<div>        <h3>Description</h3>        <div>          <div>            <p><br></p><p><strong>Strategic Execution Leader: Translate Vision into Results</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We've developed breakthrough sensors with ambitious commercialization goals. We need a strategic project manager to bridge the gap between executive vision and flawless execution—someone who understands our big-picture objectives and translates them into properly resourced, expertly managed projects that deliver on time and on budget.</p><p><br></p><h2>What You'll Own</h2><h3>Strategic Planning &amp; Resource Management Process</h3><p>In coordination with the CEO and COO, you will lead key planning and management processes:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Translate company strategy into executable projects</strong> - take high-level business objectives and break them down into detailed project plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements</li><li><strong>Assess and allocate company resources</strong> across competing priorities, ensuring optimal utilization of engineering talent, budget, and equipment</li><li><strong>Drive portfolio-level planning</strong> for our complete product pipeline from early R&amp;D through scale-up to commercialization</li><li><strong>Shape and form the product roadmap</strong> - leverage strategic knowledge of company objectives, combined with granular understanding of project capabilities, to develop realistic, achievable roadmaps that align ambitious goals with execution realities</li><li><strong>Balance competing demands</strong> across multiple product lines while maintaining focus on company-wide strategic goals</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Project Execution &amp; Team Leadership</h3><ul><li><strong>Drive day-to-day project execution</strong> across 3-5 concurrent initiatives spanning product development, scale-up, and commercialization</li><li><strong>Keep teams accountable</strong> to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards through rigorous tracking and proactive problem-solving</li><li><strong>Coordinate cross-functional teams</strong> including R&amp;D scientists, hardware engineers, and manufacturing partners</li><li><strong>Anticipate and resolve bottlenecks</strong> before they impact project delivery through proactive risk management and contingency planning</li><li><strong>Drive decision-making velocity</strong> - ensure teams have what they need to move fast and remove obstacles that slow progress</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Executive Communication &amp; Transparency</h3><ul><li><strong>Provide executive-level project visibility</strong> through comprehensive status reports, business reviews, and strategic updates</li><li><strong>Communicate project health</strong> - deliver transparent updates on progress, risks, budget status, and timeline projections</li><li><strong>Enable informed decision-making</strong> by providing executives with accurate, timely information about project trade-offs and resource needs</li><li><strong>Drive alignment</strong> between project execution and company objectives through clear, consistent communication</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Full Product Lifecycle Management</h3><ul><li><strong>Manage product development projects</strong> from concept validation through design finalization and testing</li><li><strong>Coordinate scale-up initiatives</strong> including manufacturing partner selection, supply chain setup, and production process validation</li><li><strong>Drive commercialization projects</strong> including regulatory, customer pilot deployments, and market launch preparation</li><li><strong>Bridge R&amp;D and commercial operations</strong> ensuring smooth handoffs between development, manufacturing, and sales teams</li><li><strong>Manage project interdependencies</strong> across the entire product pipeline to optimize overall company objectives</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>What We Need</h2><h3>Strategic Project Management Excellence</h3><ul><li><strong>Demonstrated success</strong> with strategic project management and deep experience translating business strategy into executable project plans</li><li><strong>Proven track record</strong> managing complex technical projects from conception through commercialization</li><li><strong>Resource management expertise</strong> - experience optimizing team allocation and budget distribution across multiple competing priorities</li><li><strong>Portfolio management experience</strong> balancing multiple product lines and making strategic trade-off decisions</li><li><strong>Financial acumen</strong> with P&amp;L responsibility and proven ability to deliver projects within budget constraints</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Leadership &amp; Execution Skills</h3><ul><li><strong>Demonstrated ability</strong> to keep technical teams accountable to aggressive timelines and quality standards</li><li><strong>Problem-solving expertise</strong> - track record of finding creative solutions when projects hit seemingly impossible obstacles</li><li><strong>Decision-making velocity</strong> - comfortable making tough calls with incomplete information and tight deadlines</li><li><strong>Change management skills</strong> - ability to adapt project plans as business priorities and market conditions evolve</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Communication &amp; Stakeholder Management</h3><ul><li><strong>Executive communication skills</strong> - ability to synthesize complex technical projects into clear, actionable business updates</li><li><strong>Stakeholder management expertise</strong> across internal teams, external partners, customers, and regulatory bodies</li><li><strong>Transparency and accountability</strong> - comfortable delivering difficult news and taking ownership of project outcomes</li><li><strong>Cross-functional collaboration</strong> - proven ability to coordinate diverse teams toward common objectives</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Technical Environment Comfort</h3><ul><li><strong>Experience with hardware products</strong> requiring precision manufacturing, testing, and regulatory compliance</li><li><strong>Comfort with scientific/technical teams</strong> - ability to earn credibility with PhD-level researchers and engineers</li><li><strong>Understanding of product development lifecycles</strong> from R&amp;D through manufacturing and market introduction</li><li><strong>Regulatory project experience</strong> managing compliance requirements for technical products in multiple markets</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Results-Driven Mindset</h3><ul><li><strong>Obsession with delivery</strong> - zero tolerance for excuses and consistent track record of hitting commitments</li><li><strong>Extreme ownership</strong> of project outcomes with proactive problem-solving approach</li><li><strong>Bias toward action</strong> - makes decisions quickly and drives teams to execute with urgency</li><li><strong>Data-driven management</strong> - uses metrics and analysis to optimize project performance continuously</li><li><strong>Startup mentality</strong> - thrives in fast-paced, resource-constrained environments with rapidly changing priorities</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Why This Role Matters</h2><p>You'll be the strategic execution engine that transforms our breakthrough sensor technology into a scalable business. Our sensors have the potential to transform water use and conservation in industrial, regulatory, and climate contexts — your project management success will be an essential unlock for bringing this critical technology to market. We are seeking the sort of candidate who has read this job description in its entirety and has found this gem right here, where we explain that this role has significant opportunity for growth into product leadership. If you’ve read this far and this appeals to you, please say so in your application.</p><p><br></p><h2>What Success Looks Like</h2><ul><li><strong>Strategic Impact:</strong> Company leadership has complete visibility into project portfolio health and can make informed strategic decisions</li><li><strong>Execution Excellence:</strong> 100% of projects deliver on time and within budget with clear accountability and transparent communication</li><li><strong>Resource Optimization:</strong> Company resources are allocated efficiently across the product pipeline to maximize strategic objectives</li><li><strong>Team Performance:</strong> Cross-functional teams operate with clarity, urgency, and alignment toward company goals</li><li><strong>Commercial Success:</strong> Products move smoothly from development through scale-up to successful market deployment</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Ready to be the strategic execution leader who transforms breakthrough technology into commercial success? Let's talk.</strong></p>          </div>        </div>      </div> <div>        <div>            Apply for Senior Project Manager - Advanced Sensor Systems        </div>      </div>

<p>Aquatic's mission is to reveal the invisible throughout the world's waters.</p>
<p>Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aquatic is combining cutting-edge semiconductor technology, transformative ocean science, agile development methods, and modern fabrication approaches to create globally-scalable tools for tracking carbon, nutrients, and biodiversity persistently and pervasively throughout the world&rsquo;s oceans &ndash; tools that are absolutely essential and desperately needed for monitoring and verification of ocean carbon sequestration, as well as a host of other global industries.</p>
<p>From carbonate sensing to genomic surveillance, Aquatic is redefining what is possible to know underwater.</p>

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