Program Management Lead

Fox Robotics is at the bleeding edge of warehouse automation, with a focus on autonomous forklifts. As the leader in this space, Fox has clear product market fit and is scaling fast, with plans to rapidly grow from 100 employees to nearly ~160+ this year alone. With this growth, employees have a once-in-a-career opportunity to learn, all while working as part of a mission-driven team focused on making robots that work.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with engineering managers and leads, product managers/owners, to ensure rapid execution and on time, high quality delivery for the system. 
• Identify project risks & issues and facilitate effective stakeholder meetings with diverse cross-functional technical leaders by becoming a peer in discussions when necessary, articulating ambiguity, and providing guidance along with any necessary escalations to the Executive Team
• Own and support the creation of data driven project plans which identify, prioritize, and concisely communicate any arising risks, issues, and blockers. 
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and regular communications to bring accountability & ownership among stakeholders by clearly defining owners, mitigation plans, dates, and ensure proper  prioritization of key deliverables throughout the life of the project.
• Lead a team of Project Managers to ensure rapid execution and on-time, high-quality delivery of complex projects with internal & customer facing deliverables.
• Create and improve processes for managing portfolios, programs, and projects. Bring best practices to Fox.

What you’ll need: 

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• PMP/PMI-ACP/PgMP Certified 
• ~8+ years of related professional experience, (technical program/project/relationship management experience). 
• High potential engineering leader: fast learner, key contributor, strong work ethic, high energy and potential to take on increased scope of engineering management responsibility. 
• Experience facilitating dynamic meetings, coordinating among high energy participants, and directing towards productive results. 
• Experience Agile or other Project Management tools (Jira/Confluence/Smartsheet)
• Experience using data to forecast development schedules and the ability to obtain alignment from various stakeholders on data driven plans
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate program/project information to any level of the company. 
• Experience leading, mentoring, and negotiating with direct & indirect reports from diverse functional backgrounds (engineering, operations, supply chain, customer success, executive leadership, etc.)

Nice to have:  

• Experience with complex cross-functional hardware & software projects
• Strong engineering background a big plus
• Robotics / supply chain / logistics / warehouse experience

Benefits and perks:

• A once in a career opportunity to build, alongside colleagues who deeply care (plus robots that aren’t bad, either!)
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Generous healthcare options
• 401k match
• Unlimited PTO
• Other perks that connect us, including lunch on Fridays, team building activities, and more!