Product Lead, Operational Intelligence (Formic Cortex)

4+ years of experience in product, operations, systems design, technical program management, robotics, automation, or similar cross-functional roles. Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous environments where problems must be discovered, framed, and shaped. Strong systems thinking skills, reasoning about organizations, workflows, and decision-making as interconnected systems. Experience working closely with engineers, operators, or technical subject-matter experts to create scalable solutions. Comfort moving between observation, synthesis, and execution without a predefined roadmap. Strong communication skills and ability to build alignment across teams with different incentives, languages, and constraints. Track record of owning outcomes, not just deliverables. Willingness to spend time close to the work (field, factory floor, operational teams) for insight.

Observe work patterns across teams to identify speed, clarity, or consistency limitations. Translate complex decision-making into scalable structures and mechanisms. Redesign information flows and handoffs to improve reliability. Introduce systems (process, tooling, automation, decision frameworks) to increase operational leverage. Partner with engineering to shape and deliver internal capabilities. Establish feedback loops for learning from operational outcomes. Drive initiatives from discovery through execution in undefined environments. Align stakeholders on priorities and operational approaches. Evaluate new technologies and methods for organizational improvement. Define Formic Cortex capability and shape its team and operating model.