Role Overview

You will join Exponent's Program Management team in a pivotal leadership role, orchestrating complex, cross-functional programs across product, engineering, operations, and business. You will guide teams, influence senior leaders, and strengthen the core of Exponent's program discipline. The role calls for sharp judgement, steady composure, and the poised assertiveness to command executive attention.

Responsibilities

Program Leadership and Delivery

Lead and monitor complex, cross-functional programs
Coordinate projects across teams and stakeholders
Apply structured change, risk, and resource management
Drive risk mitigation and communicate impacts clearly

People Management

Lead and develop Program Associates and Managers
Set and uphold high execution standards

Executive Influence and Alignment

Manage senior stakeholders and drive accountability
Provide recommendations supported by impact analysis and sound judgement
Influence decisions and alignment without formal authority

Program Framework and Vision

Evolve the program management framework with cross-functional partners
Shape the medium- to long-term vision for planning and risk management

The Ideal Candidate

Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs
Strong people-management and team-development skills
Clear, persuasive communication
Expertise in risk identification and mitigation
Influences through clarity and credibility
Strategic mindset with strong attention to detail
Customer-first and builder-oriented

About Exponent Energy

Exponent Energy is revolutionizing electric mobility with a 15-minute full-charge ecosystem powered by our proprietary energy stack—batteries, chargers, and supporting technology.

Our mission: Simplify energy for electric vehicles.

Our philosophy:

Break. Believe. Build.

Break assumptions. Break the thumb rule.

Believe in the team, the process, and the learnings from every stumble.

Build fast. Build passionately. Build to simplify.

Senior Program Manager