In Product Management, you'll shape the future of our technologies. You're not just responsible for developing new products and optimizing existing ones, but also for ensuring their market success. Your mission is to create innovative solutions that excite our customers and set new standards. As a central interface, you’ll closely collaborate with all development departments—from software to robotics to AI—and maintain direct communication with our customers. You identify market needs, translate these into clear concepts, and oversee the entire process up to market launch. You'll focus not only on the product but also on pricing, positioning, and profitability. Here, you’ll coordinate, provide key insights, and stand by your visions. If you love taking responsibility, thinking strategically, and turning ideas into groundbreaking products, Product Management with us is the perfect place for you. Create products that not only impress technically but also conquer the market!
Programme Manager – NEURA Research Programme (human)
Neura Robotics • Riederich
Your ideas shape our products
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Full-time
Riederich
As Programme Manager, you own the research projects under the NEURA research programme end to end and translate NEURA's business objectives into the deliverables each project commits to. You align with the teams that receive the project outcomes and make sure results are delivered on time, on budget and implemented so that NEURA can turn them into new products. You act as single point of contact for the partners and for the internal teams.
The programme funds universities, research institutes and startups across Europe. Each project runs for 12 to 18 months with up to EUR 500,000 in funding. The projects build Physical AI capabilities on our cognitive service robot MiPA in Health Care, Retail and Hospitality. You coordinate the funded projects from kick-off to final hand-over, including reporting, ensuring final adoption, and making sure insights drive the company roadmap and following programmes. You report to the Head of Business Unit MiPA.
Your responsibilities
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Act as the single point of contact for all funded projects and manage all interfaces between external project leads and internal NEURA teams
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Run project kick-offs and set up cooperation agreements, milestones and reporting cycles with each grantee, together with Legal and Finance
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Track progress, budgets and deliverables across the full project portfolio; anticipate risks early, develop mitigation plans (incl. owners, impact and priority) and ensure corrective actions are deployed
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Coordinate NEURA's contributions to the projects – MiPA robots, robotic hands, Gym access time and Neuraverse access – including delivery, scheduling and technical onboarding
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Own the operating model: weekly execution review, monthly management review with milestone tracking, reporting for the NEURA Research Board; be the source of truth and provide visibility for decisions and information
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Connect project results with NEURA's product and engineering teams so that skills, data and software flow into the Neuraverse and the MiPA roadmap
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Manage IP, publication and dissemination topics in line with the cooperation agreements
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Build the programme community: partner events, demo days and showcases at trade fairs and conferences
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Improve programme processes and tools based on lessons learned, and help prepare the next call
Your profile
Must have
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University degree in engineering, computer science, natural sciences or business, or a comparable qualification
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At least 8 years of experience managing research, funding or innovation programmes with several partners, ideally in robotics, AI or another technology field
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Hands-on experience with project controlling: milestones, budgets, reporting and risk management across a portfolio of projects
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Good technical understanding of robotics and AI, enough to discuss work plans and results with researchers and engineers as an equal
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Confident communicator who brings universities, startups and corporate teams to one table and keeps commitments on track
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Fluent English, written and spoken
Nice to have
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Experience with public funding schemes (e.g. Horizon Europe, BMBF/BMFTR, state programmes) or industry–academia cooperations
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Knowledge of cooperation agreements, IP and publication rules in research projects
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Background in Health Care, Retail or Hospitality
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German language skills
What we offer
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A visible key role in one of Europe's largest industry-funded Physical AI research programmes, with direct access to leading universities, institutes and startups
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Close cooperation with management and the NEURA Research Board, with short decision paths
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Hands-on work with MiPA, the Neuraverse and the NEURA Gym, right where research turns into products
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Room to shape the programme and the next calls
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Flexible working hours and the option of partial remote work
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An international team in a fast-growing robotics company
Location: Metzingen, Germany (hybrid)
Start: As soon as possible, ideally before the first projects start in December 2026
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Reports to: Head of Business Unit MiPA
Please send your CV and a short cover letter, including your salary expectations and earliest start date, via our careers page.
What you can look forward to
Creative Freedom and Agility
Enjoy a dynamic, self-reliant work culture with flat hierarchies, flexible hours, and 30 vacation days. Ideal for those seeking an inspiring professional setting, whether you're starting out or an experienced exec.
Passion for Winning
A passionate and highly skilled team of international experts aiming to redefine robot assistants.
Attractive Compensation
Enjoy a competitive salary package along with exclusive employee discounts.
One Team
Whether it's a summer party or company town hall meetings, we celebrate our successes together.
Professional Growth
Support for your personal and professional development.
Our values. The cornerstones of our success.
We are a team. We strive to achieve great things by promoting the success of our colleagues and partners.
We strive for technological progress in order to give people back their valuable time for enjoyable activities.
We strive to revolutionize the world of robotics by pushing the boundaries of technology every day.
We live a high level of appreciation through open communication and transparency.
We do our best to always be two steps ahead. We achieve this through empowerment, freedom of action and personal responsibility.
People are at the center of everything we do.
Our Location
Our headquarters in Metzingen and Riederich are the heart of our company. It's not just home to our offices, but also our production facilities, Academy, logistics, and Tech Labs—all working together to turn ideas into reality. Riederich itself is a small, peaceful town, just a kilometer away from Metzingen, a city with its own unique character. Metzingen is globally renowned as Outlet City, attracting visitors from all over the world. Here, you can enjoy exclusive designer stores in a relaxed and charming setting. The city also offers a variety of restaurants, cafés, and a down-to-earth Swabian coziness—perfect for unwinding after work.
Our application process
We ensure a transparent and efficient process and look forward to getting to know you during the application process.
Your insight into our daily work
Unsere Mission
"Our goal was to develop the world's first cognitive robot that can work with people, learn from them and provide them with targeted support. And that is exactly what we have achieved. But there is much more to come!"
