Business Project Manager

Robotic Technologies Automation; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end initiatives across business, product, engineering, and vendor teams in a contract role based in San Diego, CA. You will drive prioritization, ensure on-time delivery, and provide clear updates to directors and executives.

Responsibilities include coordinating with multiple stakeholders, managing data flows and item attributes, and guiding cross-team efforts through Agile/Waterfall or hybrid methods.

Qualifications

• 7 years of Project or Program Management experience in technical, digital, retail, or supply-chain-related environments.
• Strong experience with Item attributes, data flows, vendor onboarding, SKU setup, or related product/merchandising processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive prioritization with business stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead major projects from initiation through delivery, including discovery, planning, execution, and rollout.
• Partner with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Digital, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and outcomes.
• Facilitate prioritization discussions across business and technical teams to align with strategies and constraints.
• Translate business needs into clear project plans, timelines, scope, and success criteria.
• Coordinate with engineering, data, integrations, and vendor teams to define and implement Item attributes and data flows.
• Identify risks and issues; drive mitigation and escalation when needed.
• Prepare structured updates, dashboards, and executive summaries for leadership.
• Manage project ceremonies, status updates, steering discussions, and communications across the org.
• Ensure data readiness, governance, and workflow changes before deployment.
• Track progress and KPIs; keep teams accountable to milestones and deliverables.
• Support UAT, cutover planning, training, and change management.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile/Waterfall

Stakeholder communication

Data governance

Tools

PIM

ERP

OMS

Job description

Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of initiatives, ensuring alignment across business, product, engineering, and vendor teams. This role drives prioritization manages cross-functional workflows, and ensures that Item-related capabilities are delivered accurately, on time, and in support of key business outcomes. The PM is also accountable for providing clear, consistent updates to business and technology partners, including directors and executive leadership. This is a contract role with the potential for extension based on performance and business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead major projects from initiation through delivery, including discovery, planning, execution, and rollout.
• Partner closely with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Digital, and other business stakeholders to understand requirements, dependencies, and desired outcomes.
• Facilitate prioritization discussions across business and technical teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategies, capacity, and resource constraints.
• Translate business needs into clear project plans, timelines, scope, and measurable success criteria.
• Coordinate with engineering, data, integrations, and vendor teams to ensure system design, data flows, and Item attributes are defined and implemented correctly.
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and cross-team impacts drive mitigation plans and escalation when needed.
• Prepare and deliver structured project updates, dashboards, and executive summaries to business stakeholders, technology leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Manage project ceremonies, status updates, steering discussions, and communication with all levels of the organization.
• Ensure data readiness, Item attributes mapping, governance, and workflow changes are defined and validated before deployment.
• Track progress across initiatives, monitor KPIs, and ensure teams stay accountable to milestones and deliverables.
• Support UAT, cutover planning, training, and change management to ensure smooth adoption across the organization.

Required Experience

• 7 years of Project or Program Management experience in technical, digital, retail, or supply-chain-related environments.
• Strong experience in Item attributes, data flows, vendor onboarding, SKU setup, or related product/merchandising processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive prioritization with business stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder management skills, including executive communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with PIM, ERP, OMS, or merchandising systems.
• Vendor or implementation project experience.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for business partners.

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract