Vice President Strategy Operations Jobs in San Ramon, CA

About The Role

Agility Robotics is pioneering the humanoid robotics segment, developing systems that bridge advanced AI, hardware, and real-world deployment at scale. As the company accelerates toward commercialization of its next-generation humanoid platforms, the Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development plays a critical leadership role in shaping and delivering the company's most high-impact strategic programs.

Reporting directly to the CBO, this role leads a small, high-caliber team responsible for driving alignment, strategic acceleration, and enterprise-level value creation and directly engages with the Executive Leadership Team in a meaningful way.

The VP, Strategy & Corporate Development functions as a strategic accelerator, a highly focused, agile executive translating strategy into measurable outcomes that position Agility Robotics as the clear leader in humanoid robotics.

Purpose of Strategy & Corporate Development

To ensure Agility Robotics maintains strategic focus, executional speed, and disciplined alignment across the initiatives that most directly determine leadership in the humanoid robotics category.

About The Work

• Own a portfolio of strategic programs that enable Agility's humanoid leadership focused on sustainable growth.
• Strategic pathway identification to support and drive Agility's growth ambition and valuation performance.
• Drive executional discipline, risk mitigation, and milestone delivery across strategic programs under the Chief Business Officer.
  

Business Development & Corporate Development

• Lead strategic identification and evaluation of potential M&A and partnership opportunities aligned with Agility's roadmap, particularly in areas of AI, safety, and humanoid platform technologies for integration, and commercial acceleration.
• Drive due diligence, financial modeling, and integration planning for targeted opportunities that accelerate market position or technological advantage.
• Support investor and Board engagement with analysis and recommendations tied to growth initiatives.
• Build and maintain an external network of partners to accelerate product adoption and category leadership.

Strategic Growth & Market Expansion

• Lead CBO-sponsored initiatives that drive organic and inorganic growth, including new market activations, geographic expansion, and industry adjacency explorations.
• Partner with leaders to identify, validate, and operationalize new channels of value creation.
• Partner with Product organization to support strategy development for key verticals, including logistics, manufacturing, automotive, defense, and others, ensuring Agility's humanoid platform aligns with the highest-value use cases.

• Evaluate and design partnership frameworks that extend beyond commercial contracts, like ecosystem integration and platform standardization.

Leadership & Organizational Impact

• Directly engage with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on a regular basis to ensure initiatives remain on track, ensuring visibility and accountability.
• Drive OKR alignment and provide visibility across the ELT to support and drive achievement
• Foster a culture of analytical rigor, high-bar output, and rapid thinking within the team.
• Establish operating cadence, program reviews, and executive reporting frameworks in partnership with the ELT.
• Partner across the ELT to support enterprise problem solving, prioritization, and alignment on strategic imperatives.
• Leads cross functional teams across org-wide employee meetings and cadences to ensure the entire organization is advised on the company's progress against OKRs, educated on initiatives within the company, and informed on the latest cross-functional updates.

About You

• 15+ years of experience in strategy, operations, corporate development, or program leadership within emerging technology, robotics, or high-growth sectors.
• Top-tier MBA or Engineering Degree
• Prior experience at a top-three management consulting firm (McKinsey, Bain, or BCG), ideally with exposure to technology and industrial clients.
• Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with executive-level accountability.
• Deep strategic, analytical, and financial acumen with the ability to navigate high-stakes corporate development and investor discussions.
• Strong executive presence, communication, and leadership skills capable of influencing at Board and C-suite levels.
• Experience working in or advising robotics, automation, or complex hardware-software systems preferred.

Success Metrics

• Deliver clear, data-backed strategic pathways that unify market opportunity, product direction, and commercial strategy to accelerate decision-making.
• Build and advance a prioritized pipeline of strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities that strengthen Agility's competitive moat and long-term valuation.
• Define and operationalize strategic growth initiatives, including vertical pathways, new markets, and adjacencies that expand Agility's TAM capture.
• Establish ecosystem-level frameworks and partnerships that deepen platform integration, enhance partner adoption, and reinforce Agility's position in the humanoid category.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and cohesion across Commercial, Product, Operations, Marketing, and Finance through strategic alignment and prioritization mechanisms.
• Build and lead a high-performing team that delivers high-quality analysis, structured outputs, and measurable acceleration for initiatives.

Location

• This is a fully remote role with the option to work hybrid if a commutable distance from our Salem, OR, Pittsburgh, PA, or Fremont, CA offices.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This range may change based on geographical location and may be modified in the future.