Strategic Project Lead for AI & Robotics Programs

physicalintelligence

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+
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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

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