Forward Deployed Transformation Lead (Physical AI)

Location: Hagerstown, Maryland, with regular and daily onsite work during deployment, commissioning, stabilization, and handoff periods. Practical commuting proximity includes Frederick, Martinsburg, Chambersburg, Greencastle, Winchester, and the outer Washington, DC / Baltimore corridor.

Annual base salary: $160,000–$180,000 USD, plus potential equity, medical, dental, vision, and other eligible compensation.

Company

hirify.global builds intelligent robots and Physical AI systems for complex industrial workflows such as trailer loading, trailer unloading, and airport baggage handling.

What you will do

• Own the integrated execution plan for site readiness, installation, commissioning, training, support readiness, and operational handoff.
• Coordinate systems integrators, subcontractors, vendors, customer stakeholders, and internal technical and commercial teams.
• Track owners, milestones, blockers, risks, escalations, critical-path dependencies, and deployment readiness metrics.
• Review technical documentation and audit field execution against approved requirements, scope, safety documentation, and acceptance criteria.
• Manage punch lists, validate completion evidence, and close gaps between reported progress and actual operational readiness.
• Partner with customer operations leaders on workflow design, staffing, throughput, operating windows, system utilization, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience leading complex technical deployments involving robotics, industrial automation, warehouse automation, material handling, or similar environments.
• Experience at a Manager, Site Execution Lead, Technical Program Manager, Deployment Manager, Operations Manager, or comparable leadership level.
• Technical literacy across robotics, automation, controls, electrical and mechanical systems, industrial equipment, or related technologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, commissioning plans, acceptance criteria, and project documentation.
• Experience managing vendors, systems integrators, contractors, field service providers, and installation teams.
• Strong project execution, risk management, escalation management, communication, and operational-readiness assessment skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in parcel, logistics, fulfillment, warehouse, distribution center, or high-throughput industrial environments.
• Experience with robotics systems, PLCs, industrial controls, safety systems, MHE, WMS/WES integrations, commissioning, or site acceptance testing.
• PMP, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Construction Management, or related certification.
• Experience with go-live readiness, customer acceptance testing, hypercare, or operational stabilization.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time regular individual-contributor position with a customer-facing operational leadership scope.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits may be available depending on eligibility.
• Work directly across Customer Success, Product, Field Engineering, Field Services, Support, Commercial, and customer operations.
• Opportunity to expand from one major deployment to multiple sites, regions, and customers.