Program Manager

Atoms; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 122,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Lab37 Robotics is seeking an experienced Program Manager to drive cross-functional initiatives spanning robot hardware, software, manufacturing, and deployment. You will translate business priorities into credible plans, manage milestones, and coordinate launch readiness with engineering, operations, and data teams.

This role requires strong technical fluency and a track record of delivering complex, high-growth programs in hardware and software environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program management, technical program management, product operations, engineering program management, product management, operations, or related cross-functional role.
• Experience driving complex cross-functional programs involving hardware, software, manufacturing, operations, deployment, support, or fielded technical systems.
• Strong analytical mindset with telemetry, operational data, support trends, product metrics, and pilot results to guide decisions.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional programs for robot, software, pilot, deployment, manufacturing, or operational initiatives from planning through launch and post-launch iteration.
• Translate priorities into actionable program plans with owners, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and success criteria.
• Maintain roadmap visibility by keeping timelines, workstreams, risks, blockers, and dependencies current across multiple teams.
• Manage program cadence with reviews, launch readiness, pilot reviews, and postmortems that result in clear decisions and follow-through.
• Drive launch readiness for new robot capabilities, software releases, pilots, and deployments across requirements, readiness, and metrics.
• Support pilot operations by planning scope, cadence, metric reporting, issue tracking, and feedback loops.
• Coordinate technical dependencies with Hardware/Software Engineering, Manufacturing, and Operations to manage risks and field issues.
• Build lightweight operating systems to improve planning, communication, tracking, progress, and field learning.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical fluency

Robotics experience

Data analytics

Communication

Job description

Lab37 Robotics , is a technology company focused on the development and deployment of robots designed specifically for direct-to-customer food production. Our mission is to revolutionize the food industry by creating innovative robotic solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge products that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

About the role

Drive cross-functional execution for Lab37's robot, software, manufacturing,operations, pilot, and deployment initiatives. This role is responsible for turning product and businesspriorities into credible plans, clear milestones, launch readiness, and measurable learning from pilots andthe field. You will work across Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Deployment, Support,Data, and Finance to keep complex programs moving with clarity, accountability, and appropriate rigor.

What you’ll do

• Drive cross-functional programs: Own execution for assigned robot, software, pilot,deployment, manufacturing, or operational programs from planning through launch andpost-launch iteration.
• Translate priorities into plans: Convert product and business goals into actionable programplans with clear owners, milestones, dependencies, risks, decision points, and success criteria.
• Maintain roadmap visibility: Contribute to the org-wide roadmap by keeping timelines,workstreams, risks, blockers, and dependencies current across Product, Engineering,Manufacturing, Operations, Deployment, Support, Data, and Finance.
• Manage program cadence: Run effective working sessions, program reviews, launch readinessreviews, pilot reviews, escalation reviews, and postmortems that produce clear decisions,owners, and follow-through.
• Drive launch readiness: Coordinate the work required to ensure new robot capabilities, softwarereleases, pilots, and deployments are ready across product requirements, engineering readiness,operational readiness, support readiness, deployment planning, and success metrics.
• Support pilot operations: Help plan and manage internal and external customer pilots, includingpilot scope, operating cadence, metric reporting, issue tracking, customer/internal feedback,engineering follow-through, and post-pilot recommendations.
• Coordinate technical dependencies: Partner with Hardware Engineering, SoftwareEngineering, Manufacturing, and Operations to manage integration risks, hardware/softwaredependencies, V&V inputs, reliability improvements, release readiness, and field issues.
• Support technical escalation and field feedback loops: Ensure pilot, field, support, anddevelopment-system issues are captured, classified, routed, escalated, resolved, and reviewed;help translate recurring patterns into product and engineering priorities.
• Build lightweight operating systems: Improve how teams plan, communicate, track readiness,measure progress, and learn from the field without creating unnecessary process or duplicativereporting.
• Communicate clearly: Synthesize complex technical and operational issues into conciseupdates, risk summaries, decision documents, and leadership communications.

What we are looking for

• 3+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, product operations, engineering program management, product management, operations, or a related cross-functional execution role.
• Experience driving complex cross-functional programs involving hardware, software,manufacturing, operations, deployment, support, or fielded technical systems.
• Strong technical fluency; able to understand engineering dependencies, hardware/softwareintegration risk, release constraints, reliability issues, and technical tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguous programs without slowing teams down oradding unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Strong execution discipline; able to define owners, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions,and follow-through in fast-moving environments.
• Strong analytical mindset; comfortable using telemetry, operational data, support trends, productmetrics, and pilot results to assess program health and guide decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate clearly with technical andnon-technical stakeholders.
• Strong cross-functional influence; able to work effectively across Product, Engineering,Manufacturing, Operations, Support, Finance, Deployment, and Data.
• Bias toward ownership and action; able to surface risks early, drive alignment, and move work forward without waiting for perfect information.
• Experience in robotics, automation, hardware/software products, food technology, restauranttechnology, manufacturing systems, logistics, connected devices, or other operationally complexenvironments.
• Experience with pilot programs, customer deployments, production launches, field operations, orsupport escalation processes.
• Familiarity with V&V, reliability testing, manufacturing readiness, product acceptance, releasemanagement, certification, or launch readiness processes.
• Experience working with telemetry, fleet monitoring, operational analytics, support systems, orproduct health dashboards.
• Experience operating in early-stage or high-growth environments where processes need to bebuilt pragmatically from first principles.
• Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030.
• Changing the restaurant industry: You’ll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
• Collaborative environment: You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you’ll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer’s success.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our Pittsburghoffice. As a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $122,000 - $153,500 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Discretionary vacation days
• 8 paid holidays per year

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

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