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# Technical Program Manager

- **Company:** FORT Robotics
- **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Asana, Confluence, JIRA, Software Documentation
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.phillyjobs.com/job.asp?id=3323753001&tx=FP2118FFG&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 4 - 7 years of experience in product, program, or project management, ideally in a fast-moving hardware and/or software product environment.
 * Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional programs in robotics, autonomy, industrial tech, or similar environments strongly preferred.
 * Familiarity with both Agile and stage-gate delivery methodologies, and the judgment to apply the right one in the right context.
 * Strong communicator able to translate technical complexity into clear, actionable stakeholder updates and hold teams accountable with clarity and respect.
 * Comfortable operating in a high-growth environment where priorities shift quickly, and ambiguity is the norm, not the exception.
 * Familiarity with safety-critical or regulated product development environments is a plus.

Preferred

 * Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, monday.com, or similar program management platforms.
 * Background working in a company scaling through internal growth and/or acquisitions, with awareness of process maturity and documentation standards.
 * PMP or equivalent certification is a plus, but not required.

## Description

* Own the planning, execution, and delivery of assigned cross-functional programs through the entire lifecycle.
 * Build and maintain project and program roadmaps that give stakeholders clear visibility into priorities, dependencies, milestones, and risks.
 * Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Sales through structured planning cycles, reviews, and release coordination.
 * Apply and contribute to FORT's program management processes and tooling: keeping things lean, repeatable, and audit-ready.
 * Identify and proactively resolve blockers, dependencies, and resource constraints before they become delivery risks.
 * Partner with engineering leads and product managers to ensure customer commitments are scoped, tracked, and met.
 * Provide timely, accurate program status updates to teams, stakeholders, and leadership to enable faster, better-informed decisions.
 * Champion a culture of ownership, clarity, and continuous improvement within the programs you run.

Cultural Expectations

 * Accomplish the Impossible: Set ambitious delivery goals and create the structures that help teams achieve them even when the path isn't obvious.
 * Own Your Priorities: Take accountability for program outcomes end-to-end, not just process compliance.
 * Build Together: Earn trust across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Operations and help those teams work as one.
 * Think Out Loud: Create visibility, communicate risks early, and make it safe for teams to surface problems before they become crises.
 * Deliver a Customer Experience Worthy of Loyalty: Understand that every program outcome has a customer on the other end and that our reputation for delivery is a competitive advantage.


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