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About the Role

Drive the operational rigor of complex, cross-functional programs and serve as a credible technical thought partner to engineering teams and external technology partners building at the frontier of AI and autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of programs end-to-end, including plans, milestones, performance metrics, risks, and resource needs.
• Define and execute communication plans for each program, ensuring appropriate strategy, rhythm of business, executive updates, and decision logs.
• Establish objectives and success criteria with stakeholders, hold teams accountable, and drive decisions to closure.
• Utilize OKRs, KPIs, and other performance metrics to demonstrate program value and business impact.
• Identify process gaps and inefficiencies, and drive optimization across the portfolio.
• Shape the technical strategy for programs run jointly with strategic technology partners.
• Advise internal stakeholders on technical feasibility and trade-offs when building with and on top of partner technologies.
• Maintain working knowledge of modern AI systems, including LLMs, agentic frameworks, ML pipelines, and adjacent areas like robotics and autonomy stacks.
• Critically review technical design documents and ask pertinent questions.
• Promote reference architectures, standards, and reusable patterns from partner engagements.
• Understand the technical and business drivers of strategic technology partners and translate them into an aligned engagement strategy.
• Map partner capabilities to internal opportunities and communicate possibilities to business units and partners.
• Jointly qualify and prioritize partner opportunities and develop technical engagement plans.
• Engage internal teams to confirm execution capability and unblock technical and business obstacles.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required.
• No sponsorship for employment visas, now or in the future.
• Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience.
• 5+ years of program management experience in software, AI, or other deeply technical environments.
• Experience running complex, multi-stakeholder programs with engineering teams.
• Track record of producing executive-quality updates and driving alignment in writing.
• Background as a software engineer, AI/ML engineer, or in an adjacent technical role.
• Experience working with or inside technology partnerships (joint engineering, co-development, vendor/partner integrations).
• Experience building and running programs that require cross-org collaboration and support from leadership.
• A genuine passion for product roadmaps shaped by AI capabilities.

Skills

• AI
• Autonomy
• Agentic frameworks
• Robotics
• Emerging AI platforms
• Program management
• Technical strategy
• LLMs
• ML pipelines
• Cross-functional program management
• Communication planning
• Stakeholder management
• Performance metrics
• Process optimization
• Technical feasibility analysis
• Partner engagement strategy

Location

• Milwaukee, WI
• Mequon, WI
• Austin, TX
• Mayfield Heights, OH

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 12+ years of related experience
• 5+ years of program management experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule

About the Company

• Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile.
• We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable.
• Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 28,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
• If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.