Senior Director of Product Management, Chemical Simulation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the comprehensive ChemSim product strategy, vision, and roadmap, focusing on CHIPS Act deliverables, vertical platform depth, and commercial growth.

• Recruit, nurture, and oversee a team of 3–4 product management professionals specializing in Catalysis, Batteries, PFAS, and Magnets.

• Personally manage critical deliverables until the team is fully operational.

• Collaborate with the Senior Director of PM, Core Platform, to define, prioritize, and sequence platform capabilities.

• Lead ChemSim’s go-to-market strategy, including pricing, packaging, and customer segmentation.

• Expand the business into sectors such as oil and gas, energy, specialty chemicals, and advanced manufacturing.

• Build and maintain strategic product-level relationships with fabs, equipment OEMs, chemical suppliers, national laboratories, and manufacturing partners.

• Convert partner requirements into platform and vertical product features.

• Establish metrics and a structured operating rhythm that encompasses contract performance and commercial KPIs.

• Drive adjustments against OKRs as necessary.

• Formulate and justify build-vs-buy and build-vs-partner decisions for scientific engines, LQMs, and validation tools.

• Act as the primary product representative to DOC/CRDO stakeholders, semiconductor ecosystem partners, and potential commercial customers.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in product management.

• At least 5 years of experience managing teams of individual contributors.

• Strong expertise in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related scientific field.

• Proven ability to engage effectively with computational scientists, experimental validation partners, and domain experts.

• Successful track record in delivering AI/ML-driven scientific or engineering platform products at an enterprise level.

• Familiarity with multi-tenant SaaS, API governance, and enterprise security and compliance.

• Experience in building and executing B2B go-to-market strategies for technical software.

• Proficient in pricing, packaging, sales motion definition, and expanding into new verticals.

• Comfortable translating ambiguous scientific and customer challenges into structured roadmaps, success criteria, and measurable outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• MBA or equivalent experience in business leadership and P&L management.

• Highly desired: experience in semiconductor manufacturing, oil and gas, energy storage, specialty chemicals, or advanced manufacturing.

• Highly desired: experience working with semiconductor ecosystem partners.

• Highly desired: experience with product-led growth in technical or scientific software platforms.

• Highly desired: experience with U.S. government R&D programs, including CHIPS Act, DARPA, DOE, milestone-gated funding, and compliance processes.

• Candidates are ineligible to participate in foreign talent programs sponsored by China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

• Must disclose if company sponsorship or support will be needed to obtain or maintain a work visa or permit.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary.

• Performance-based incentives or bonuses (when applicable).

• Equity participation.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.

• Generous employer contributions towards premiums.

• Retirement savings plan with company matching.

• Paid parental leave.

• Inclusive family-building benefits.

• Fully remote work opportunities.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Company-wide seasonal breaks.

• Support for flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.

• On-the-job development.

• Cross-functional collaboration.

• Access to internal learning and development programs.