• Lead technical programs with industry partners and research institutions, serving as a primary program contact for our external partners during the execution and delivery of projects.
• Facilitate technical discussions between internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Drive project scoping and proposal writing in collaboration with the partnerships and technical teams.
• Manage joint development initiatives and coordinate customer pilot programs from conception through to deployment.

Process & Operations

• Work closely with the rest of the global TPM team to refine scalable processes.
• Implement metrics for tracking milestones and program outcomes.
• Coordinate compliance and regulatory considerations across programs.
• Support intellectual property (IP) and scientific publication processes.
• Foster interdisciplinary team culture and own change management to successfully scale the organization.
• Use data to drive continuous improvements to internal and customer-facing processes.

Must Have Skills and Qualifications

• You possess a strong background in a Natural Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, AI/ML, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager in a scientific or AI/ML environment, with a clear sense of where the opportunities and challenges in the field lie.
• The ability to navigate high levels of ambiguity and maintain cohesion across multi-disciplinary teams (AI, Chemistry, and Engineering).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both highly technical researchers and non-technical partners at varying levels of seniority.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with comfort navigating ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Strong leadership and facilitation capabilities for managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing technical external-facing customer projects.

Bonus Points (But Not Critical)

• Practical experience or an academic background in Materials Science, Experimental Chemistry, or Physics.
• Experience managing joint ecosystem programs alongside major hardware tech giants like NVIDIA or Meta.
• Direct professional background working within a semiconductor foundry, design firm, or electronics materials supplier.
• Technical fluency across model architecture, cloud infrastructure, and the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with molecular simulation software, quantum chemistry packages, or cheminformatics tools.

Additional Considerations

This role will be based in our London/Cambridge offices or our U.S. Bay Area office, with the expectation of being in the office three days per week. Additionally, there may be regular travel required to other locations for internal/external collaboration work.

What we offer

• A competitive salary: We value and reward impact and growth.
• Equity in CuspAI: You have a stake in the success of the company.
• Time off to stay fresh: 28 days holiday (DE, NL, UK) or 21 days holiday (JP, SG, US), in addition to local public holidays.
• ‘Gold Standard’ parental leave: 26 weeks (primary caregiver) and 12 weeks (secondary caregiver) at full pay - we look after you and your family while we work on the most important materials discovery problems together.
• Professional development budget: We invest in your career development so you can stay up to date with the latest industry knowledge or add to your skills to increase impact and growth.
• Solve meaningful problems: See how your work has a direct impact on advancing materials science and solving sustainability and climate-related problems through the creation and application of bleeding-edge SOTA technology and revolutionary techniques.
• True interdisciplinary teamwork: Be part of a deeply collaborative environment bridging AI research, computational chemistry, and experimental science - work with world-class researchers and engineers who enjoy sharing knowledge and supporting each other.

Join us in shaping the future of materials with AI. Together, we can create groundbreaking solutions for a more sustainable world.

CuspAI is an equal opportunities employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and value the unique perspectives and contributions that diversity brings to our team.

Please let us know if you require any specific adjustments during or after the interview process. We will do everything we can within reason to accommodate.