Software Technical Project Manager

About the role

We're a fast-moving AI startup building next-generation infrastructure for the world's most demanding AI workloads. Our mission is to accelerate the future of intelligence by delivering cutting-edge server solutions optimized for large-scale inference. Backed by top-tier investors and led by industry veterans, we're scaling rapidly and looking for an experienced program manager to organize and drive our most complex product builds.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management for projects spanning compiler infrastructure (IR design, optimization passes, codegen), custom AI kernel development, and GPU runtime/scheduling systems
• Partner closely with compiler engineers, kernel developers, and systems architects to build realistic roadmaps, break down complex technical work into sequenced milestones, and track progress against them
• Identify and manage cross-team dependencies
• Translate ambiguous technical goals into scoped, actionable project plans
• Run planning ceremonies and surface technical risk early
• Cookordination with hardware and silicon partners on integration timelines, driver dependencies, and co-design feedback loops
• Maintain project documentation, architecture decision records, and technical roadmaps in collaboration with engineering leads

Requirements

• 10+ years in program/project management, including 5+ years leading technically complex, multi-stakeholder programs
• Track record of managing multi-team technical programs with interdependent workstreams and hard performance/correctness requirements
• Strong operational background: defining processes, metrics, and driving efficiency
• Technical fluency in data center, networking, or compute infrastructure; able to engage deeply with engineers
• Conceptual familiarity with AI compute, distributed training, or inference systems
• Excellent written/verbal communication across technical and non-technical audiences
• Proficiency with Jira, Asana, Monday.com, or similar; comfort with data/metrics dashboards

Preferred Qualifications

• Software development experience with infrastructure projects like storage, OS, and hardware bring-up
• Experience managing or scaling data center operations, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), or hyperscaler / on-premises server deployments
• Background in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or site reliability engineering (SRE)
• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, GPU clusters, or distributed computing systems
• PMP, CAPM, or equivalent program management certification

Skills & Attributes

• Analytical, data-driven decision-making with a metric-driven mindset (dashboards, KPIs)
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to bring clarity and proactively manage risk and contingency
• Strong stakeholder influence, collaborative leadership, and attention to both detail and big-picture outcomes