Agile Program Manager - Robotics & Automation Systems

5 years

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Job Description

Rapyuta Robotics, an ETH Zurich spin-off, operates with the goal of making robots more accessible to anyone in the logistics industry. We believe that collaborative work leads to more effective and sustainable outcomes — and we seek individuals fearless in challenging limits, whether within themselves or in their surroundings, to make a dent in the universe.We are looking for an Agile Program Manager to lead the PA-AMR (Picking Assistant AMR) Systems development — part of our Logistics Solutions Development portfolio.In this role, you will orchestrate the delivery of capabilities across multiple Agile teams building our next-generation warehouse orchestration platform. You will partner with Product Management, System Architecture, and Engineering to ensure predictable, high-quality, and value-aligned releases.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end delivery of the PA-AMR delivery, aligning multiple Agile teams toward shared program objectives.
  • Plan, facilitate, and coordinate program-level events such as quarterly planning, system demos, and retrospectives.
  • Enable smooth flow of value by visualizing dependencies, managing risks, and removing systemic impediments.
  • Coach teams and leaders on Lean-Agile principles, delivery predictability, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Architecture to ensure feature readiness, capacity planning, and release alignment.
  • Establish delivery transparency using Azure DevOps dashboards, metrics (velocity, predictability, flow time), and reporting radiators.
  • Champion DevOps and automation practices to enhance quality, release cadence, and operational reliability.
  • Foster a culture of relentless improvement by identifying process bottlenecks, driving actionable retrospectives, and institutionalizing learning.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in Agile software development, including 2+ years in program or multi-team delivery management.
  • Proven experience with Azure DevOps, Jira Align, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools.
  • Familiarity with full-stack software development and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and leadership skills.
  • Excellent analytical and data-driven problem-solving abilities.
  • Fluent in English (verbal and written); Japanese proficiency is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE), Agile Program Management (ICP-APM), or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification.
  • Experience managing multiple Agile teams delivering complex cloud-native or robotics software.
  • Background in logistics, warehouse management, or industrial automation systems.
  • Exposure to microservices, and distributed system architectures.
  • Proven success in scaling Agile practices across cross-functional teams or organizations.

Benefits

Why us?
  • Exciting and challenging problems are addressed using wide-ranging technologies and tools.
  • Competitive salary
  • Great team culture, peers and workplace

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