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Technical Project Manager (TPM), Partner Ecosystems and Integration - French Speaking
Technical Project Manager (TPM), Partner Ecosystems and Integration - French Speaking
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The Role
Leads technical program governance for certified robotics integration and service partners, managing schedules, milestones, compliance, quality gates, readiness, and cross-functional dependencies. Serves as a senior technical escalation point for networking, APIs, software, payloads, and electromechanical systems. Reviews integration architectures, audits partner capabilities, supports certification, improves deployment processes, and translates partner feedback into engineering roadmaps. Requires frequent domestic and international travel.
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The Technical Program Manager (TPM), Partner Ecosystem & Integrations is responsible for the technical orchestration, operational compliance, and program execution of Boston Dynamics’ Certified Integrator (CIP) and Certified Service Provider (CSP) partners.
Approximately 65% of this role focuses on end-to-end technical program management—driving partner project schedules, establishing milestone governance, enforcing operational compliance, and steering partner readiness as Boston Dynamics scales into new global markets.
The remaining 35% leverages deep hands-on robotics and systems engineering knowledge to act as a senior technical escalation bridge—performing advanced technical triage, unblocking complex payload/API integrations, and validating partner deployment architectures.Sitting at the intersection of external partners, Customer Experience (CX), Product Engineering, and Sales, this role transforms third-party integrators into reliable, autonomous force multipliers for global fleet expansion.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Program Management, Governance & Steering (65%)
Technical Triage & Systems Architecture Escalation (35%)
Core Competencies
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Typical Qualifications
The Technical Program Manager (TPM), Partner Ecosystem & Integrations is responsible for the technical orchestration, operational compliance, and program execution of Boston Dynamics’ Certified Integrator (CIP) and Certified Service Provider (CSP) partners.
Approximately 65% of this role focuses on end-to-end technical program management—driving partner project schedules, establishing milestone governance, enforcing operational compliance, and steering partner readiness as Boston Dynamics scales into new global markets.
The remaining 35% leverages deep hands-on robotics and systems engineering knowledge to act as a senior technical escalation bridge—performing advanced technical triage, unblocking complex payload/API integrations, and validating partner deployment architectures.Sitting at the intersection of external partners, Customer Experience (CX), Product Engineering, and Sales, this role transforms third-party integrators into reliable, autonomous force multipliers for global fleet expansion.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Program Management, Governance & Steering (65%)
- Partner Program & Milestone Governance: Lead cross-functional execution across a portfolio of certified integration and service partners, tracking delivery schedules, critical path milestones, and gate reviews from scoping through commissioning.
- Operational Compliance & Quality Gating: Define, monitor, and enforce partner operational compliance, field safety standards, and deployment quality metrics (SLAs, First-Pass Yield, and mean time to integrate).
- New Market & Partner Steering: Act as the primary operational anchor steering partner readiness in newly opened industry verticals and regional territories, establishing launch timelines and resource allocation.
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Serve as the central communication hub between external partner PMOs, Boston Dynamics Engineering, Product Management, and CX leadership to resolve cross-project dependencies and technical blockers.
- Continuous Program Improvement: Establish standardized deployment templates, operational runbooks, and programmatic certification gates that reduce integration cycle times and eliminate custom project friction[cite: 1, 3].
Technical Triage & Systems Architecture Escalation (35%)
- Tier 3/4 Technical Triage & Escalation: Serve as the technical escalation point for critical partner issues in the field, conducting deep-dive triage across networking, API/SDK software, payloads, and electromechanical hardware to isolate root causes.
- Integration Design Reviews: Perform rigorous technical reviews of partner system architectures, mechanical designs, network topologies, and custom software wrappers against Boston Dynamics engineering specifications.
- Technical Enablement & Certification Audits: Partner with Technical Training to assess partner technical competencies, evaluate real-world pilot deployments, and sign off on technical certification readiness.
- Voice of Partner Technical Feedback: Aggregate ground-level failure modes, tooling gaps, and integration friction from partner projects into structured inputs for Product and Introspective Tooling engineering roadmaps[cite: 1, 3].
Core Competencies
- Technical Program Governance: Proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder technical projects, establish rigorous operational milestones, mitigate delivery risks, and enforce compliance.
- Systems-Level Technical Acumen: Strong electromechanical, networking, and software comprehension to assess technical feasibility and triage complex automated systems.
- Operational Decisiveness & SLA Management: High accountability in establishing accountability frameworks, auditing quality metrics, and steering partner performance.
- Cross-Functional Bridge Building: Skilled in translating high-level business and go-to-market priorities into tactical engineering schedules and vice versa.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Program Management Tooling: Advanced proficiency with enterprise program management and issue-tracking platforms (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Salesforce).
- Robotics & Systems Integration: Working knowledge of robotics systems architectures (ROS/APIs, industrial communications, sensor payloads, edge computing, Linux/Ubuntu environments).
- Industrial Networking: Understanding of enterprise IT/OT network architectures, firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, and industrial wireless environments.
- Partner / Ecosystem Management: Demonstrated experience steering third-party engineering firms, value-added resellers (VARs), or EPC/automation integrators.
Typical Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical
discipline. PMP, CAPM, or Agile/Scrum certifications a plus. - Experience: 4–7 years of technical experience in robotics, industrial automation, or complex hardware/software systems.
- At least 3 years explicitly spent driving Technical Program Management (TPM), technical project management, or partner integration programs involving multi-site deployments.
- Travel Requirements: Ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally for partner audits, critical escalations, and regional operational launches.
- Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Boston Dynamics cannot sponsor visas for this role.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent technical discipline
- 4–7 years of technical experience in robotics, industrial automation, or complex hardware/software systems
- At least 3 years driving technical program management, technical project management, or partner integration programs involving multi-site deployments
- Ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally
- Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
- French-speaking capability
- PMP, CAPM, or Agile/Scrum certification
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What We Do
Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.
