Program Manager
Core
Act as the 'flight control tower' for critical, multi-year integrated programs, bridging R&D, engineering, capital projects, and commercial workstreams to scale complex battery products from lab to market.
Role type
Senior Program Manager (Battery Materials & Scale-up)
Builds
Next-generation lithium-ion battery materials and manufacturing scale-up
Domain
Battery technology, clean energy, hardware manufacturing
Required skills
Cross-functional program leadership, R&D to manufacturing scale-up, integrated workflow architecture, executive communication, decision and risk management, Stage-Gate methodologies, matrix organization navigation, financial analysis, resource allocation
Preferred skills
Experience in automotive, chemical process, semiconductor, or oil & gas industries
Technologies
Integrated databases, governance tools, Agile, Waterfall
Responsibilities
Drive major cross-functional programs linking R&D, Operations, Capital Projects, and Product + Commercial teams; Design and communicate workflows to resolve complex uncertainties; Optimize timing of R&D breakthroughs and commercial milestones; Serve as central point of accountability for program health with executives; Lead high-stakes decisions and mitigate cross-program dependencies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence