Senior Director, AI-Driven Materials Discovery (Remote)

Front Door Defense

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 189,000 - 354,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SandboxAQ is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management for Materials Discovery to own strategy, roadmap, and commercial trajectory of ChemSim. You will lead a team overseeing CHIPS Act milestones across catalysts, batteries, magnets, and PFAS replacements while building a broader market-focused product business.

You will shape pricing/packages, partner with platform PM, and drive go-to-market across adjacent verticals including energy and specialty chemicals.

Qualifications

10+ years in product management, including 5+ years leading teams.
Strong domain expertise in materials science or a related discipline.
Track record shipping AI/ML-driven platform products at enterprise scale (multi-tenant SaaS).
Experience building a B2B go-to-market strategy with pricing, packaging, and expansion into new verticals.
Comfort navigating ambiguity and translating problems into structured roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end ChemSim product strategy, vision, and roadmap, including CHIPS Act milestones.
Lead a team of 3–4 PM ICs across verticals and drive deliverables.
Define and sequence platform capabilities to support contractual and commercial milestones.
Own ChemSim go-to-market strategy, pricing, packaging, and customer segmentation.
Build strategic partner relationships with fabs, OEMs, labs, and suppliers.
Establish data-driven operating rhythm with metrics across contract performance and commercial KPIs.
Make build-vs-buy/partner decisions for engines and tooling.
Serve as primary product voice to program stakeholders and customers.