Technical Project Manager

About the role

We are searching for a full-time Technical Project Manager who will help us deliver and deploy our AI-based autonomous industrial robotic solutions into customer hands. You will be an integral part of generating and maintaining development timelines across multiple projects, working closely with Engineering to meet internal objectives and external deliverables. With input from Product and Solutions, you will develop and communicate ambitious project plans to ensure our development teams deliver within scope and on time.

At OSARO, we develop solutions to endow industrial robots with the level of autonomy needed to perform an unprecedented variety of complex pick-and-place tasks, leveraging sophisticated robot control and neural network-based perception algorithms. We value candidates who are passionate about what they build, feel a strong sense of ownership over their work, and love being continually challenged. You are someone who cares deeply about your team, is both direct, and believes in doing what you say.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Develop detailed technical project plans and monitor, track, document decisions, and communicate progress across teams.
• Facilitate breakdown of work (asking questions, ensuring the right voices are heard, managing resource dependencies, coordinating and scheduling project tasks, divvying up responsibilities to internal groups).
• Serve as a conduit for information by facilitating back-and-forth communication with the Product & Engineering teams.
• Coordinate resource availability for the flawless execution of projects and to meet customer deployment timelines.
• Advise on and handle risk and issue management, exposing dependencies and blockers.
• Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs.
• Handle external communication and coordination with contractors.
• Light travel - 10%.

Requirements

• Technical background and expertise.
• 5+ years of experience in technical project planning and management for both hardware and software projects.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with both internal and external parties. You realize the best way to manage projects is through the people.
• Experience acting as a scrum master, facilitating sprint planning, and ensuring outcomes meet acceptance criteria.
• Ability to use multiple methodologies (such as agile and waterfall) to manage teams with varying development cycles and priorities.
• Understanding of how various technical pieces come together in complex, multi-disciplinary technical projects.
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management, and/or change management.
• Extraordinary attention to detail.
• Excellent decision-making and leadership capabilities.
• Proficient use of RACI charts, JIRA, and other project management software to help drive progress.
• Endless curiosity and openness to learning from others.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• Willingness to relocate to the SF Bay Area (onsite/hybrid).

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent.
• Experience working in technical project management with a startup.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• ClassPass credits and in-house yoga.
• Generous vacation time and commuter benefits.
• Excellent paid parental leave policy with the option for additional reduced and unpaid leave.
• Dog-friendly office.

About OSARO

OSARO delivers best-in-class robotic piece-picking solutions for e-commerce where key challenges include high SKU inventories, complex packaging, and fragile items. In the rapidly evolving world of logistics technology, OSARO offers smarter automation, low-risk business plans, and its signature Hypercare support from exploration to installation. OSARO’s intelligent robots enable goods-to-robot (G2R) use cases, where the greatest gains are yet to be made on the automated warehouse floor. Its machine-learning vision and control software provides the foundation for all its products.

We have a highly international team made up of expert machine learning practitioners and dedicated software and hardware engineers, which matches well with the global nature of our business. We are naturally curious, love healthy debate, and respect varying points of view. At OSARO, we strive to be champions for equality and believe we can serve as a model for diversity in the tech industry by emphasizing policies of nondiscrimination and inclusion at every step.