage external technology partners and suppliers, including deliverables, acceptance criteria, change control, and escalation.
• Provide concise program status, decision papers, risk escalation, and recovery plans to engineering and executive leadership.
• Coordinate distributed and multinational engineering teams across time zones and organizational boundaries.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Automotive Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in automotive software, ADAS, autonomous driving, robotics, or closely related systems.
• Minimum 5 years in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, Systems Leadership, or equivalent cross-functional delivery roles.
• Demonstrated program delivery experience on at least SAE Level 3 automated driving systems or higher; Level 4 program experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Automotive SPICE (ASPICE), including experience planning, governing, or delivering ASPICE-compliant development and assessment activities.
• Good understanding of ISO 26262 Functional Safety, ISO 21448 SOTIF, automotive cybersecurity, systems engineering, and safety-oriented release governance.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior executives, engineering leads, suppliers, and international partners in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering an ADS/ADAS product to production, fleet operation, or a controlled commercial deployment.
• Experience at a leading autonomous driving, ADAS, automotive OEM, Tier 1, robotics, or mobility technology company.
• Experience with L4 vehicle platforms, redundant E/E architecture, sensor integration, compute platforms, remote assistance, fleet operations, or driverless safety cases.
• Experience leading multinational teams and complex partner ecosystems.
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Scrum, or equivalent program/agile certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Premium healthcare package, including PVI insurance & annual health check-ups
• Enjoy preferential pricing for services within the Vingroup ecosystem including Vinmec, Vinpearl, and Vinschool...
• Opportunity to collaborate with and learn from industry-leading professionals in the automotive domain

Work Location: Technopark Tower, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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