Strategic Project Lead
Physical IntelligenceRobotics company
San Francisco, United StatesSenior
CapitalG
Lux Capital
Thrive Capital
Index Ventures
T. Rowe Price
Jeff Bezos
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Strategic Project Lead ensures the most important work is prioritized, resourced, and delivered successfully.
- •Strategic Project Leads ensure the most important work is prioritized, resourced, and delivered successfully.
- •Key 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 available 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.
- •Requirements 2+ years of experience in program management, operations, technical project management, consulting, startup operations, or similar roles.
- •Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- •Strong track record of translating ambiguous goals into executable plans and successful outcomes.
- •Experience balancing competing priorities and making thoughtful resource-allocation decisions.
- •Ability to quickly understand technical goals, operational constraints, and execution tradeoffs.
- •Experience communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required skills
Project ManagementProgram Management
Nice-to-have skills
Technical LeadershipEngineering ManagementCross-functional Leadership
