Executive Project Manager: Cross-Platform Delivery

Chemify; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemify seeks an experienced Project Manager to guide strategic initiatives at scale, translating priorities into executable programs across software, hardware, operations, and chemistry teams. You will partner with the executive leadership team to drive clarity, accountability, and momentum in fast-paced environments, delivering cross-functional projects on time and with measurable impact.

This role requires outstanding communication, governance, and change-management skills, with a pragmatic,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Project Manager delivering complex, cross-functional projects.
• Proven experience working directly with executive leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Strong background in operationally focused initiatives and company-wide change projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving both software and hardware teams.
• Excellent planning, organisational, and risk management skills.
• Project Management Certification (PMP) would be a plus.
• Comfort operating in high-growth, startup or scale-up environments with ambiguity and pace.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills (English fluency).
• A pragmatic, outcomes-focused mindset with the ability to balance speed and rigour.
• Calm, credible, and confident when engaging at executive level.
• Experience establishing or operating within a PMO environment.
• Strong understanding of delivery governance, prioritisation, and dependency management.
• Experience driving operational efficiency or transformation projects.
• Familiarity with Agile, hybrid, or waterfall delivery models.
• Data-driven approach, using metrics to inform decisions and measure impact.
• Experience working in deep-tech, platform, or highly technical organisations.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver a portfolio of executive-sponsored projects, translating strategic objectives into clear scopes, plans, milestones, and outcomes.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives spanning Operations, Platform (Software & Hardware), Engineering, and Process.
• Act as the primary coordination point between executives, project teams, and delivery owners, ensuring alignment and accountability.
• Drive projects focused on improving operational efficiency, throughput, reliability, and scalability.
• Partner closely with Software and Hardware teams to enable platform development, coordinating roadmaps, timelines, and dependencies.
• Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, delivery cadence, and reporting structures.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks that could impact delivery.
• Manage organisational change associated with large projects, ensuring teams are prepared and aligned.
• Provide clear, concise updates on progress, risks, decisions required, and outcomes to senior stakeholders.
• Continuously improve project delivery standards, contributing to the evolution of PMO processes, tools, and best practices.
• Lead by influence rather than authority, fostering a culture of transparency, ownership, and execution excellence.

Skills

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional delivery

Software & hardware delivery

Planning & risk mgmt

PMO experience

Agile / hybrid / waterfall

Communication skills

Startup/scale-up agility

English fluency

Outcome-focused mindset

Executive-level influence

Job description

Chemify seeks an experienced Project Manager to guide strategic initiatives at scale, translating priorities into executable programs across software, hardware, operations, and chemistry teams. You will partner with the executive leadership team to drive clarity, accountability, and momentum in fast-paced environments, delivering cross-functional projects on time and with measurable impact.

This role requires outstanding communication, governance, and change-management skills, with a pragmatic,