Principal Program Manager

Own the integrated view of engineering, product management, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations deliverables — taking planning and tracking burden off functional leads so they can focus on the technical work.

Map cross-functional interdependencies rigorously and continuously; make the second- and third-order effects of a schedule change visible before the change is made.

Drive schedule adherence with clear owners and dates, and hold the organization accountable to commitments made.

Partner with the Principal Commercial Program Manager to confirm design maturity and hardware availability before VEIR quotes a customer commitment, and to ensure installation, commissioning, and O&M documentation is delivered with the hardware.

Anticipate risk ahead of the team — look around the corner, pressure-test assumptions, and bring mitigation options rather than surfaced problems.

Own the product program risk register and drive mitigation to closure.

Ensure root cause investigations following test failures or escapes are convened, converge on an answer, and close with a credible recovery plan — Engineering owns the technical conclusion, this role owns that it happens and holds.

Require contingency planning on critical path items so programs have a validated Plan B before they need one.

Lead, coach, and develop the Technical Project Managers; set the standard for planning rigor, technical challenge, communication quality, and follow-through — and back them when a challenge meets resistance.

Communicate program status, risk, and required decisions clearly to the executive team, and escalate with a recommendation attached.

Technical Project Managers — direct reports — day-to-day program execution and deliverable tracking

Engineering leads (Cryogenics, Cables, Terminations, Controls) — technical scope, resource forecasts, and deliverable commitments

Product Management — requirements, roadmap sequencing, and gate criteria

Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Operations — deliverable planning, build readiness, and production ramp

Principal Commercial Program Manager — design and hardware readiness for customer commitments, and field documentation

VP, PMO and executive team — program status, escalations, and key decisions

Prior people management experience leading program or project managers.

Experience taking a first-of-a-kind hardware product from prototype to manufacturing readiness at a startup or scaling company.

Experience with grid infrastructure, transmission, utility, or data center power equipment.

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

Every active product program has an integrated, maintained schedule with a defined critical path and named deliverable owners.

Exit Gate reviews are substantive — deliverables are defined up front, tracked, and met, and gates are not passed on optimism.

Cross-functional interdependencies are documented and actively managed; schedule surprises become rare.

Engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations leads report that planning and tracking burden has meaningfully decreased.

The Technical Project Managers are operating to a consistent, high standard of planning and communication.

VEIR is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $170,000 - $200,000 per year + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.