Director of Technical Project Management

Responsibilities:

• Deliver major customer deployments on time, within scope, and at a high level of quality.
• Coordinate engineering, deployment, and operations workstreams to ensure alignment and mitigate risk.
• Stand up lightweight but effective processes for tracking cross-functional execution at all phases of the customer lifecycle.
• Recruit, lead, and coach a team of program and project managers.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety standards, and best practices in robotics development.
• Maintain clear, regular communication with leadership on project health, timelines, and risks.
• Translate ambiguous or conflicting needs into actionable plans and drive resolution across technical and business stakeholders.
• Identify operational gaps and implement scalable systems and tools to close them.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance program execution efficiency and scalability.
• Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, and deployment teams to ensure seamless integration and production of robotics solutions
• Own and administer the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process, ensuring smooth BOM management and drawing release workflows.

Skills & Experience:

• A seasoned project or program leader with 8+ years of experience delivering complex hardware/software programs.
• A people manager with at least 4 years of experience leading project management teams.
• Experienced in scaling and shipping robotics, automation, or physical systems into real-world environments.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-paced, cross-functional settings.
• Experienced with Engineering Change Management (ECM), BOM management, and drawing release processes; familiarity with Arena is a plus.
• Deeply familiar with Waterfall, Phase-Gated, Agile, and Scrum project management methodologies; experience with Jira and Smartsheet is a plus.
• Skilled at identifying technical trade-offs, prioritizing critical tasks, and solving complex challenges in robotics development.
• An excellent communicator who brings structure, urgency, and confidence to both executive and frontline conversations.
• A natural operator who builds trust across teams by doing what you say you’ll do.
• Process-minded but not process-bound—able to simplify ruthlessly in the name of execution.
• Familiar with project tools and methodologies (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Gantt, RACI) but not reliant on any one system.
• Willing and able to work from our headquarters in Charlestown, MA, at least three times per week.