Strategy & Programs Manager

Physics

X is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software.

We are building an AI-driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing across advanced industries. By enabling high-fidelity, multi-physics simulation through AI inference across the entire engineering lifecycle, Physics

X unlocks new levels of optimization and automation in design, manufacturing, and operations — empowering engineers to push the boundaries of possibility. Our customers include leading innovators in Aerospace & Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.

Physics

X is building AI that transforms how the world’s most complex engineering problems are solved. As the company scales rapidly following our Series B, we’ve built a dedicated Strategy & Programs function whose mission is to ensure we scale gracefully — with clarity, alignment, and discipline.

The team sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. We own the company’s strategic planning process, drive cross-functional programs that upgrade how Physics

X operates, and serve as the connective tissue that holds a fast-growing organisation together. Learn more about the team here - https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-team

As a Strategy & Program Manager, you will move between strategic planning, operational efficiency, competitive intelligence, and technology enablement — sometimes in the same quarter. You’ll take on the work that sits between functions: the challenges that are strategically important but that no single team owns, and that risk falling through the cracks as we grow.

This is a generalist role by design. You are not embedded in a single function — you bring fresh eyes, an unbiased perspective, and context from across the business. You need to be the person who walks into a room where the problem isn’t yet well-defined, and leaves with a plan that everyone can execute against.

It is also one of the fastest ways to learn how a scaling company works from the inside — you will build context and judgment across every corner of the organisation that is genuinely rare.

• Lead outcome-driven programs. Partner with functional leaders to own and deliver time-boxed programs that directly amplify team performance and tie back to company-wide goals — on time, within scope, and to agreed quality standards.
• Translate strategy into action. Break broad strategic objectives into measurable steps, run milestone-based plans, manage risks and issues, and lead status syncs to ensure clear execution.
• Set and maintain strategic direction. Support the company’s strategic planning process — annual strategy refreshes, quarterly business reviews, OKR cycles — and invest in the telemetry and automated metrics that give leadership a trusted, real-time view of progress.
• Surface and solve pain points. Proactively identify company and team-level challenges through stakeholder feedback, operational health metrics, and competitive intelligence, then translate those insights into structured programs.
• Drive cross-functional alignment. Foster collaboration across Delivery, Product, Research, and Operations to remove blockers and ensure the connective tissue holds as we scale.
• Communicate impact. Build trust and momentum by clearly communicating wins and progress through internal briefs, retrospective reports, and program updates.
• Close the loop. Collect feedback, quantify ROI, and ensure every program leaves behind durable improvements that outlast the program itself.

Through focused feedback cycles and retrospectives, every quarter surfaces new programs. Recent examples include:

• Company-wide strategic planning — owning the annual strategy refresh, aligning priorities across the executive team, and translating strategy into OKRs and quarterly plans.
• Regional expansion — working with commercial leaders to assess new markets, build the business case, and design the action plan for entry.
• Supercharging productivity with AI — rolling out AI tooling to automate document…