Senior Tech Program Manager

Our Company

Miso Robotics is transforming the food industry, and making lives better. We've developed an AI-powered kitchen robot named Flippy which automates the most repetitive of kitchen tasks, such as operating a deep fryer. Our product is a robotic arm on a rail that fits into existing kitchens along existing cook lines and is designed to work with existing equipment alongside kitchen workers. Under the hood, Flippy relies on our platform which combines deep learning and other computer vision technologies with optimization-based scheduling and nonlinear control to adapt quickly to a variety of kitchen workflows, while achieving graceful and efficient motion. Flippy is powered by a sophisticated AI platform – all driven by our proprietary and patented technologies.
Miso is a well known first-mover in kitchen automation, AI, and robotics. The company has raised over $100 million from crowdfunding, which we believe makes it THE most successful crowdfunding story in history. It has successfully piloted its products with the most prominent global brands in food, and now it’s time for the company to partner with institutional capital and super-charge the commercialization of what we do.
The challenge of bringing robotics into commercial kitchens requires many disciplines to come together. The compositions of teams at Miso Robotics reflect this multidisciplinary nature of our work. We have built a world-class team and we are looking for more exceptional people to join us. If you believe, like we do, that the future of the kitchen involves robotics and artificial intelligence (HINT: It definitely does) and if you want to count yourself among the handful of lucky people who've found themselves with the opportunity to solve this problem, then Miso Robotics might be the right place for you!

Our Values

• We live with a TEAM mindset - we win together.
• We work relentlessly together to solve issues.
• We use polite and direct candor - ego has no place here.
• We operate with rigor - superb execution is a core skill.
• We are bought in, each of us is dedicated to the mission.
• Innovation is in our blood - we are intrepid.
• We think big and we’re here to make an impact. 

Benefits We Offer

• Company equity
• Flexible vacation 
• Comprehensive benefits 
• 401K plan
• Accelerated growth opportunities
• Free snacks from our robot chefs.

The Role

As a Sr. Tech Program Manager you will be working closely and managing the Miso Robotics’ core technology group who are developing the heart of Miso’s robotic systems. You will be responsible for scheduling complex robot development and manufacturing; executing the plan you create with your team while maintaining alignment between hardware development and software development. You will be responsible for meeting time to market, quality & reliability standards and practical resource utilization while leading your team to execute your vision. 

Additional Information: The pay range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by the experience and education required, and level of responsibility. The range posted for this role represents a range that Miso Robotics, in good faith, believes it is willing to pay at the time of this posting. The pay is determined by job related skills, training, education, and experience.

What You’ll Do

• Create Projects and programs charters with clear scope, key deliverables and milestones, and requirements.
• Build a schedule based on multiple scenario planning sessions for complex robotic systems from Concept to EOL. 
• You bring all stakeholders on the same page at all times throughout the program lifecycle by providing superb communication. 
• Identify and articulate the risks of a program, followed by establishing and executing mitigation plans behind all risks. 
• Identify and articulate the issues of a program, followed by establishing and executing resolution plans behind all issues. 
• Work with Smartsheet, JIRA, Confluence to organize tasks and communicate with the team.
• Create and maintain program status reports, presentations and other documentation required to clearly communicate the status of each program. 
• You will be responsible for detailed reporting of project status. This includes: timelines, milestone tracking, budget status, and identifying any areas of concern to the appropriate parties. 
• You will work closely with Engineering and our Product team to track and manage the progress of your programs. 
• You will be responsible for maintaining your program metrics.
• Prioritize and escalate all critical tasks related to software development and infrastructure, mechanical engineering, and operations.
• May perform other related duties as assigned and necessitated by business demands.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Hardware Engineering or similar field. 
• 5+ years of related work experience required.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Prior experience with vision systems and machine learning is a plus.
• Ability to break down large projects into achievable tasks and schedule tasks.
• Proactive problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Experience choosing right-sized levels of rigor across the aspects of program management.
• Experience with Agile methods and Jira/Confluence workflows.
• Experience working in a startup environment/fast-growing company is preferred.
• Create and lead effective presentations to executives and customers.
• Ability to work onsite daily in our Pasadena CA HQ

Preferred Requirements

• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to learn at hyperspeed.
• Self-motivated and able to get decisions made.
• Experience in highly-dynamic environments.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.