Technical Program Manager — ANYbotics
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
ANYbotics is a fast-growing tech company dedicated to shaping the future of mobile robotics across multiple industries.
Join our highly talented and motivated team of more than 200 people and work on cutting-edge robot technology. The Opportunity
As Technical Program Manager, you will lead the delivery of one of ANYbotics’ most strategically important robot platform programs, bringing engineering, operations and commercial teams together around a clear and credible path to market.
- ANYbotics is a fast-growing tech company dedicated to shaping the future of mobile robotics across multiple industries.
- Join our highly talented and motivated team of more than 200 people and work on cutting-edge robot technology. The Opportunity
- Work through functional leaders and named workstream owners to establish clear responsibilities, identify capability gaps and secure credible delivery commitments
- Identify risks and cross-functional trade-offs early, bringing forward practical options with their technical, cost and schedule implications, together with a clear recommendation
- Significant experience leading complex technical programs in robotics, autonomous systems, industrial technology, automotive, aerospace, medical devices or another advanced hardware environment
- Proven experience shipping a certified, volume-manufactured mechatronic product and leading it through development, industrialization and commercial launch
Main responsibilities
- Work through functional leaders and named workstream owners to establish clear responsibilities, identify capability gaps and secure credible delivery commitments
- Identify risks and cross-functional trade-offs early, bringing forward practical options with their technical, cost and schedule implications, together with a clear recommendation
- Drive evidence-based program reviews and consolidated delivery readiness across quality, certification, service and launch, adapting the plan early when assumptions or technical evidence change
- Partner with Product and Engineering to translate agreed requirements into an executable delivery plan, including the certification and country sequencing needed to support launch
- Work with the CTO and Operations on make-or-buy decisions, industrialization and external-partner execution, ensuring clear interfaces, commitments and acceptance criteria
Key requirements
- Significant experience leading complex technical programs in robotics, autonomous systems, industrial technology, automotive, aerospace, medical devices or another advanced hardware environment
- Proven experience shipping a certified, volume-manufactured mechatronic product and leading it through development, industrialization and commercial launch
- Strong engineering foundation in mechanical, electrical, mechatronic, robotics, systems engineering or a similarly relevant discipline
- Technical depth to understand system architecture, challenge senior technical specialists and recognise system-level risks without needing to design every solution personally
- Strong command of program-planning methods, critical-path management, structured product-development processes and disciplined change control
- Practical experience across product cost, industrialization, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, certification and external technology or manufacturing partners
- Proven ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders, resolve competing viewpoints and create alignment without relying on direct authority
- Decisive, resilient and highly organised, with the judgement and communication skills to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment and make progress with incomplete information Bonus Points
- Direct experience delivering industrial robots, autonomous machines or other complex mechatronic systems
- Experience with products operating in safety-critical, hazardous or highly regulated environments
- Experience developing a new product through platform reuse, architectural evolution or a tightly controlled derivative program
- Experience with international product certification, including CE, UL or comparable market-access requirements
Additional details
- Join our highly talented and motivated team of more than 200 people and work on cutting-edge robot technology.
- You will work closely with functional leaders and named workstream owners, while having the opportunity to strengthen how ANYbotics runs complex product development and help shape our broader program-management capability as the company grows. Market & Our Technology
- Strong technical program leadership is essential to turning this complexity into reliable execution.
- This is an opportunity to join at a stage where the technology is proven, the ambition is high, and the decisions made now will have a major impact on the company’s future. Your Contributions
- Decisive, resilient and highly organised, with the judgement and communication skills to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment and make progress with incomplete information
Notes and original content
- The Opportunity
- You will work closely with functional leaders and named workstream owners, while having the opportunity to strengthen how ANYbotics runs complex product development and help shape our broader program-management capability as the company grows.
- Market & Our Technology
- This is an opportunity to join at a stage where the technology is proven, the ambition is high, and the decisions made now will have a major impact on the company’s future.
- Your Contributions
- Your Profile
- Bonus Points
Questions about this listing
What salary does ANYbotics offer for this role?
ANYbotics lists CHF 113'500 - 172'000 gross per year for this position in Zurich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does ANYbotics offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with ANYbotics during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at ANYbotics?
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