Agility Robotics

Chief of Staff – Chief Executive Officer

Agility Robotics

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Fremont • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $203,000 - $316,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own a Strategic Portfolio: Manage a portfolio of strategic programs that enable Agility’s humanoid leadership, ensuring executional discipline, risk mitigation, and milestone delivery.
  • Operational Cadence: Establish operating cadence, program reviews, and executive reporting frameworks in partnership with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and program teams.
  • Collaboration with Engineering: Provide strategic oversight for a portfolio of engineering programs and work collaboratively with Technical Program Managers (TPMs) that report into the engineering organization to ensure efforts are synchronized with enterprise-level strategic priorities.
  • Governance Frameworks: Establish program governance frameworks, milestones, and KPIs to ensure delivery of high-priority initiatives on time, within scope, and at quality.
  • ELT Engagement: Directly engage with the ELT on a regular basis to ensure initiatives remain on track, providing high visibility and accountability for results.
  • OKR Management: Drive OKR alignment and provide visibility across the ELT to support and drive achievement across the entire organization.
  • Internal Communication: Lead cross-functional teams across org-wide meetings to ensure the organization is advised on progress against OKRs and educated on key company initiatives.
  • Senior Advisor: Act as a thought partner to senior leadership, synthesizing data, insights, and trade-offs into clear recommendations and decision frameworks.
  • Performance Culture: Foster a culture of analytical rigor, accountability, and high-bar output within the team and across all program teams.
  • Risk Mitigation: Anticipate and mitigate risks in complex technical programs while maintaining agility in execution.

Requirements

  • Experience: 15+ years of experience in operations or leadership within emerging technology, robotics, or high-growth sectors.
  • Track Record: Proven ability to drive large-scale, complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through commercialization with executive-level accountability.
  • Technical Acumen: Deep strategic and analytical skills with significant exposure to complex hardware-software systems; experience in robotics or automation environments is strongly preferred.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical field required; Top-tier MBA or Master’s in a technical field strongly preferred.
  • Leadership: Strong executive presence, communication, and leadership skills capable of influencing at C-suite levels.
Benefits
  • 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
  • Equity: Company stock options.
  • Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
  • Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
  • Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Time Off:
  • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
  • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
  • On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
  • Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
  • Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
  • Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
  • Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
  • Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementOKR managementrisk mitigationstrategic oversightanalytical skillshardware-software systemsroboticsautomation
Soft Skills
executive presencecommunicationleadershipcollaborationaccountabilityanalytical rigor
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringBachelor’s degree in computer scienceMBAMaster’s in a technical field