Associate Director, Integration Project Management

Boston Dynamics is looking for a strategic, highly motivated leadership professional to join our integration organization as the Associate Director of our Integration Project Management team within the Customer Experience organization, reporting to the Senior Director of Customer Solutions & Integration. In this role, you will lead a team of Strategic Integration Project Managers (IPMs), Execution IPMs, and Integration Operations Coordinators, overseeing a portfolio of complex customer deliveries across our robotics product lines. The ideal candidate combines a strong technical background with proven people management capabilities, driving operational excellence, defining delivery standards, and ensuring high-quality, scalable customer installations in commercial and industrial environments.

Responsibilities

Hire, manage, mentor, and develop a multi-tiered team of Strategic IPMs, Execution IPMs, and Integration Operations Coordinators; Establish robust program governance, executive alignment, and methodology standardization; maintain risk registers and mitigation strategies; Own the integration delivery strategy across robotics product lines, driving portfolio health, schedules, resource allocation, and financial tracking; Partner with senior leaders across Sales, Field Applications Engineering, Product, Service, Customer Success, and Business Operations to align integration roadmaps and manage portfolio-level dependencies; Establish operational standards for third-party vendors, subcontractors, and on-site integration activities, ensuring safety, regulatory, and quality control compliance; Standardize tools, templates, and deployment processes across enterprise platforms (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Salesforce); Enforce SOW compliance, change orders, and phased Go/No-Go decision gates; act as primary escalation point for critical roadblocks and installation risks; Provide executive-level visibility into portfolio health, program risks, and revenue milestone completion; measure and communicate realized value and return on investment

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

Nice to have

Advanced certifications in project/program management (e.g., PgMP, PMP, Agile/Scrum); Direct project leadership experience with autonomous mobile robots (AMR), unstructured robotic implementations, or industrial automation/inspection solutions; Strong familiarity with regulatory, safety, and installation standards in commercial/industrial facilities; Advanced power-user expertise in enterprise tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, and Salesforce for portfolio tracking and workflow automation; Demonstrated ability to drive operational transformation and lead high-performing teams through fast-paced growth and change

Benefits

Medical; dental; vision; 401(k); paid time off; annual bonus structure