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Humanoid · 10 hours ago

Technical Program Manager

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Humanoid is the first AI and robotics company in the UK, creating advanced humanoid robots. The Technical Program Manager will be accountable for cross-functional planning and execution of robot development programs, coordinating multiple teams across sites to ensure predictable program delivery.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingRobotics

Responsibilities

Comprehensively plan the program, accountable for scope, schedule, cost, and process. Although the emphasis of your program scope is delivery of a robot hardware platform, your program is HIGHLY cross-functional, incorporating: Systems, Safety, Mechanical, Electrical, Firmware, Software, AI/ML, DFX, Regulatory, Integration, Test, Supply Chain, Design, Product, Marketing, Logistics, and more

Track and motivate program and project progress end-to-end, coordinating many teams and sites to predictably execute the plan

Proactively anticipate risks, put handling plans in place, and manage them actively

Empathize with, partner with, negotiate with, and manage stakeholders. Use tactful and effective approaches to achieve alignments and secure commitments

Urgently identify, prioritize, and clear blockers

Establish efficient, effective, clear, timely program communication optimised for the very real challenges of collaboration across distances, cultures, and timezones. Your communication is tailored to the audience

Based on situational judgment, manage at various levels between strategic and detailed

Using systems thinking, perspective, and technical judgment: bring clarity, prioritization, and guidance to teams

Roll up your sleeves and enthusiastically chip in wherever it may be needed for success of the program. At Humanoid, we’re all in this together

Never settling for the status quo, continually improve our program management ways of working

Demonstrate through your actions how you meaningfully contribute to the team’s success – establishing strong enduring influence across the program team and its stakeholders

Qualification

RoboticsHardware DevelopmentProject ManagementAI/MLSystems ThinkingEngineering ProcessesCommunication SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field relevant to robotics

5+ years of relevant post-graduate experience leading hardware-heavy new product introduction, including explicitly serving as project or program manager

Engineering industry experience developing scalably-manufacturable hardware solutions using scalable engineering processes

A toolkit of multiple project management methodologies

A track record creating structure and paths through ambiguity

Organized, self-directed, able to juggle many complex threads

Efficiency with your own time and your use of teammates' time

Seriously excellent synch and asynch communication skills

Natural team leadership skills

Calm and articulate demeanor under pressure, including with executive audiences

Ability to rapidly grasp and distill complex technical concepts