Senior Technical Program Manager (Robotics)

Location: Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA; hybrid. Up to 25% travel to client and customer locations may be required.

Base salary: $149,000–$223,000 per year, with compensation varying by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-powered robotic and software platforms for high-density warehouse automation and supply chain operations.

What you will do

• Lead a portfolio of concurrent strategic engineering and new product development programs, managing scope, schedule, budget, priorities, resources, and trade-offs.
• Define and improve phase-gate, planning, governance, reporting, metrics, and dashboard practices across the Technical Program Management Office.
• Coordinate engineering, product, manufacturing, supply chain, services, sales, finance, suppliers, contract manufacturers, construction partners, customers, and consultants.
• Lead integrated planning for software, mechanical, electrical, industrial, and embedded controls deliverables from design through production deployment and sustainment.
• Manage readiness, commissioning, acceptance, operational handoff, customer expectations, risks, issues, root-cause analysis, and corrective action plans.
• Mentor program managers, communicate status and recommendations to executive leadership, and maintain Product Lifecycle Management and new product development processes.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of related work experience, including at least 6 years in program management roles.
• BS in Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading concurrent programs with shared resources, aggressive schedules, competing priorities, and matrixed workstreams.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or managing program managers or technical teams and influencing executive leadership.
• Experience building or improving organizational program-management processes, including phase-gate, governance, planning, and reporting.
• Experience delivering complex electromechanical, robotics, or automation products from new product development through production launch, including manufacturing-partner or customer-site readiness.
• Extensive experience with integrated electromechanical, mechatronics, or robotics product development, system integration, verification, and testing.
• Experience planning hardware and software deliverables across robotic controls, navigation, networking, vision, and perception systems.
• Experience with third-party vendors and manufacturers through launch and sustainment, including supply chain, quality, and manufacturing practices.
• Proficiency in JIRA and standard planning and reporting tools such as MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Visio or equivalents.
• Strong conflict-resolution, negotiation, influencing, collaboration, prioritization, and customer communication skills, with respect for systems engineering, hardware, electronics, controls, software, quality, and manufacturing disciplines.
• Valid driver's license and ability to drive and/or fly to client and customer locations.

Nice to have

• MS in Engineering, Engineering Management, or an MBA.
• Experience with construction, facilities, infrastructure, site-readiness, commissioning, operational readiness, and customer acceptance for industrial automation deployments.
• Experience standing up a new product line or line of business.
• Experience contributing to IEC, ASTM, or similar industry standards.
• Lean or Six Sigma training.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with up to 25% travel.
• Culture focused on transparency, fast decision-making, synchronized partnership, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k), PTO, and other benefits.
• Employees manage business expenses personally and receive reimbursement on a bi-weekly basis.
• Equal opportunity workplace that values diverse perspectives and prohibits discrimination.