Associate Director, Integration Project Management

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Capability Building: Hire, manage, mentor, and develop a multi-tiered team including Strategic IPMs managing scaled, large-scale, and complex multi-site integrations;
• Program Governance & Execution Frameworks: Establish robust program governance, executive alignment, and methodology standardization to ensure consistent quality and repeatable execution across the enterprise…
• Portfolio Management & Capacity Planning: Own the integration delivery strategy across robotics product lines, driving portfolio health, project schedules, resource allocation, and financial tracking;
• Cross-Functional & Executive Alignment: Partner with senior leaders across Sales, Field Applications Engineering, Product, Service, Customer Success, and Business Operations to align integration roadmaps, prioritize…
• Site & Vendor Management: Establish operational standards for third-party vendors, subcontractors, and on-site integration activities, ensuring strict adherence to safety, regulatory, and quality control requirements.
• Process Standardization & Workflow Automation: Standardize tools, templates, and deployment processes across enterprise platforms (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Salesforce) to drive consistent, scalable execution and…
• Escalation, Risk Governance & SOW Enforcement: Enforce strict SOW compliance, change orders for scope variations, and rigorous phased Go/No-Go decision gates based on site-readiness checklists, technical evaluation…
• Executive Communication & Value Tracking: Provide executive-level visibility into portfolio health, program risks, and revenue milestone completion;

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering) or a related technical field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
• 12+ years of progressive technical project/program management experience, with at least 4+ years of direct people leadership experience managing project managers or technical leads.
• Proven track record of managing portfolios of complex, multi-disciplinary technology integrations, robotics, or electromechanical integrations in customer-facing environments.
• Deep expertise in project/portfolio management principles, resource forecasting, critical path methodology, and risk management.
• Demonstrated success in building, scaling, and standardizing project management frameworks, tools, and processes across teams.
• High technical fluency across hardware/software integration, controls, network architecture, and customer site operations.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with proven ability to influence senior business and technical leaders internally and externally.