Implementation Project Manager (Contract)

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Overview

About the Role

As an Implementation Project Manager for Caper Hardware Operations, you will have the opportunity to drive the planning and continuous improvement of the Caper cart Deployment process as we scale to many thousands of carts in the market.

About the Team

Caper.ai is a subsidiary of Instacart and an AI company. It leverages cutting-edge AI and computer vision technology to bring an autonomous shopping experience to the store.

Its product, the Caper Cart - an AI-powered smart cart equipped with scales, sensors, touchscreens, and computer vision technology, is the cornerstone of the Instacart Platform Connected Stores initiative.

Caper builds smart shopping carts powered by deep learning and computer vision to enable a seamless grab-and-go retail experience. Caper's unique technology is a plug-and-play solution that does not require retail store renovation, operational overhaul, heavy computing, and endless image labeling & training. Retailers purchase intelligent shopping carts, and the entire store is upgraded with cashier-less capabilities!

Caper is one of the fastest-growing retail automation technology products in the market, costs less than 1% of our competition's infrastructure, and is already widely adopted in the marketplace. Our cross-functional and durable Product team solves hard customer & business problems in ways our customers love.

About the Job

• Responsible for project management of cart deployments across retailer stores, encompassing initial requirement collection through to assured on-time execution
• Identify and implement enhancements to drive efficiency and accuracy in the hardware requirement gathering process
• Develop comprehensive 90-day Deployment Plan, strategically balancing concurrent deployment demands with resource allocation
• Highlight and navigate conflicting priorities and efficiency or cost trade-offs within the Deployment Planning process
• Facilitate cross-functional communication, ensuring that all prerequisites are addressed to have a successful deployment
• Develop, publish and maintain a dynamic Deployment Schedule, in close collaboration with Hardware Maintenance
• Monitor the execution of the Deployment Schedule and proactively flag risks to facilitate corrective adjustments
• Assess ongoing initiatives and make recommendations for schedule and resource optimization across maintenance and deployment initiatives
• Craft detailed and comprehensive procedural and operational documentation of the Caper Hardware Request to Deployment Process
• Maintain rolling documentation of completed deployments and plans
• Finally be a Flex Player: In this fast paced environment, our priorities can evolve quickly. You must be willing and excited to engage with new and undefined problems with curiosity and a can-do attitude.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of supply chain, operations, or manufacturing experience
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deployment initiatives simultaneously
• Experience in using quantitative and qualitative data to inform strategic decisions and drive improvements
• Proficient in Google Sheets
• Strong written and documentation skills
• Availability for travel as required to meet business needs
• Authorization to work in the US is required. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or relevant industry experience
• Experience launching initiatives or process improvements

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