CuspAI

Technical Program Manager

• Lead internal technical programs across AI/ML model development, data workflows, and machine learning infrastructure, acting as the connective tissue between AI researchers and materials scientists.
• Translate scientific and business objectives into executable plans, aligning commercial, research and engineering teams.
• Close the loop between experimental results and the AI research cycle, translating lab findings back into the model development process to continuously improve accuracy and accelerate discovery.
• Own planning and delivery of projects; calculating required compute, managing resources & dependencies, mapping out timelines, and managing risks to ensure successful outcomes.
• 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.
• Work closely with the rest of the global TPM team to refine scalable processes.
• Implement metrics for tracking technical 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 organisation.
• Use data to drive continuous improvements to internal and customer facing processes.

Technical Program Manager – AI/ML

Account Manager

• Full-Cycle Technical Recruitment
• - Own the end-to-end recruiting process for high-priority Partnership and Business Development roles, ranging from Partnership Managers in familiar geographies through to Country Managers in new and exciting regions.
• - Proactively identify and engage highly specialised talent from science-first research companies, AI labs, and academic spin-offs.
• - Support hiring teams from offer through onboarding - managing offer processes, coordinating pre-start engagement, and ensuring new hires (including interns and experienced hires) have a strong start at CuspAI.
• Strategic Partnering
• - Collaborate closely with hiring teams to draft compelling job descriptions, define role requirements and assessment criteria, and design engaging and efficient interview processes.
• - Organise and run interviewer calibration sessions to ensure understanding and alignment around the focus areas for each interview stage, and assisting with the creation/refinement of appropriate questions and/or tasks.
• - Act as a talent advisor and thought partner, taking a data-driven approach to providing market insights on compensation, talent availability, and hiring trends within the Deep Tech and AI for Materials Science landscape.
• - Work closely with the people team to evolve CuspAI's approach to DEIB in hiring - identifying opportunities to strengthen representation, removing barriers in our processes, and building pipelines that reflect the diverse talent in our fields.
• Candidate Experience & Operations
• - Execute a high-touch, seamless candidate experience that reflects CuspAI’s values, with the goal that every applicant - regardless of the outcome - becomes an advocate.
• - Maintain rigorous data hygiene within our ATS, enabling and sharing accurate dashboards for hiring teams to help with visibility and engagement, as well as ensuring that hiring decisions are data-driven.
• - Agree and uphold service levels around critical tasks such as reviewing applications, responding to referrals, conducting screening calls, scheduling interviews, writing up feedback, replying to candidate requests, updating stakeholders, etc.

Senior Talent Partner – Partnerships

People Operations

• Drive cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders
• Act as a thought leader in leveraging AI and operational best practices
• First point of contact for employee inquiries and concerns
• Map, design, document and execute People processes end to end across the employee life cycle
• Own and administer HR systems and ensure data integrity
• Evaluate and implement new tooling to scale with headcount growth
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements
• Administer compensation cycles and benefits programs
• Support immigration and mobility processes for new hires

Technical Program Manager – AI/ML

Senior Talent Partner – Partnerships

People Operations Partner