Senior Technical Program Manager, Robotics

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary driver of alignment between all major stakeholder groups (Engineering, Operations, Solutions, Product, GTM, etc.), ensuring shared milestones, OKRs, and clear ownership.
• End-to-end ownership of complex programs: define program scope, build comprehensive schedules, manage dependencies, and aggressively mitigate risks to ensure on-time delivery.
• Establish a single source of truth for program status. Author clear program documentation, maintain schedules, and provide regular, high-impact updates to executive leadership.
• Thrive in a highly fluid, rapidly evolving environment. Proactively chart a path forward, make sound decisions with incomplete data, and establish structure where none exists.
• Operate with a deep, hands-on approach: manage hardware release schedules, run sprint planning meetings, or manually audit data to solve critical issues.
• Design and implement scalable frameworks, tools, and communication cadences to optimize how Eng and Ops teams collaborate.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a TPM, Product Manager, or Lead Engineer managing complex, deeply technical programs.
• Demonstrated success managing programs that span both engineering / R&D and operational environments.
• Exceptional ability to navigate ambiguity, build structure out of chaos, and influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.
• Strong technical foundation allowing active participation in architecture reviews and credibly challenge/evaluate technical trade-offs with both HW and SW engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Nice-to-Haves

• Proven track record delivering complex robotics, mechatronics, autonomous vehicles, or hardware-software integrated systems from concept to production.
• Experience working with large language models (LLMs) and/or vision-language models (VLMs).
• Deep familiarity with both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies, and the ability to hybridize them effectively.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• PMP certification or equivalent.