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. Since the company is pre-revenue, we all view our equity as being a key driver of why we choose to work at Miso. Our salary ranges are determined by data from our industry peers, the level of responsibility, job-related skills required, training, education, experience, and the current stage of Miso’s growth. 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.

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.