Head of Battery Programs

Ten-Nine Technologies engages in research, development, and manufacturing of advanced battery materials in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Ten-Nine Tech team develops innovative materials that improve the performance and longevity of lithium-ion batteries. Our flagship technology, TENIX, is a drop-in cathode additive designed to unlock better performance across battery chemistries. Drawing on our company’s values of curiosity, generosity, and authenticity, our team is advancing battery technology from the nanoscale up.

The Head of Battery Programs is a critical leadership role responsible for directing technical strategy, ensuring data integrity, and driving team execution across all cell development projects. This position bridges the gap between hands‑on engineering and executive decision‑making, translating complex laboratory findings into high‑level business insights. Acting as a key technical advisor, you will lead a high‑performing engineering team, ensure alignment with corporate milestones, and interface directly with customers and cross‑functional leadership to support business growth.

Executive Reporting & Strategic Communication

• Synthesize Leadership Reports: Curate and deliver executive‑level reporting on all team projects, filtering operational details to elevate major achievements and critical technical roadblocks requiring executive intervention or strategic decisions.
• Extract Cross‑Project Insights: Analyze data across multiple initiatives to highlight high‑level conclusions, systemic trends, and strategic technical directions.
• Bridge Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary conduit for technical insights, questions, and key milestones between the Cell Development team, Business Development, Executive Leadership, and external stakeholders.

Project Accountability & Technical Oversight

• Direct Experimental Strategy: Plan, prioritize, and allocate resources for all experimental trials—including formulation, cell construction, and testing protocols—ensuring strict alignment with company‑wide goals.
• Enforce Rigorous Data Quality: Review, edit, and create advanced analytical charts, compilation plots, and technical analyses to cross‑check errors, establish technical direction, and ensure data quality and consistency across programs.
• Validate Experimental Results: Review comprehensive reports alongside Project Leads, auditing experimental variables, verifying data accuracy, and evaluating data quality, variability, statistical significance, and replication requirements.

Team Leadership & Operational Management

• Manage and Mentor Talent: Conduct regular technical and personal check‑ins with direct reports to provide continuous feedback, evaluate workloads, and support professional development.
• Optimize Resource Allocation: Monitor team‑wide workload balance, stepping in as a cross‑project technical resource to provide targeted support on high‑priority tasks as needed.
• Drive Performance & Morale: Conduct formal performance evaluations, set clear operational expectations, manage promotion or corrective recommendations, and systematically resolve recurring team pain points to maintain high morale.
• Maintain Safety & Infrastructure: Oversee laboratory environments to ensure the team operates safely and effectively, while verifying that equipment is well‑maintained and scalable for forecasted capacity and quality demands.

Commercial & Cross‑Functional Partnership

• Enable Business Development: Provide deep technical expertise to the Business Development team during client acquisitions, complex technical evaluations, and partnership strategy sessions.
• Manage Customer Technical Relations: Interface directly with active and prospective customers to communicate trial execution…