Senior Project Manager - Product Development

WHO WE ARE

• Syntetica is a rapidly growing startup on a mission to decarbonize the textile industry through textile-to-textile recycling — starting with nylon.
• Today, most synthetic textiles are made from crude oil, and less than 1% are recycled back into new fibers. We're here to change that. At Syntetica, we’ve developed a patented depolymerization process that breaks down nylon-rich textile waste into virgin-equivalent nylon monomers — while separating materials like elastane, polyester, and cotton for further recycling.
• To date, we’ve raised >€7M from leading investors including EQT Ventures, the family offices of Peugeot and Etam, BPI France and Entrepreneur First.
• We’ve already forged key partnerships with major textile players like Victoria’s Secret and ETAM — as well as leading fast fashion, sportswear and automotive brands — and have assembled a core team of 15 experts.
• If you want to help bring truly circular materials to global scale — and solve one of the textile industry’s biggest sustainability challenges — come build with us.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a hands-on, team-oriented project manager with an aptitude for learning new things and a desire to have a positive impact towards the green transition. You will coordinate work on our breakthrough nylon recycling technology between Syntetica’s R&D and Engineering teams, development partners, and customers, to ensure seamless collaboration, alignment, and on-time delivery of technical milestones across all stakeholders. You have a versatile cooperative skill set, mental flexibility, and a passion for dynamic problem solving.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive customer projects (Victoria’s Secret, ETAM & other leading sports, fashion and automotive brands) by facilitating meetings, coordinating workstreams, and ensuring timelines and deliverables are met
• Coordinate product production with external partners to ensure our customer deliverables are met, and to supply engineering derisking projects for our FOAK recycling plant
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between internal teams (R&D, Engineering, leadership) and external partners (development firms, construct manufacturers, customers, etc).
• Lead in the creation of project plans, status reports, strategic updates, and lessons learned
• Create clarity for strategic decision making by establishing systems for efficient and productive discussion of ideas, sharing of results, and drawing of key takeaways
• Invest in our company values and vision and champion them as we grow

BACKGROUND & SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering (e.g. Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in project management or program coordination roles
• Exceptional communication skills and demonstrated collaboration abilities in French and English
• Well-organized and practical approach to problem solving, driven by curiosity and attention to detail
• Comfortable with ambiguity; ability to figure out what needs to be done—and then do it
• Proven ability to manage internal and external stakeholders and keep complex projects on track.
• Background in early-stage companies or technology commercialization.

At Syntetica, we are a dynamic group of individuals, united by a common mission, who believe our diversity is key to our success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination on any basis.

Recruitment Process

• Screening interview with Ash (CTO) - 30 mins
• Case Study Interview with Production team - 60 mins
• Interview with Florian (COO) - 45 mins
• Values & culture fit with Marco (CEO) – 45 min
• Coffee with the team
• Reference checks
• Offer

Target starting date: January 2026