Project Manager, Business Operations

Walden Robotics, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total compensation

Annual cash bonus

Company equity

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Daily lunch

Job summary

Walden Robotics, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Project Manager to drive cross-functional execution across Business Operations including Facilities, Legal, Procurement, HR Ops, Finance, IT, and Talent Acquisition.

This role leads company-wide programs, develops lightweight structures for scale, and builds dashboards to illuminate progress and risks. The successful candidate will partner with the COO and team leads to scope, sequence, and prioritize operational initiatives, while influencing

Qualifications

• 5+ years in program or project management or business ops
• Experience coordinating across multiple functions
• Ability to build processes and tracking systems from scratch
• Familiarity with Jira, GitHub or similar tools
• Strong written and verbal communication to translate complexity into action

Responsibilities

• Identify high priority work across teams and flag delays and risks
• Lead end-to-end cross-functional programs originating from Business Operations
• Partner with COOs and team leads to scope and prioritize initiatives
• Manage multiple projects spanning Facilities, Legal, Procurement, HR Ops, Finance, IT, EH&S, and Talent Acquisition
• Drive change management for company-wide rollouts and adoption
• Build credibility across teams and influence without formal authority
• Establish tracking and reporting practices and develop dashboards
• Create repeatable PM frameworks and templates for ongoing use
• Coordinate handoffs and knowledge transfer as staff change
• Provide regular status updates to leadership

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Process design

Tracking systems

Tool-agnostic

AI-assisted synthesis

Written & verbal communication

Tools

Jira

GitHub

Job description

We're looking for a Project Manager to drive cross‑functional execution across Business Operations, including Facilities, Legal, Procurement/Supply Chain, HR Operations, Finance, IT, and Talent Acquisition. This person will lead company‑wide program rollouts that originate from Business Operations, keep complex, multi‑team initiatives on track, and bring visibility to the technical organization. This person will build structure and momentum on the fly, establishing the lightweight systems needed to organize and scale along the way.

Core Responsibilities:

• Identify, track, and summarize high priority active work across these teams and proactively flag delays, risks, unassigned responsibilities, and pending decisions requiring attention
• Lead end-to-end execution of cross‑functional programs and initiatives that originate from Business Operations and affect the broader company
• Partner with the Business Operations team leads and COO to scope, sequence, and prioritize operational initiatives
• Manage multiple concurrent projects spanning Business Operations functions — Facilities, Legal, Procurement, HR Operations, Finance, IT, EH&S, and Talent Acquisition — tracking timelines, dependencies, and risks
• Drive change management for company‑wide rollouts, including stakeholder communication and adoption planning
• Build credibility and working relationships across teams that don't report directly into Business Operations, driving progress through influence and clear communication rather than formal authority
• Establish initial tracking and reporting practices for Business Operations work, including foundational metrics and dashboards where none currently exist
• Build repeatable project management frameworks and templates for the Business Operations team to use going forward
• Support the transition of work from the Head of Business Operations to new team members as they join, including coordinating handoffs, documenting processes, and building playbooks
• Serve as a central point of coordination across Business Operations functions to reduce duplicated effort and surface interdependencies
• Provide regular status updates and progress reporting to leadership
• Flex between planned initiatives and ad hoc, reactive requests as priorities shift

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in program or project management, business operations, strategy, or similar roles, ideally spanning multiple functions or teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across varied functions (e.g. legal, facilities, HR, procurement, or similar operational areas)
• Comfort building process and tracking systems from the ground up
• Tool‑agnostic — able to work effectively in whatever systems the team uses (e.g. Jira, GitHub)
• Strong ability to leverage AI tools to move faster on synthesis, documentation, and reporting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate cross‑functional complexity into clear, actionable plans

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a high‑growth startup environment
• Experience building basic dashboards or reporting infrastructure (e.g. in Sheets, Excel, or a BI tool)

Walden Robotics offers a competitive total compensation program, including salary, annual cash bonus, company equity, company‑subsidized insurance programs, 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO, daily lunch, and other benefits. The pay ranges noted on our posts are for salary only.

Walden Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].

Walden Robotics participates in E‑Verify. If you receive an offer of employment from Walden, you will need to go through the E‑Verify process of digital verification of your employment authorization documents as provided on the Form I‑9. Participation in E‑Verify does not limit your right to work and verification will only be completed after you become an employee with Walden Robotics.

At Walden Robotics, we envision a world where general‑purpose robots dramatically improve the quality of life for all people—supporting us at home, at work, in factories, on farms, and beyond. To accomplish this, we are building a team of exceptional professionals who combine world‑class technical skills with creative vision, grounded in humility and collaboration.