Technical Program Manager - Generative AI Tech Services

About the role

The D. E. Shaw group seeks a program manager to join its Generative AI Tech Services team. This team develops and operates a wide-ranging suite of generative-AI products and workstreams, serving as a centralized platform to drive innovation and efficiency across the firm. This role provides an opportunity to bring structure and delivery discipline to a rapidly expanding, cross-site team in an engaging and collegial environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead sprint planning and manage delivery throughput across a portfolio of generative-AI products and workstreams.
• Map and oversee cross-functional dependencies, set timelines, and drive accountability to ensure progress across the team.
• Support prioritization and resource allocation in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and competing initiatives.
• Coordinate closely with the firm's India-based team and maintain strong partnership with a program manager counterpart to align cross-site operations.
• Handle tactical and operational requests, such as managing support tickets with technology providers, and own recurring stakeholder reporting for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Five to twelve years of program or project management experience, including managing a portfolio of concurrent initiatives (as opposed to owning only one or two large projects).
• Demonstrated track record of execution, with a focus on delivering results and driving initiatives to completion.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports for mixed technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to introduce and promote effective program management practices and operate with minimal ramp-up time.
• Comfort coordinating across sites and time zones, defining goals, opening communication channels, and removing blockers.
• Technical fluency or a degree in a related discipline is a plus but not required.

Pay

The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $220,000.

Benefits

• Variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire.
• Medical and prescription drug coverage.
• 401(k) contribution matching.
• Wellness reimbursement.
• Family building benefits.
• Charitable gift match program.