Manager, Commercial Program Management

Manager, Commercial Program Management

Alameda, CA, Albuquerque, NM, or Oak Ridge, TN

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world's transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people's quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

The Manager, Commercial Program Management supports the execution of strategic commercial and partnership initiatives from concept to measurable business outcomes. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Commercial Initiatives, this role collaborates closely with the Commercial, Strategy, Licensing, and Technology teams to drive business-critical partnerships, ensure alignment across functions, and deliver results that advance Kairos Power's mission and commercial objectives.

Responsibilities

Program Management

• Lead the end-to-end commercial program execution lifecycle for assigned initiatives, including supporting commercial leadership in defining objectives, establishing timelines, allocating resources, and establishing program management frameworks
• Clearly understand assigned programs' objectives, commitments and timelines and facilitate the company's management and timely completion of milestones
• Collaborate with leadership to set priorities, monitor key performance indicators, and prepare regular reports on initiative status and impact
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, and appropriately escalating to leadership as needed, to ensure commercial program success

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication

• Foster effective communication and alignment across internal teams and external stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings and deliver clear, actionable program updates to leadership and executives
• Anticipate and resolve conflicts or barriers to program success through timely issue escalation and resolution

Proposal and Business Opportunity Development

• Lead the proposal development process from opportunity identification through submission, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop compelling, data-driven proposals that strengthen Kairos Power's market position

Partnership Development and Management

• Support the creation, implementation, and optimization of partnership programs aligned with Kairos Power's business goals and mission
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with customers and partners through data-driven insights and proactive engagement
• Evaluate customer and partner feedback to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement

Strategic Alignment and Initiative Coordination

• Partner with Commercial and Strategy teams to ensure initiatives are structured effectively to achieve intended outcomes
• Provide input on strategic planning and prioritization to align initiatives with organizational goals

CRM Optimization and Data Management

• Partner with internal stakeholders to enhance CRM functionality, ensuring data quality, user adoption, and system effectiveness
• Develop and implement CRM-related processes to support customer engagement, business development, and partnership management

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering related field of study with a Masters in Business related field of study is preferred
• 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, customer/partner management or a related field
• Experience in the energy sector is preferred, relevant experience from directly within the nuclear energy industry is a plus
• Demonstrated success in building strong cross-functional relationships and influencing outcomes through collaboration and effective communication
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a knack for creative solutions
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks effectively and prioritize workload
• Strong candidates will have experience in (i) partner/customer management/success roles; (ii) roles managing initiatives/collaborations, which impact technology development/supply chain/cost

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Attentive to detail with a demonstrated commitment to delivering high quality work products
• Versatility, flexibility, and willingness to adapt job responsibilities as required to meet the demands and opportunities of a rapidly growing company
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team members
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges, and issues
• Strong business acumen and the demonstrated ability to manage work based on company and partnership business priorities
• Ability to interpret commercial contracts and agreements to extract commercial milestones, requirements and timelines

Physical Demands

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Small and/or enclosed spaces
• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

Travel

• Some travel may be required, up to 20%

Additional Requirements

• Requires occasional working weekends
• Requires occasional schedule flexibility
• Requires occasional extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

The salary range for this position is $155,600 to $194,600 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy's general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply.