Program Manager, Dexterity
$115-140k
Travel up to 40%
Office located in Redwood City, CA
Robotics for logistics, warehouses, and supply chain
Open for applications
Robotics for logistics, warehouses, and supply chain
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$115-140k
Travel up to 40%
Office located in Redwood City, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
Dexterity's mission is to help people thrive and grow by freeing them to do work that humans do best, by transforming the world to make work more purposeful.
Role
Who you are
- Technical knowledge or similar skills in 1 or more of the following:Navigate HW & 3D Design (Solidworks, NX preferred)
- Electrical Systems & Troubleshooting of them including RCA Analysis, Network Engineering, IT and SW Programming Troubleshooting (Python, Linux, Github)
- Project Management, Leading othersTechnical Training, teaching others, working with different audiences
- Experience in implementation/deployment project management with complex software/hardware solutions on time and within budget
- Experience building and managing geo-distributed project teams and 3rd parties (contractors, CMs, vendors).Knowledge of existing and emerging technologies, practices, and processes in automation, material handling, logistics and distribution
- Experience developing and managing operating plans/budgets
- Experience working with technical and non-technical teams to deliver shared solutions
- Working knowledge of Project management tools, processes and procedures
- Working knowledge of BOM, Engineering design, Engineering toolsProven ability to work in a high-paced, startup environment
- Curiosity, tenacity, and perseverance to ensure on time and high quality deliverables
- Attention to detail & general engineering, testing, and debugging skills
- Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization across all mediums (written, verbal, presentation, etc.)
- Ability to work in varying environments based on customer needs. Environments can include warehouses, distribution centers, etc
What the job involves
- As a Technical Project Manager at Dexterity in the Global Services department, you will be working as a cross between Engineer/Technician and Project Manager
- The technical side of the role will be required to learn the ins and outs of our HW and SW product, what makes it break, how to repair, etc
- The PM side of the role will be required to create and improve the processes that we use to install, support, and repair our SW and HW product
- This role is a cross between Project Manager, Operations Manager, and Engineer
- Manage robotic deployments from planning to installation, commissioning, and training
- Manage the coordination between various team members at the deployment site including technicians, deployment engineers (hardware and software), design engineers, and supply chain team to ensure deployment quality and timely delivery
- Establish, execute, and improve project management processes and methodologies to increase deployment capacity and speed, reduce deployment costs, and exceed client expectations
- Hold teams accountable to ensure all deadlines and deliverables are on track and delivered
- Building processes that don't exist
- Creating tools, templates, and documents that others will use
- Ability to act as project manager for a site, but the focus will be to empower others to be PM, with this person supporting other Project Managers
- Less focus on being a technical leader, and more focus on being a process leader to empower the engineers we have on the team
Our take
Dexterity emerged from stealth at an opportune, albeit tough, time in 2020, just as an accelerating labour crunch drove major demand for automated solutions in factories and warehouses. The company managed a major fundraise and immediately moved on to bigger and better things: expanding into the Japanese market, partnering with supply chain automation leader Dematic and achieving unicorn status with a greater than $1 billion valuation.
Unlike other companies which are fixated on developing increasingly sophisticated, more human-like robots, Dexterity’s takes a comparatively simple hardware approach. Its machines take care of highly repetitive tasks, while its SaaS platform shares everything it learns with each robot, amplifying intelligence across the fleet. Rather than seeking to replace human workforces it aims to augment them, freeing skilled workers for more complex tasks.
Considering that the worldwide labour shortage is heavily impacting the industrial sector, Dexterity is in a promising position to continue its upward trajectory over the next few years.. Indeed its recent partnerships with Sumitomo to supply 1,500 Dexterity robots in their warehouses and with FedEx for autonomous trailer loading are encouraging signs of things to come for the company.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2025
$95m
LATE VC
Oct 2021
$140m
SERIES B
Total funding: $291.2m
Company benefits
- Flexible and generous vacation and holidays
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits for you and your family
- Retirement plan (subject to country of employment)
- Wellbeing and fitness offerings
- Insurance programs
- Discounts and perks
- Meals and snacks at our sites
Company HQ
Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Samir Menon
(CEO)Former Software Design Engineer at Microsoft India R&D, former Research Assistant at Simon Fraser University. Before founding Dexterity they spent 10 years at Stanford University, gaining a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) & Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science.
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