Technical Program Manager, IS&T

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.

This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.

What You Will Be Doing: 

Our Technical Program Manager, IS&T will provide enterprise-level technical program management for Information Security & Technology (IS&T). You will collaborate with all business teams (including Manufacturing, Engineering, People Operations, Science, and others) to ensure the successful completion of technical projects to be delivered by IS&T. You will be responsible for building and maturing program governance frameworks, strengthening IS&T operations, and driving continuous improvement to enhance reliability, and improve organizational efficiency. This is an onsite role that reports directly to the Director of IS&T at our Everett, WA office.

• Lead IS&T program and portfolio execution, ensuring alignment with business priorities across engineering, manufacturing, science, and people operations 

• Build and mature TPM governance frameworks, including standards, roadmaps, delivery methodologies, and decision rituals 

• Translate complex requirements into actionable roadmaps and measurable outcomes 

• Drive planning and execution across digital platforms, infrastructure, and cloud modernization to enhance data integrity, analytics, and operational efficiency. 

• Oversee budgets, resources, vendor evaluations, and compliance considerations to balance transparency, scalability, and cost control 

• Improve IT operations and service delivery by implementing incident response, change control, release management, and readiness practices 

• Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics to support data-driven execution and leadership insight 

• Champion continuous improvement and organizational change management, including post-implementation reviews and process maturity evolution 

• Mentor and coach cross-functional teams (project managers, engineers, analysts, Scrum Masters) to strengthen collaboration and delivery consistency 

Required Skills: 

• 8+ years of program management experience 

• Governance, PMO Development, Multi-Program Execution, Budget Oversight  

• Incident Response, Root Cause Analysis, Process Optimization, Continuity Planning  

• Oracle MES, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Cloud Transformation (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud), JIRA, Confluence  

• Change Control, Compliance (ISO 21434, GDPR, NIST), Audit Readiness  

• Agile, Scrum, SAFe, SDLC, Waterfall, Kanban  

• Stakeholder Engagement, Executive Communication, Cross-Functional Enablement 

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Benefits

Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.