Senior Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Strategy

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline seeks a Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager for Manufacturing Strategy & Operations to partner with the Director and leadership on strategic plans. You will translate goals into clear strategies, plans, and cross-functional execution as Zipline scales production capacity and factory footprint.

This onsite role emphasizes structured problem solving, rigorous analyses, and data-driven decisions to drive high-priority initiatives across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management, manufacturing strategy, or related fields.
• Experience in a hardware/manufacturing/robotics environment.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems and translate analyses into recommendations.
• Experience developing capacity plans, labor models, and financial/business cases.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop Manufacturing Strategy with growth plans connecting demand, capacity, labor, equipment and facilities.
• Translate ramps into facility footprint, shifts, hiring, training, and investment recommendations.
• Create scenario models evaluating demand, productivity, yield, automation, cost, and schedule risk.
• Support annual planning, headcount planning, budgeting, and capex planning.
• Turn complex operational questions into clear analyses, tradeoffs, and executive recommendations.
• Prepare leadership communications, decision documents, and operating reviews.
• Design operating rhythms and dashboards across safety, quality, production, capacity, labor, and cost.
• Lead high-priority strategic programs spanning multiple teams and functions.

Skills

Ambiguity management

Capacity planning

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Excel/Google Sheets

Influence senior leaders

Factory/onsite experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

Zipline seeks a Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager for Manufacturing Strategy & Operations to partner with the Director and leadership on strategic plans. You will translate goals into clear strategies, plans, and cross-functional execution as Zipline scales production capacity and factory footprint.

This onsite role emphasizes structured problem solving, rigorous analyses, and data-driven decisions to drive high-priority initiatives across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.