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Lightmatter is a photonic computer company that is redefining what computers and human beings are capable of by building the engines that will drive discoveries and progress sustainably. With modern human progress relying heavily on computers, the world has hit a dead end with traditional transistors, and the prospect of constantly building data centers is an environmental nightmare. Lightmatter builds chips for artificial intelligence computing. Our architecture leverages the unique properties of light to enable a fast and efficient compute platform. We created a solution in photonic computing: using photons instead of electrons to take advantage of their higher bandwidth.

If you have a passion for working cross-functionally, leading projects to success, and doing impactful work, like helping build the world's first optical computers, you should join the team at Lightmatter!

We are hiring a Technical Program Manager to help coordinate the silicon engineering effort behind Lightmatters AI and Chiplet Interconnect products. You will lead program management for Lightmatters silicon hardware engineering team from design through production, collaborating with engineering teams across the company to plan and drive objectives for the team.

In this role, you will work in constant collaboration with engineering teams across the company to plan and drive objectives for the group. You'll be gathering requirements, driving quality initiatives, managing technical risks, and planning for all phases of the product life cycle. You will work with company and engineering leadership to develop and manage milestones and schedules for the many moving parts that need to come together.

*You must be able to commute to either our Mountain View or Boston office for this role. Complete remote option is not available.

Responsibilities:

• Organize and expertly drive planning, scheduling, and day-to-day execution to support Lightmatters silicon development
• Collaborate with leads and engineering teams in effectively estimating and prioritizing tasks in order to maintain high quality on a realistic delivery schedule
• Develop and lead project plans (scope, schedule, and budget) to ensure alignment with key partners and business needs
• Manage project schedules and quality, identify possible issues and risks, and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders
• Facilitate recurring project meetings and operational checkpoint activities throughout the life cycle of projects
• Set clear and targeted communication to management of project information, including project plan, key dates, and project status
• Provide the required hands-on project management, cross-functional coordination, and internal and external team communications to deliver outstanding program outcomes
• Take responsibility for release schedules and milestones, keeping up a high velocity in a fast-paced environment

• Opportunities to engage with vendors and customers in external program management activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience, or a Master's Degree and 6+ years of experience
• Must have semiconductor industry experience, with participation in multiple chip tapeouts
• Experience in ASIC, SoC, ASSP development
• Hands-on experience in hardware program/project management
• Attention to detail and strong ability to multitask
• Experience influencing decisions and leading teams in a matrix environment
• Enthusiastic, responsive, and passionate about finding opportunities for process improvement
• Excellent communications and technical presentation skills
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple functional teams across a variety of fields
• Ability to react to change and thrive in a fast-paced (startup) environment

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Expert user of program management tools such as MS-Project, Asana, Smartsheet or similar
• Experience setting up project management initiatives from scratch in either a startup or a new business unit environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401k matching
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Paid Family Leave
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Flexible, hybrid workplace model
• Stock Option Plan

Base Compensation Range: $180,000 to $220,000. In accordance with the Colorado, California and New York law, the range provided is Lightmatter's reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. Actual pay will be based on several factors including work experience, location and education.

Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

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