Boston Dynamics

Senior Technical Program Manager

Boston Dynamics • $100K — $130K *
Vancouver, BC V5K 5J9In-Person
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years as a project/program manager in hardware product introduction
  • Bachelor's or Master's in a technical field related to robotics or engineering
  • Experience with complex systems integrating hardware, firmware, and software
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical and hardware development processes
  • Proven track record in cross-functional engineering environments
  • Expertise in various program management methodologies and tools
  • Strong organizational skills for managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Comprehensively plan and execute a robotics new product introduction program
  • Track and motivate multi-site program progress end-to-end
  • Proactively manage risks with effective handling plans
  • Negotiate and align with diverse stakeholders
  • Identify and resolve blockers urgently
  • Establish clear, effective communication across teams and time zones
  • Provide situational judgment between strategic and detailed levels

Benefits

  • Comprehensive extended health benefits from day one, including medical and dental
  • Generous PTO: 23 days of annual leave, 15 days of paid sick leave, plus holidays
  • Equity offerings, allowing team members to share in the company's success
  • Daily catered lunches, snacks, and drinks provided
  • Collaboration with leading experts in AI and robotics
  • Opportunity to greatly influence product direction and own significant initiatives
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) at Humanoid, you will own the planning and execution of complex robotics programs, ensuring predictable delivery of our next-generation humanoid systems. You will lead cross-functional development across hardware and software, coordinating efforts across Vancouver, Boston, and London to deliver highly integrated robotic platforms. This is a high-impact role requiring strong technical judgment, systems thinking, and the ability to drive execution across deeply interdependent teams.

What You'll Do
  • Comprehensively plan a robot new product introduction program, accountable for scope, schedule, cost, and process. Although the emphasis of your program scope is the 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.


We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of relevant post-graduate experience as a project or program manager leading hardware new product introduction
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field relevant to robotics or engineering
  • Experience leading development of complex systems integrating hardware, firmware, and software
  • Strong understanding of mechanical and hardware development processes for scalable manufacturing
  • Experience working in highly cross-functional engineering environments
  • Proficiency with multiple program management methodologies and tools
  • Proven ability to create structure and clarity in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both synchronous and asynchronous
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across diverse teams
  • Ability to remain calm, structured, and effective under pressure, including with executive stakeholders
  • Strong ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts
  • Systems-thinking mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities
  • Willingness to work early hours when needed to collaborate with teams in London and Boston


Bonus Qualifications
  • Experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or advanced hardware companies
  • Experience working in fast-paced startup environments
  • Familiarity with robotics development lifecycles and integration challenges
  • Experience working with globally distributed teams
  • Exposure to manufacturing, supply chain, or production ramp environments


What We Offer
  • Comprehensive extended health benefits starting on your first day, including fully paid medical and dental, virtual care, employee and family assistance, and worldwide emergency medical support.
  • Meaningful time off to rest and recharge: 23 days of annual leave (accrued), 15 days of paid sick leave, and paid company holidays.
  • Equity included-we believe builders should share in what they build.
  • Free daily catered lunch, snacks, and drinks in-office.
  • Collaboration with top-tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics.
  • Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives.

About Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company is best known for the development of BigDog, a quadruped robot designed for the U.S. military. Boston Dynamics has also developed a number of other robots, including Spot, a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation, and Atlas, a humanoid robot designed for a variety of search and rescue tasks. In 2013, the company was acquired by Google X, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. In 2020, the company was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group. Boston Dynamics is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Boston Dynamics
Size
300 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1992
* Ladders Estimates

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