Strategic Programs Lead — Cross-Functional Ops

Walden Robotics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Annual cash bonus

Equity

Insurance programs

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Walden Robotics in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Project Manager to drive cross-functional programs originating from Business Operations, spanning Facilities, Legal, Procurement, HR, Finance, IT, and Talent Acquisition. You will establish lightweight systems to organize and scale initiatives while reporting progress to leadership.

This role emphasizes change management, collaboration, and building repeatable PM frameworks to reduce duplicated effort and keep multiple teams aligned as the company

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in program or project management across multiple functions or teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across varied functions (e.g., legal, facilities, HR, procurement).
• Comfort building process and tracking systems from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of cross-functional programs originating from Business Operations.
• Partner with Business Operations leads and COO to scope, sequence, and prioritize initiatives.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across Facilities, Legal, Procurement, HR, Finance, IT, and Talent Acquisition.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Process building

Jira / GitHub

AI tool usage

Clear communication

Tools

Jira

GitHub

Job description

Walden Robotics in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Project Manager to drive cross-functional programs originating from Business Operations, spanning Facilities, Legal, Procurement, HR, Finance, IT, and Talent Acquisition. You will establish lightweight systems to organize and scale initiatives while reporting progress to leadership.

This role emphasizes change management, collaboration, and building repeatable PM frameworks to reduce duplicated effort and keep multiple teams aligned as the company