Project Manager

Embedding VC

. Own each deployment end to end, from signed contract to a live, working installation at the customer site.

Posted 10/23/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end deployment management, including project planning, stakeholder coordination, and risk mitigation. Proficient in translating customer requirements into actionable deployment plans while maintaining strong communication across teams and external partners.

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Project ManagementDeployment ManagementStakeholder CoordinationTechnical Program ManagementLogistics Coordination

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Hard Skills

Deployment PlanningRisk ManagementStatement Of Work DevelopmentImplementation TrackingProcess Building

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationOrganizational SkillsProblem-SolvingCalm Under PressureSelf-Directed

Tools & Technologies

Project Tracking ToolsCRM SoftwareHubSpot

Certifications & Qualifications

PMP

Industry Keywords

Field Services CoordinationHardware DeploymentWarehouse OperationsShipping Logistics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own each deployment end to end, from signed contract to a live, working installation at the customer site.
Define milestones, sequence dependencies, track status, and surface risks and blockers early.
Coordinate sales, solution engineering, office/logistics, and third-party delivery partners.
Drive a clear, complete statement of work before each deployment and resolve ambiguous scope.
Track solution engineers through implementation against the statement of work.
Translate customer requirements and site constraints into a concrete deployment plan.
Coordinate delivery windows, pickup, destination readiness, installation scheduling, returns, and de-installations.
Confirm warehouse readiness, including staging, configuration, and health checks before shipping.
Serve as the customer-facing point of contact during rollout; communicate timelines and manage change requests.
Run deployment kickoffs and post-deployment reviews; capture lessons and improve the playbook.
Report deployment status and upcoming installation pipeline to the founding team.
Build and maintain deployment playbooks, checklists, tracking systems, and tooling for deployment status, asset location, and readiness.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hungry, startup mindset above all: thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, takes extreme ownership, does what it takes to make each install land.
3+ years in project management, implementation/deployment management, technical program management, or field-services coordination, ideally at a startup, hardware, or solutions company.
Proven ability to run multi-stakeholder projects on a schedule and hold others accountable without direct authority.
Comfortable reading and reasoning about a technical scope of work; talks credibly with solution engineers.
Strong coordination and communication across internal teams, external partners, and customers.
Highly organized and self-directed; builds process from scratch.
Calm under pressure; biased toward closing gaps and driving at-risk deployments to resolution.
Experience deploying hardware or physical installations into venues or field sites (nice-to-have).
Familiarity with project/deployment tracking tools and a CRM, e.g. HubSpot (nice-to-have).
Background in logistics, shipping, or warehouse operations (nice-to-have).
PMP or similar credential (nice-to-have; not required).