Deep Tech Public Funding Project Manager

Are you a master in acquiring public funding? Do you love to coordinate international consortia? We are expanding our Benelux team with a Deep Tech Public Funding Project Manager to help us acquire public funding and manage the consortia. Your work constitutes an interface between our R&D teams and the academic and industrial partners we collaborate with and entails identifying public funding streams (national and international) monitoring project implementation writing and submitting proposals ensuring compliance with reporting criteria and developing periodical financial and narrative reports as required by the funders.

About Us

Axelera AI stands at the forefront of the semiconductor industry driving advancements in artificial intelligence acceleration.

In just over 2 years we’ve assembled a team of over 140 brilliant engineers developers and business experts from across the globe. Guided by the brightest minds in the AI sphere and supported by renowned innovation leaders like IMEC we've secured a total of US$50 million in funding.

Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.

Your role

Your role will include the following:

• Write EU funding proposals (tenders grants) lead and manage the preparation of Horizon Europe / Next Generation EU grant proposals and other public-funded calls.

• Write relevant funding proposals such as EIC EIB in the Netherlands Belgium Ireland Italy and any other EU country where Axelera AI has a legal entity and lead and manage the finalization of the proposal.

• Identify and lead any potential initiative of collaboration with universities and research centers.

• Lead and manage the overall preparation implementation and reporting of publicly funded projects and ensure that work is delivered on time and at the highest standards.

• Contribute to developing Axelera AI’s funding strategy and identifying new funding opportunities also through other channels than public funding.

• Liaise with Axelera AI’s researchers to develop project ideas and proposals coordinate researchers’ and partners’ contributions to projects coordinate with Axelera AI’s Communication Team for the dissemination of project results (e.g. publications events).

• Manage all contractual and financial issues with contracting authorities partners and experts verify that expenses are eligible and in line with the budget.

• Create foster and maintain good relationships with partners funding authorities universities governments.

• Maintain necessary records files reports databases and resource materials used by the R&D Team as well as other Axelera teams.

Your profile

• University degree. Master’s degree in engineering economics business or political sciences preferable.

• At least 4-5 years working experience in dealing with EU-funded projects and/or a strong track record in fundraising in the non-profit sector and/or in Europe at companies that have supported an application for e.g. EIC-Accelerator VLAIO InnoviatieKrediet etc.

• Excellent writing skills including on highly technical and economic subjects.

• Knowledge of European funding programs and tendering is a plus. Sound knowledge of the European Framework Program for Research (Horizon 2020) contractual and financial rules is desirable.

·        A solid grasp of AI technologies—including hardware software and algorithms—is advantageous. Above all a keen willingness to learn about AI is essential.

• Excellent organizing and planning skills including decision-making problem-solving project management and risk assessment.

• Ability to cope with tight deadlines and a large portfolio of opportunities and projects

• Strong attention to detail.

• Team player with strong inter-personal and communication skills in a multinational context.

• Discretion in dealing with confidential matters

• Passionate about technology

• Excellent communication skills in English: verbal and written; Dutch/Flemish language knowledge is strongly advised knowledge of other EU languages is an asset.

Place of work: preferred Eindhoven & Amsterdam (NL) Leuven (BE); remote in Europe and UK is also possible.

Reporting into the Chief Financial Officer

What we  offer

This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic fast-growing international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package including a pension plan extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares.

An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team.

At Axelera AI we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.