Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations

Who You Are

A high-agency operator who moves seamlessly between executive-level priorities and day-to-day execution, owning end-to-end outcomes.

Proven at driving complex cross-functional work across operations, finance, legal, recruiting, and business partners.

Deep understanding of the semiconductor business, including development timelines, product portfolios, manufacturing, sales and operations planning, and financial investments.

Clear, direct, and organized communicator who brings structure, follow-through, and sound judgment to fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Trusted partner to senior leadership, anticipating needs, pressure-testing plans, and turning decisions into action while creating clarity where it doesn’t yet exist.

What We Need

Own and drive high-priority cross-functional programs on behalf of the CVP of Operations, from kickoff through execution and follow-through.

Drive effective operating cadences, including weekly staff meetings, monthly finance reviews, and quarterly all-hands, to achieve org KPIs and key milestones.

Cook up coordination across operations program managers to integrate sales & operations, headcount, and infrastructure planning processes.

Prepare clear, concise materials for leadership discussions, including updates, decision memos, project summaries, and operational recommendations.

Build and maintain operating rhythms that keep teams aligned by translating priorities into clear next steps, owners, timelines, and decision points, while proactively identifying execution gaps, surfacing risks early, and unblocking issues.

What You Will Learn

How to scale operations including headcount, manufacturing, and data center operations for a start-up product company in high growth AI segment.

How a fast-moving AI hardware company scales operations across teams, regions, and functions.

How to shape, align, and execute decisions to invest at scale in a company building real products at speed.

Operating rigor, prioritization, and follow-through can accelerate company-wide execution.

Compensation

Tenorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology.

Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2).

If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.