Senior Technical Project Manager

Who we are:

We are on a mission to become a leading supplier of critical materials that enable the green energy and technology revolution.  Our materials and technologies are required for the electric vehicle, green energy, consumer electronics, and defense industries, and our battery grade lithium and tech metals are needed for chipsets, semiconductors, and 5G. 

We have a substantial interest in the Round Top, Heavy Rare Earth, Lithium and Critical Minerals deposit in West Texas. We have also developed the United States’ first rare earth and critical minerals processing facility and we own the only scalable, sintered neo-magnet manufacturing system in the Western Hemisphere. By developing this fully integrated, US-based “mine-to-magnet” critical mineral supply chain, we are poised to become the leading domestic supplier to these industries.

What you can expect:

At USA Rare Earth, we are pioneers and problem solvers, technologists and team players. Together, we:

Build Solutions: If our task was a simple one, it would already be done. We are creative and solution-oriented, and we think outside the box to solve important problems. We know that a range of expertise and technologies is needed for success, and we work across sectors and alongside customers to deliver world-class solutions in sustainable ways.

Deliver Quality: When we do things, we do them well. We believe that top-tier quality leads to industry competitiveness and we hold ourselves to the highest quality standards. We move fast when executing, but safety, quality, and excellence always come first.

Lead responsibly: We have a responsibility to the planet, our consumers, our country, and each other. We put safety at the center of all we do, take accountability for our actions, incorporate sustainable practices in our processes and act with the financial best interest of our investors and consumers in mind.

Win Together: Establishing a rare earth magnet supply chain is a big undertaking – and getting there is a team effort. We communicate openly, work together and challenge each other in pursuit of our goals. With every step we take we learn and get better.

Job Summary:
USA Rare Earth is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead end-to-end execution of a multi-year cybersecurity and IT compliance transformation, anchored by SOX year-end readiness and a NIST 800-53 r5 remediation roadmap spanning 24 prioritized initiatives across corporate IT, operational technology (OT) at mining and processing sites, governance, privacy, and physical security.

The TPM partners with the (incoming) Chief Information Security Officer, the IT Manager, the CFO, the General Counsel, and Plant Operations leadership to drive concurrent initiatives through to operational completion and audit-defensible evidence. The role is high-visibility and cross-functional; it is the operational spine that allows security and IT to deliver on a complex remediation plan while the plant operates on a 24/7 schedule and the company prepares for its next ITGC audit cycle.

This is not a people-management role over a large IT staff. It is a program-leadership role that creates timeline, dependency, vendor, evidence, and executive-reporting structure across in-house teams and a substantial portfolio of outsourced engagements (SOX advisory, MSP, OT cybersecurity specialists, privacy counsel, identity engineering partners, penetration testing, and IR retainer).

Key Responsibilities:

Program Leadership and Execution

• Own the integrated roadmap for USA Rare Earth’s NIST 800-53 r5 remediation program. Maintain timeline, dependencies, milestones, and critical path across initiatives spanning IT, OT, governance, privacy, and physical security.
• Run the day-to-day program operating cadence: weekly workstream standups, bi-weekly executive steering committee, monthly CFO and IT Risk Management Board reporting, quarterly board-ready updates.
• Operate the SOX ITGC remediation sprint as the highest-priority workstream through 31 December year-end. Coordinate with the Controller, Internal Audit (where present), and the external audit team so that remediation produces evidence that survives walkthroughs and TOC testing.
• Maintain the program risk register and plan of action and milestones (POA&M). Surface schedule risks, resourcing constraints, and blockers to executive sponsors before they impact d