Program Manager

Company Overview Mainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with the world’s most flexible and adaptable onsite power generator, the Mainspring Linear Generator. Commercial, industrial, and utility leaders are choosing Mainspring over traditional options like engines, turbines, and fuel cells to quickly and reliably deliver local power for EV charging, commercial facilities, data centers, and grid-scale operations. The Mainspring Linear Generator is fuel flexible, ramps up and down to meet demand, and utilizes a flameless technology with near-zero NOx emissions. Backed by top-tier investors such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, American Electric Power, and Lightrock, Mainspring designs, manufactures and delivers its products to customers across the U.S. today, and we’re quickly scaling for international expansion. Inspired by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid, Mainspring is rapidly expanding within the $816B global electricity equipment market, and we’re hiring the best talent to meet growing customer demand around the globe. We welcome a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and talents to bring fresh perspectives and ongoing innovation to our customers. We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values: Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth. Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors. Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers. More information can be found at Job Overview The Enterprise Data Systems (EDS) Program Manager will drive coordination and delivery of cross-functional EDS initiatives that span Engineering, Finance, HR, Legal, Commercial, Manufacturing, and other G&A functions. This role will help ensure that EDS team members stay focused on technical execution by taking ownership of initiative tracking, stakeholder alignment, and process rigor. You will serve as the connective tissue between business stakeholders and the EDS technical team, enabling scalable, high-quality systems delivery in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Key Responsibilities Initiative Coordination Plan and track the delivery of 10–20 simultaneous initiatives across departments Maintain EDS initiative portfolio, with visibility into status, blockers, and resource allocation Sequence work to align with business priorities and developer bandwidth Stakeholder Management Partner with business leads (e.g., Finance, Ops, Legal, Sales, People Ops) to scope initiatives Communicate status, timelines, and risks clearly to technical and non-technical audiences Facilitate intake, prioritization, and quarterly planning processes Process & Governance Ensure completion of key project artifacts: technical design documents, testing plans, user training material Standardize and evolve project workflows and documentation templates Track action items and handoffs for system changes, integrations, and compliance-sensitive updates Operational Excellence Drive retrospectives and continuous improvement cycles across the team Monitor team load and recommend adjustments (e.g., sequencing, resource shifts) Support onboarding of new tools, process automation, and enablement efforts Qualifications 7+ years in program or project management, ideally in IT, enterprise systems, or software delivery Familiarity with enterprise systems (e.g., Salesforce, NetSuite, Quickbase, Jira) Experience managing cross-functional, cross-departmental technical initiatives Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Demonstrated ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguity Experience with technical documentation, UAT coordination, or change management Comfort working in a scaling environment with agile or hybrid methodologies Success Looks Like Developers are focused on technical design and delivery, not chasing down stakeholders, and stakeholders are not chasing developers for updates, access, or action Business teams have clear visibility into project status and confidence in timelines, thanks to proactive communication and reliable coordination The EDS team maintains a predictable, well-sequenced quarterly delivery cadence, aligned with business priorities and developer capacity Weekly agile processes (triage, sprint planning) are structured, facilitated, and documented by the Program Manager At the start of each quarter, the Program Manager reviews work backlog, gets stakeholder priorities, works collaboratively with EDS to allocate EDS resources, confirms committed workstreams, and publishes a clear, documented quarterly plan During mid-quarter check-ins, the Program Manager compiles and distributes a concise summary of actual vs. planned progress, highlighting delivery risks, scope shifts, and tradeoffs for leadership visibility $145,000 - $170,000 a year This position is remote/hybrid at our Menlo Park HQ. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee. Along with the base salary, Mainspring offers pre-IPO stock options + benefits. Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background. In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.