Agility Robotics
StaffTechnicalProgramManager,NPI
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“Staff Technical Program Manager, NPI at Agility Robotics. Skills: NPI governance, Phase gate process, Hardware product development. Own end-to-end governance. Define Product Development Process”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
Travel up to 35%, International supplier visits
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10 - 12 years TPM experience, Hardware product development programs, Owned a phase gate process, Bachelor's degree, Experience using Atlassian suite
Nice to Have
Advanced Degree preferred
What You'll Do.
Own end-to-end governance
Define Product Development Process
Facilitate Product Development Process
Ensure cross-functional team understanding
Drive requirements discipline
Make sure gate reviews happen
Own NPI program governance
Design New Product Implementation Process
Define phase gate structure
Define entry/exit criteria
Define readiness reviews
Define formal decision records
Prepare gate readiness assessments
Lead gate readiness assessments
Define governance cadence
Enforce governance cadence
Maintain decision log
Champion continuous improvement
Drive lessons learned
Feed lessons learned back
Ensure requirements defined
Ensure requirements documented
Ensure requirements validated
Surface requirement gaps
Resolve requirement gaps
Translate business needs
Translate operational needs
Drive DFx requirements
Own integrated program schedule
Maintain integrated program schedule
Drive formal change control
Evaluate schedule impact
Evaluate scope impact
Maintain traceability
Serve as primary voice
Establish unified assessment
Provide executive level update
Identify critical dependencies
Highlight critical dependencies
Represent PDP governance
Identify gaps in NPI ramp
Drive targeted interventions
Execute Fit-for-Purpose plan
Build program management playbook
Maintain program management playbook
Partner with leadership
Ensure NPI process treated
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Engineering; Operations; Supply Chain; Manufacturing; Executive Leadership Team; Peers to VPs
Communication Scope
Executive briefings; Executive level update
Process & Methodology
Program management, NPI governance, Phase gate process, Schedule management, Risk management, Change control
Full Job Description
Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential. About the Role Agility Robotics is building humanoid robots at scale — and the rigor of how we develop them matters as much as the technology itself. As Senior Technical Program Manager, NPI, you will shape company-level investments by owning the end-to-end governance of how Agility takes hardware from concept through production: defining and facilitating the Product Development Process (PDP), ensuring cross-functional teams understand their role in it, driving requirements discipline at every phase, and making sure gate reviews happen on evidence, not momentum. Reporting to the Senior Director of Program Management, you will operate within the Operations PM team as the primary owner of NPI program governance. This role is right for someone who has walked into a live, complex hardware program, built situational awareness fast, and started driving outcomes within weeks. You will need to earn credibility with engineers, hold teams accountable to deliverables, and be recognized as the face of the program. About the Work NPI Process Development & Phase Gate Governance Design and own the New Product Implementation Process that is right for Agility — from phase gate structure and entry/exit criteria through readiness reviews and formal decision records. Prepare and lead gate readiness assessments for leadership. These are data driven conclusions on whether the program is ready to proceed. Define and enforce governance cadence across programs: regular execution reviews, risk reviews, executive briefings, and rapid-resolution forums when issues escalate. Distill updates into a simple story for Ex
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