Take validated technologies and workflows from the lab environment and seamlessly integrate them into pilot deployments at live production facilities.
Develop comprehensive, scalable deployment playbooks for hardware installations, facility layout modifications, and labor management transitions.
Manage the cost, schedule, and risk management of large-scale automation deployments across multiple distribution centers, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing customer service levels.
Re-engineer existing facility processes to accommodate new capabilities like multi-pass picking, dynamic slotting, and co-mingled inventory strategies.
Lead Lean/Six Sigma initiatives on the warehouse floor to optimize travel distance, material flow, and throughput capacity alongside new automation deployments.
Create, document, and train local facility management teams and warehouse associates on the new operational standards defined by Stord Labs.
Act as the primary bridge connecting the lab’s core innovation team, local facility General Managers, and Stord’s executive leadership.
Oversee on-site hardware vendor installations, site acceptance testing (SAT), and user acceptance testing (UAT) during the pilot and rollout phases.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related technical discipline.
8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Management, or complex cross-functional delivery roles.
Demonstrated experience managing hardware/software integration programs in operational or logistics environments.
Deep understanding of time-and-motion studies, facility layout (AutoCAD), and physical material flow.
Strong domain knowledge of supply chain systems, warehouse automation, robotics integration, or fulfillment operations.
Proven experience leading vendor management processes, including RFPs, evaluation frameworks, and strategic partnership development.
Strong execution discipline across agile, sprint-based, or similar iterative delivery methodologies.
Ability to travel up to 30% of time supporting rollout.

Senior Deployment Technical Program Manager

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