Manager Strategic Business Projects- Battery Materials

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs.

Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply! Cabot’s Battery Materials business is at the forefront of the rapidly expanding global energy storage sector. As a trusted industry leader in conductive additives and advanced material solutions, Cabot partners with top battery manufacturers to power the next generation of electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and high-performance applications.

Our innovations enable higher battery efficiency, improved performance, and more sustainable technologies, making Cabot a key contributor to the global energy  the role of Manager Strategic Business Projects, Battery Materials  you will support the successful execution of multiple high-impact organic and inorganic growth projects within the dynamic and fast-evolving Battery Materials market. You will develop, assess, and recommend strategic pathways that align with business priorities and ensure timely execution.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will coordinate project activities, track progress against key milestones, and act as a business advocate throughout the entire project lifecycle. You will keep leadership informed through clear and consistent updates, incorporate strategic feedback, and adjust execution plans as needed in response to rapidly changing market conditions.

For this role, Cabot is seeking a professional who has broad experience managing complex projects and is interested and capable of learning the nuances of the Battery Material industry on-the-job.

This role is based at the Billerica, MA location, but is eligible to participate in the current Hybrid Working Arrangement program (Monday/Friday remote and Tuesday-Thursday in office).How You Will Make an Impact Strategic Direction-Setting for New Organic and Inorganic Projects
* Collaborates with cross-functional partners (e.g., commercial, manufacturing, engineering, finance, R&D, corporate strategy, environmental) to scope emerging Battery Materials projects by assessing complex trade-offs and developing strategic options and execution paths
* Aligns with line-management to recommend a preferred path forward to business unit leadership for further consideration

Project Management of New and Ongoing Organic and Inorganic Projects
* Serves as the Business Project Manager for cross-functional project teams (e.g., commercial, manufacturing, engineering, finance, R&D, corporate strategy, environmental); acts as the hub of all project activity and the single source of truth for project strategy and execution paths.
* Applies disciplined project management practices and influencing skills to enforce accountability and drive timely and high-quality project execution.
* Adapts project strategy and plan throughout project lifecycle, in response to fast-moving market dynamics and business needs, to ensure scope and schedule remain aligned with business objectives.
* Facilitates regular cross-functional team meetings to assess progress and identify opportunities, challenges, and risks – solves day-to-day problems and elevates critical issues to line-management for guidance.
* Organizes and leads regular steering committee reviews, with support from line-management, to update leadership on project progress and share critical opportunities, challenges, and/or risks that require feedback and direction-setting.
* Collaborates with line-management and project team to prepare deliverables for major…