Agility Robotics

StaffTechnicalProgramManager,NPI

$175–245k ~AI est. Fremont, California, United States
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The Brief

“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.

Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

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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