Vice President, Strategic Program Management Office (SPMO)

The role

The Vice President of Strategic Program Management Office will build and lead a team of Technical Program Managers. This role owns the discipline, structure, and rigor of program management across the portfolio of new product development and launch programs.

What you will do

• Build, lead, and grow the Strategic Program Management Office
• Develop and enforce a consistent program management methodology, toolset, and cadence
• Own the portfolio-level view of all active launch programs
• Partner with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, finance, and commercial leadership
• Establish and run the executive program review cadence
• Identify at-risk programs early and drive recovery plans
• Develop and track program-level KPIs
• Champion change management and process maturity
• Manage program budgets and resource allocation
• Represent the program management function in strategic planning and governance

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of technical program or project management experience
• 5+ years in a people-leadership role managing a team of program or technical program managers
• Experience leading new product introduction (NPI) or new product development (NPD) programs in a hardware, robotics, automotive, aerospace, or complex electromechanical products environment
• Track record building or scaling a program management function (PMO/SPMO) inside a fast-growing or scaling organization
• Strong executive presence
• Deep fluency in program management methodology and tools
• Experience partnering across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality functions in a hardware product company
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field

Nice to have

• advanced degree (MBA or technical master's)
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification
• Experience in robotics, humanoid/mobile robotics, or advanced automation
• Experience taking a hardware and integrated software product from pilot production through volume manufacturing ramp
• Familiarity with modern program management tooling (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Monday, or similar)

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan with 6% company match
• Company stock options
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible, unlimited PTO for exempt employees
• 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown
• 10 vacation days and paid sick leave for non-exempt employees
• Catered lunches four times a week and healthy snacks in Salem and Pittsburgh
• Generous paid parental leave programs
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs
• Relocation Assistance

Before you apply

• Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States

About the company

Agility Robotics builds Digit, the world's first commercially available humanoid robot, designed to work safely alongside people in warehouses, manufacturing, and logistics environments.