Strategic Project Lead for AI & Robotics Programs

physicalintelligence; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Physical Intelligence seeks a Strategic Project Lead to own delivery of high-priority research and deployment initiatives. You will partner with researchers and stakeholders to define scope, success criteria, timelines, and operational requirements in a fast-moving environment.

In this role you will prioritize work, allocate resources, build execution plans, and drive cross-functional collaboration across Research Associates, Production Operations, and partner teams to ensure timely, scalable

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in program management or related roles.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to translate ambiguous goals into executable plans.
• Strong communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of assigned research and deployment initiatives from intake through completion.
• Partner with researchers and stakeholders to define scope, success criteria, timelines, and operational requirements.
• Prioritize work and allocate resources across competing projects based on impact, urgency, and capacity.
• Build execution plans that define staffing, robot allocation, dependencies, milestones, and delivery timelines.
• Direct project execution across Research Associates, Production Operations, and partner teams.
• Identify and resolve risks, bottlenecks, staffing gaps, and dependency conflicts before they impact delivery.
• Drive project reviews, stakeholder communication, escalations, and delivery decisions.
• Improve planning, prioritization, and operational systems as the organization scales.

Skills

Program management

Operations leadership

Technical project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Resource allocation

Execution planning

Ambiguity handling

Job description

Physical Intelligence seeks a Strategic Project Lead to own delivery of high-priority research and deployment initiatives. You will partner with researchers and stakeholders to define scope, success criteria, timelines, and operational requirements in a fast-moving environment.

In this role you will prioritize work, allocate resources, build execution plans, and drive cross-functional collaboration across Research Associates, Production Operations, and partner teams to ensure timely, scalable