Strategic Programs Lead, Business Operations

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

Job summary

Walden Robotics, Inc. seeks a Program Manager to serve as strategic and operational support to the Head of Business Operations.

The role coordinates across Facilities, Legal, Procurement/Supply Chain, HR Operations, IT, and EH&S, while collaborating with Finance and Talent Acquisition on cross-functional work. It requires discretion, trust, and judgment, and focuses on leading company-wide program rollouts and building scalable processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in program/project management, business operations, strategy, or similar roles.
• Experience working across multiple functions (legal, facilities, HR, procurement, etc.).
• Ability to build tracking systems from the ground up.
• Tool-agnostic and able to work in team systems (Jira, GitHub).
• Strong written and verbal communication translating complexity into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Identify, track, and summarize high-priority work across multiple teams; flag delays and risks.
• Lead end-to-end execution of cross-functional programs from Business Operations.
• Scope, sequence, and prioritize operational initiatives with COO and leaders.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across Facilities, Legal, Procurement, HR, Finance, IT, EH&S, Talent Acquisition.
• Drive change management for company-wide rollouts with adoption planning.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication (written & verbal)

Process design & tracking

AI-assisted synthesis & reporting

Tools

Jira

GitHub

Job description

Walden Robotics, Inc. seeks a Program Manager to serve as strategic and operational support to the Head of Business Operations.

The role coordinates across Facilities, Legal, Procurement/Supply Chain, HR Operations, IT, and EH&S, while collaborating with Finance and Talent Acquisition on cross-functional work. It requires discretion, trust, and judgment, and focuses on leading company-wide program rollouts and building scalable processes.