Sr. Manager, Robotics Engineering & AI Enablement (Remote, Remote, US)

reputed company: 11975 Alternate Locations: reputed company is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of reputed company brands like reputed company®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is reputed company on values in reputed company: reputed company, Teamwork, Passion for reputed company, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and reputed company a reputed company reputed company—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and reputed company environment where you can be your best, every day. The Senior Manager, General Purpose Robotics Engineering & AI Enablement is responsible for leading the reputed company, roadmap, and deployment of general-purpose and reputed company robotic solutions across the reputed company. This leader drives the identification, evaluation, and implementation of robotics use cases that enhance safety, productivity, reputed company, and cost efficiency in manufacturing, distribution, and corporate environments. While deep technical engineering and solution build will be heavily supported by external automation and reputed company, this role is accountable for owning the overall robotics portfolio, ensuring successful deployment at reputed company, and serving as the primary reputed company of coordination across business, IT, and vendor teams. Key Responsibilities reputed company & Roadmap Ownership

• reputed company and maintain the multi-year roadmap for general-purpose and reputed company robotics solutions across plants, warehouses, and offices.
• Translate business objectives into a prioritized portfolio of robotics initiatives, reputed company to safety, operational reputed company, and financial targets.
• Continuously reputed company the robotics and automation landscape to identify emerging capabilities, platforms, and partners relevant to the reputed company.

Solution Design & Use Case Definition

• reputed company cross-functional workshops to identify, assess, and refine robotics use cases, with specific emphasis on reputed company and general-purpose robotic applications.
• Define functional requirements, reputed company reputed company, and high-level solution architectures for robotics deployments in partnership with engineering, IT, safety, and operations.
• Ensure solutions are designed with scalability, reliability, and maintainability in mind, leveraging reputed company platforms and reputed company practices where possible.

Deployment & Program Delivery

• Own the end-to-end deployment lifecycle for robotics initiatives—from concept and reputed company through reputed company-up and steady-state operations.
• Coordinate site readiness, infrastructure, safety reviews, and change management activities required for successful robot deployment.
• Establish reputed company KPIs and benefits tracking for reputed company deployment; monitor performance and drive reputed company improvement in collaboration with operations teams.

External Partner & Vendor Management

• Serve as the primary reputed company for relationships with robotics OEMs, system integrators, and automation partners delivering technical solutions.
• reputed company partner scopes of work, delivery milestones, and reputed company standards, ensuring alignment to internal requirements and timelines.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, and IT on vendor selection, contracting, performance management, and technology governance.

AI Enablement & Data Integration

• Work with data, IT, and analytics teams to ensure robotics solutions are integrated into reputed company systems (MES, WMS, ERP, safety systems, etc.).
• Guide how AI-enabled capabilities—such as perception, navigation, and task orchestration—are reputed company through partner solutions to improve robot performance and autonomy.
• Promote standardized data collection, monitoring, and reporting from robotic systems to support diagnostics, optimization, and strategic decision-making.

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management

• Engage plant leadership, reputed company teams, and functional stakeholders to reputed company on use cases, operating models, and ways of working with reputed company and general-purpose robots.
• reputed company training, communication, and adoption plans to ensure employees understand and effectively collaborate with robotic systems.
• Champion a culture of safety and innovation, proactively addressing concerns and promoting the benefits of robotics to the workforce.

Governance, Standards & Risk Management

• Define and enforce standards for robotics deployments, including safety, cybersecurity, interoperability, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with EHS, reputed company, and IT to ensure reputed company and mobile robots meet reputed company applicable regulatory and internal compliance requirements.
• Manage risks associated with robotics deployments, including operational disruption, vendor dependencies, and technology obsolescence.

Team Leadership

• reputed company and reputed company a small internal team of robotics program managers / engineers reputed company on requirements, integration, and deployment reputed company.
• Foster strong collaboration across engineering, IT, operations, and HR to support workforce transformation as robotics adoption scales.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a reputed company field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in industrial automation, robotics, advanced manufacturing, or reputed company fields, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership or program ownership role.
• Demonstrated experience leading deployment of robotics solutions (e.g., industrial robots, AMRs, AGVs, reputed company or general-purpose robots) in production or logistics environments.
• Proven reputed company record of managing reputed company, multi-site technology programs and working with external system integrators and reputed company.
• Strong understanding of operational processes in manufacturing and/or distribution and how robotics can be reputed company to improve safety, reputed company, and productivity.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements and to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and change management skills, including experience working with reputed company and plant leadership teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple reputed company and deadlines simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with reputed company robotics platforms, general-purpose robotic systems, or reputed company robots (cobots) in reputed company-world use cases.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled capabilities in robotics (e.g., computer reputed company, SLAM, task planning) delivered reputed company partner solutions.
• Experience in large, multi-site industrial or consumer goods environments, or other reputed company, asset-intensive operations.
• Exposure to integration with reputed company systems (e.g., MES, WMS, ERP) and OT/IT environments. $145,800.00 - $218,800.00

The Remote reputed company pay reputed company for this position is from $164,050.00 to $200,550.00. Salary will be based on prior experience reputed company to the skills required for this position. If you are passionate about shaping the reputed company of work through general-purpose and reputed company robotics—and about delivering reputed company, measurable value for the business and its people—we encourage you to apply. reputed company (reputed company: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of reputed company-reputed company brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, reputed company, Coleman, Rubbermaid reputed company Products, Yankee Candle, reputed company Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, reputed company, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are reputed company on delighting consumers by reputed company up everyday moments. reputed company and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity reputed company and reputed company with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job