Manufacturing Program Manager, Vertical Integration

About Standard Bots

Standard Bots is developing the next generation of industrial robotshardware that is powerful affordable and built for scalability. As we move rapidly from prototype to high-volume production we require program management infrastructure that can keep pace. This role is integral to achieving that goal.

We are vertically integrating our core manufacturing processes including CNC machining sheet metal fabrication finishing and casting. This strategy is essential for maintaining the speed resilience and cost-efficiency of our robot production as we scale.

Note: This is a full-time on-site role at our Glen Cove NY manufacturing facility and HQ.

The Role

Owning how a strategy becomes reality. Taking an ambiguous high-stakes mandate and standing up the program behind it; structuring the work building the plan managing internal and external partners and driving it to a decision leadership can act on and a plan the organization can execute. It is a high-ownership high-ambiguity role with direct CEO visibility sitting at the intersection of manufacturing corporate strategy and program execution.

What Youll Do

• Establish programs. Transform an ambiguous strategic mandate into organized work-streams assign owners set milestones and create a budget. Designing the operating system that supports the entire effort.

• Build the plan. Convert strategy into decision-grade plans: requirements definition options analysis cost models and a costed sequenced recommendation.

• Own execution. Drive work-streams to completion hold the schedule and budget manage dependencies and clear blockers before they stall the program.

• Manage stakeholders and partners. Coordinate internal functions (engineering supply chain finance) and external partners and consultants; scope engagements and hold them to budget and deadline.

• Quantify the decision. Build and own the financial models make-vs-buy CapEx breakeven unit economics that leadership decisions rest on.

• Drive to a decision. Synthesize the work into executive-grade readouts and move leadership to a clear timely call.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7 years leading cross-functional programs to executive decisions in manufacturing/operations corporate strategy or BizOps at a hardware company or management consulting with genuine industrial exposure.

• Demonstrated ownership of a complex ambiguous effort driven from strategy through to an executable plan.

• Financial-modeling fluency: breakeven CapEx unit economics and enough M&A literacy (EBITDA multiples) to own and pressure-test a make-vs-buy model.

• Executive communication: structured written synthesis and board-quality presentations.

• Vendor and consultant management scoping and holding external partners to budget and deadline.

• Comfort operating without a playbook at startup pace with direct executive exposure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior make-vs-buy re-shoring capacity-expansion or M&A-evaluation experience.

• Working literacy across manufacturing processes (machining sheet metal finishing casting).

• Experience standing up a shop plant or lab from scratch.

• Robotics or precision-hardware background.

• PMP or equivalent

• Experience working with Long Island/NY-metro manufacturing organizations.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $150000 to $180000. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance life insurance disability insurance and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.

Required Experience:

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