# Senior Program Manager at Bonsai Robotics

- Company: Bonsai Robotics
- What the company does: About Bonsai Robotics Bonsai Robotics develops affordable, vision-based autonomy that makes off-road equipment smarter, safer, and more productive. Backed by E14 Fund.
- Company website: https://bonsairobotics.ai
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $195K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/bonsairoboticsmain/jobs/e32b1391-20c9-476e-abc5-b8e9c7ddf981
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/bonsai-robotics-senior-program-manager/

## About the role

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager who can bring order to a fast-moving, resource-constrained organization — someone comfortable wearing multiple hats, working with lean teams, and helping us bring the proper program discipline needed to scale. You'll be the connective tissue across Product Management, Hardware Engineering, and Software Engineering — driving schedules, owning scope, managing budgets, managing dependencies, surfacing risk, and keeping leadership aligned on program status.

## What they're looking for

- Serve as the programs leader and primary link between cross functional product development teams, Product, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality
- Own end-to-end program plans spanning product, hardware development (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing), and software development (firmware, controls, autonomy stack)
- Build and maintain integrated program charters, scopes, budgets and schedules, identifying cross-team dependencies and critical path risks before they cause slip
- Run program cadences (stand-ups, milestone reviews, leadership-level status updates) across product and engineering disciplines
- Track budget, scope, and resourcing against plan, escalate tradeoffs to leadership with clear options
- Manage risk registers and drive mitigation plans for technical and schedule risk

Tags: Product & Program Management