Strategic Deployment Lead, Navy Manufacturing

Pittsburgh Robotics Network; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Company equity

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Mental health support

Professional development

Job summary

Gecko Robotics seeks a Deployment Lead to drive mission-critical deployments for Navy and defense manufacturing. You will own deployments, manage cross-functional teams, and translate platform value into customer outcomes across foundries and manufacturers.

The role requires strong program delivery experience, DoD/maritime insight, and the ability to operate in dynamic environments with up to 50% travel. Join a customer-facing team delivering real-world automation and lifecycle benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of program delivery, consulting, product, or operations in complex environments.
• Experience in heavy industry manufacturing or the DoD/maritime ecosystem.
• Proven ability to manage large cross-functional efforts with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication across technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own high-impact customer deployments and translate Gecko's platform into strategic value for defense manufacturing customers.
• Drive execution from initial problem definition through delivery and translate Gecko’s platform into strategic value for defense manufacturing customers.
• Engage directly with customer stakeholders—at all levels—to uncover high-value problems and maintain strong relationships.
• Lead cross-functional teams to define what should be built, why it matters, and how to ensure it lands successfully.
• Travel as needed (up to 50%) to support deployments, engage stakeholders, and remove blockers.

Skills

Program delivery

DoD/maritime experience

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Ambiguity navigation

Job description

Gecko Robotics seeks a Deployment Lead to drive mission-critical deployments for Navy and defense manufacturing. You will own deployments, manage cross-functional teams, and translate platform value into customer outcomes across foundries and manufacturers.

The role requires strong program delivery experience, DoD/maritime insight, and the ability to operate in dynamic environments with up to 50% travel. Join a customer-facing team delivering real-world automation and lifecycle benefits.