Deployment & Engagement Operations, Lead

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Physicalintelligence The Deployment & Engagement Operations Lead at Physical Intelligence manages external partner engagements and operational execution for robotics and AI deployments. This role leads complex engagements, builds trusted relationships, and oversees on-site operations.

Responsibilities

Own scope, resourcing, and execution for external engagements once initial terms are set.
Turn partner commitments into clear plans with milestones, owners, and resource needs.
Lead complex engagements with multiple teams, evolving requirements, and significant operational responsibility.
Build trusted relationships with key partner stakeholders and internal leads to work through constraints and keep decisions moving.
Exercise judgment on scope, timing, and resources, resolving tradeoffs and escalating decisions when needed.
Secure and allocate the robots, people, support, and site time each engagement needs.
Build and lead the team supporting these engagements as the work grows.
Oversee on-site operations, including staffing, shifts, travel, and logistics, and step in directly when needed.
Keep partners, researchers, and internal teams aligned on status, risks, and decisions.
Build practical playbooks and processes that make each engagement easier to run.
What We Hope You'll Bring
5+ years in program management, field operations, or technical project management.

Qualification

5+ years in program managementTechnical fluency in ML and roboticsExperience in roboticsExperience opening new sites

Required

5+ years in program management, field operations, or technical project management
Experience running on-site launches or deployments of hardware or complex physical operations
Technical fluency in ML and robotics
Experience delivering external partner or customer programs
Experience staffing and managing teams across shifts and locations
Willingness to travel and work extended on-site stretches

Preferred

Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or AI.
Experience opening new sites, markets, or facilities.
Experience turning one-off launches into a repeatable motion.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Company

Physicalintelligence

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10000+ employees

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Founded 1968

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