Senior Technical Program Manager, Collaborative Robots

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or related field)
• 5+ years of program management experience, including the development of software products for an autonomous system
• Excellent leadership and team-building skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams
• Experience guiding SW teams focused on cutting-edge product development
• Proven ability to manage complex projects using methodologies like Agile or Scrum, while holding to top level company goals/milestones
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team
• Willing to occasionally travel
• Must have and maintain US work authorization

Desirable

• The Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), Software will pioneer product development at the intersection of robotics and AI and orchestrate complex programs that drive innovation
• If you’re a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, eager to lead cross-functional teams in delivering integrated system solutions, we invite you to join us at Collaborative Robotics as the Technical Program Manager responsible for robot software
• In this role, you will guide the development of all software related to our robot, Proxie, including our autonomy stack (Localization, Perception, Navigation), robot behaviors, and fleet management system for both the current and future generations of the product
• Working across software, hardware, customer operations, and company leadership, you will create and execute plans, enable key decision-making, and drive complex issues to resolution while building scalable, customer-centric products
• This is a golden opportunity for a technically strong leader who is ready to tackle challenges head-on and play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our ambitious company goals
• Support end-to-End Programs while overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of software supporting continuous improvement and new features on our current robots, as well as for future robots
• Assist in driving execution by creating plans that meet scope, timeline, and resource budget requirements, then manage them to closure
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software developers, hardware engineers, operations team members, and customer-facing teams to align objectives and deliverables
• Proactively identify potential risks and opportunities that may impact the product or schedule - develop strategies to mitigate/enact them
• Blend technical expertise with business expertise to provide guidance on how software engineering work aligns with customer/product needs
• Identify and troubleshoot issues that arise during deployments, working closely with engineering teams to resolve them
• Continuously seek opportunities to streamline and simplify processes