Senior Technical Program Manager, Software

co.bot; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Collaborative Robotics’ Senior Technical Program Manager for software will guide the development of all robot software (Localization, Perception, Navigation, fleet management) for Proxie, coordinating across software, hardware, customer operations, and leadership to deliver integrated systems.

This onsite Santa Clara, CA role blends technical depth with strategic execution, requiring US work authorization and offering a base salary of $180,000–$200,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of program management experience in autonomous software.
• Proven leadership and cross-functional team experience.
• Experience guiding software teams on cutting-edge product development.
• Experience with Agile or Scrum and delivering on milestones.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills; thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Willing to travel occasionally.
• US work authorization required.
• Location: onsite at Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end software programs for current and future robots.
• Create plans meeting scope, schedule, and budget, and drive to closure.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across software, hardware, operations, and leadership.
• Identify risks and opportunities; develop mitigation strategies.
• Align software work with customer and product needs.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues with engineering teams.
• Pursue process improvements to streamline operations.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Agile / Scrum

Strategic thinking

Communication

Travel willingness

US work authorization

AI in robotics

Software product development

Autonomous systems

System integration

Functional safety

AI tooling for PM

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

The Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM), Software will pioneer product development at the intersection of robotics and AI and orchestrate complex programs that drive innovation. If you’re a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, eager to lead cross-functional teams in delivering integrated system solutions, we invite you to join us at Collaborative Robotics as the Technical Program Manager responsible for robot software.

In this role, you will guide the development of all software related to our robot, Proxie, including our autonomy stack (Localization, Perception, Navigation), robot behaviors, and fleet management system for both the current and future generations of the product. Working across software, hardware, customer operations, and company leadership, you will create and execute plans, enable key decision-making, and drive complex issues to resolution while building scalable, customer-centric products. This is a golden opportunity for a technically strong leader who is ready to tackle challenges head‑on and play a pivotal role in helping us achieve our ambitious company goals.

Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction.

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around.

This role is located onsite at our Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

• Support end-to-End Programs while overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of software supporting continuous improvement and new features on our current robots, as well as for future robots.
• Assist in driving execution by creating plans that meet scope, timeline, and resource budget requirements, then manage them to closure.
• Collaborate cross-functional with software developers, hardware engineers, operations team members, and customer-facing teams to align objectives and deliverables.
• Proactively identify potential risks and opportunities that may impact the product or schedule - develop strategies to mitigate/enact them
• Blend technical expertise with business expertise to provide guidance on how software engineering work aligns with customer/product needs.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues that arise during deployments, working closely with engineering teams to resolve them.
• Continuously seek opportunities to streamline and simplify processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or related field).
• 5+ yearsof program management experience, including the development of software products for an autonomous system.
• Excellent leadership and team-building skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience guiding SW teams focused on cutting-edge product development.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects using methodologies like Agile or Scrum, while holding to top level company goals/milestones.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.
• Willing to occasionally travel.
• Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of program management experience, including the development of software products for an autonomous system.
• Experience bridging AI solutions into engineering deliverables.
• Experience managing software products that are routinely deployed into live operations.
• Strong understanding of software and hardware development processes, including system integration
• Experience delivering products that have been certified for functional safety
• Experience with AI tools to accelerate program management

The base salary range for this position is $180,000-$200,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Cobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.