Program manager

Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable world? Are you excited to deploy computational chemistry and materials science to help shape the future of battery technology and consequently the future of consumer electronics and mobility?

As Program Manager, you will play a key role in bringing structure, transparency, and execution discipline across LeydenJar’s most critical projects. You will work closely with project managers, department heads, and senior leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, on scope, and within budget, while proactively managing risks and dependencies.

You will also act as a central link between strategy and execution—translating company priorities into clear quarterly goals and monitoring progress across the organization.

• Implement and further develop a structured project management organization (PMO/PSO) within LeydenJar, in close collaboration with project managers across key projects such as Gen3 and Plant One.

• Establish consistent project standards, rhythms, and reporting across R&D, engineering, and operations projects.

• Act as a sparring partner to project and line managers, challenging plans and execution on timelines, scope, technical specifications, and budgets.

• Monitor progress against project targets by building clear management reports and dashboards.

• Identify project risks, resource constraints, and interdependencies, and escalate when needed to LT.

• Consolidate project budgets, forecasts, and financials across multiple projects, supporting decision making on a portfolio level.

• Provide tactical Support for LeydenJar’s strategic planning.

• Translate company strategy into structured quarterly objectives and work with department heads to turn ambitions into concrete, measurable plans.

• Track execution against strategic priorities and highlight deviations early.

• Coordinate with external partners, suppliers, and customers where projects require close collaboration or high visibility.

• Provide clear, structured updates to senior management on high impact or time critical initiatives.