Automation Program Manager

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in test program management, QA leadership, or systems integration testing, ideally within supply chain, warehouse automation, or logistics environments.
• Demonstrated experience testing systems that span WCS/WMS layers and ERP inventory systems
• Experience with warehouse automation go-lives — conveyance systems, sortation, robotics, or similar physical automation integrated with software control layers.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end test methodology: test strategy, test case design, UAT, regression, defect management, and readiness/exit criteria.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, operations, vendors, IT) without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to executive/leadership audiences.
• Comfortable working on-site in a warehouse/DCC operational environment in Nashville.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with sortation/guidance systems (e.g., put-to-light/sort-to-light) or automated transport (e.g., AMRs/robotics).