Senior Director, Flexible Automation

• Drive end‑to‑end performance of the Flexible Automation portfolio, with full accountability for project margin, schedule execution, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Establish clear operating models, governance, and RACI frameworks in partnership with strategic technology partners to enable scalable, predictable delivery.
• Set the standard for delivery excellence by establishing best‑in‑class project governance, deployment standards, and risk management practices across AMR, AGV, AutoStore, and hybrid automation solutions.
• Build and lead high‑performing delivery organizations, developing teams capable of executing complex, multi‑site automation programs at scale while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering and Installation to ensure solutions are execution‑ready, scalable, and aligned with real‑world field capabilities, while continuously evolving deployment models to improve speed, cost, and reliability.
• Scale delivery capabilities to support growth, ensuring the organization can meet rapidly increasing demand in flexible automation markets without compromising quality, safety, or customer outcomes.
• Serve as a senior escalation and executive sponsor for key customers and internal stakeholders, driving issue resolution and ensuring Flexible Automation engagements deliver consistent results, long‑term partnerships, and repeat business.
• Provide leadership in strategic business planning and operational improvement, shaping the roadmap for delivery excellence, organizational maturity, and sustained portfolio performance.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience (10+ years) leading large, complex, and matrixed technical or solution organizations
• Demonstrated ability to lead and scale a $200M+ flexible automation portfolio with full accountability for margin, delivery performance, and customer outcomes.
• Deep expertise in flexible automation technologies, including AMRs, AGVs, robotics, and hybrid automation solutions, and their deployment at scale.
• Proven success leading large, geographically dispersed project delivery organizations across complex, multi‑site implementations.
• Strong program and project governance capability, including risk management, delivery standardization, and executive‑level escalation handling.
• Ability to partner effectively with Engineering, Installation, Product Management, and Commercial teams to ensure solutions are execution‑ready and scalable.
• Strategic mindset with experience using entry‑level automation solutions to enable customer growth into broader, integrated systems.
• Credible executive presence with the ability to engage senior customers and internal leaders during high‑stakes.
• Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and lead high‑performing teams in dynamic environments.