Sr. Program Manager, LaserWeeder

The Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder™ leverages advanced robotics, computer vision, AI/deep learning, and lasers to eliminate weeds with sub-millimeter accuracy—all without herbicides. This innovative solution reduces environmental impact, promotes soil health, and helps farmers address labor shortages and rising costs. Designed in Seattle and built at our cutting-edge manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington, the LaserWeeder is setting a new standard for automated weed control. With $157 million in funding from prominent investors such as BOND, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture arm), Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Revolution, Sozo Ventures, and Voyager Capital, Carbon Robotics is driving innovation.

As a no-nonsense team with a bias for action, we take pride in executing our ideas. Whether it’s designing transformative technology or visiting farms to ensure our products are reliable and safe, we do whatever it takes to deliver for our customers. 

Working here means tackling big problems with big impact. You’ll find opportunities to grow professionally, solve complex challenges, and make meaningful contributions to a mission that matters. At Carbon Robotics, we trust our team to act independently and make practical, real-world decisions. 

Join us as we innovate, execute, and build the future of farming together.

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Carbon Robotics is seeking a Senior Program Manager, LaserWeeder to drive the planning and execution of programs by working with cross functional teams to identify requirements and implement solutions to meet and support company goals. 

You will be responsible for orienting the team and driving towards common goals. You will coordinate and execute delivery of programs and drive continuous improvement projects to enhance efficiency in lifecycle execution and evolve operational maturity. This role requires a high level of collaboration, coordination and meticulous project tracking, strong problem solving, solid technical judgment, program management domain knowledge, excellent communication skills and the ability to stay organized and focused in the face of ambiguity.

You will actively develop and evangelize best practices for ensuring delivery and continual improvement that is informed by tactical, operational and strategic measures. You must be a quick thinker with the ability to make key decisions with multiple simultaneous dimensions in mind. You must be comfortable and composed working in a technical environment resolving day-to-day problems with functional and technical subject matter experts. You lead with transparency and positive influence, with a bias to action and ability to drive to data-driven decisions that continuously moves the program forward. 

Carbon Robotics is a rapid prototype and innovation organization, so being spry and creative are absolute requirements - the ability to adapt and evolve proven program management methodologies with modern tools and processes will go a long way in ensuring success. 

Most of our more interesting components are electronics: ICs, MCUs, Power Supplies, LEDs, Cameras, etc., so experience or understanding of electronic components is highly desired. 

This role is located at Carbon’s headquarters in Seattle, WA and is an in office position. 

What you'll do:

• Lead programs and teams through the project lifecycle to deliver to an agreed up parameters of scope, budget, schedule and quality, including negotiating changes to these parameters in response to internal/external events and the obligation to report and explain the resulting consequences.
• Build cogent project plans, manage project schedules, identify, mitigate and manage risks.
• Manage assessment & prioritization of requirements. Be able to design creative and right sized solutions while considering technical and business needs, requirements and trade-offs but stay firmly rooted in decisions based on data.
• Orchestrate tasks and deliverables across the program lifecycle.
• Own accurate, timely and transparent communication of progress, status, risks and change to execution teams and stakeholders up and across Carbon Robotics.
• Use technology based solutions to deliver information and manage programs.
• Manage budget, margins and spend analysis.
• Identify, track and report success metrics.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for Success:

• Proven record of delivering technical and business driven programs