Technical Program Manager (AI/ML)

The role

You will build and execute a program management framework to accelerate AI/ML frontier research and platform capability development. You will lead internal technical programs and manage high-stakes customer projects to translate scientific objectives into scalable materials breakthroughs.

What you will do

• Lead internal technical programs across AI/ML model development, frontier research, data workflows, and machine learning infrastructure.
• Translate scientific and business objectives into executable plans.
• Close the loop between experimental results and the AI research cycle.
• Own planning and delivery of projects including compute, resources, dependencies, timelines, and risks.
• Lead technical programs with industry partners and research institutions.
• Facilitate technical discussions between internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Drive project scoping and proposal writing.
• Manage joint development initiatives and coordinate customer pilot programs.
• Refine scalable processes with the global TPM team.
• Implement metrics for tracking technical milestones and program outcomes.

Required qualifications

• Strong background in AI/ML and/or a related Natural Science field.
• Proven experience as a Technical Program Manager specifically within the AI/ML domain.
• Deep understanding of model architecture, cloud computing best practices and the software development lifecycle.
• Strong leadership and facilitation capabilities for managing cross-functional teams.
• Ability to navigate high levels of ambiguity and maintain cohesion across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with molecular simulation software, quantum chemistry packages, or cheminformatics tools.
• Practical experience or an academic background in Materials Science, Experimental Chemistry, or Physics.
• Hands-on experience with high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure or scientific data management.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity in CuspAI
• 28 days holiday (DE, NL, UK) or 21 days holiday (JP, SG, US), in addition to local public holidays
• 26 weeks parental leave for primary caregiver at full pay
• 12 weeks parental leave for secondary caregiver at full pay
• Professional development budget

About the company

CuspAI is a frontier AI company working to solve breakthrough materials needs for energy, clean water, the future of compute, and carbon capture. The founding team consists of researchers in AI, chemistry and engineering.