Platform Technical Program Manager, AI Computing Infrastructure

Details

Hardware Infrastructure is seeking a Program Manager to lead programs and initiatives creating infrastructure to enable NVIDIA's most advanced AI and hardware researchers and engineers to create the future of computing. This leader will guide engineering programs in best of industry processes that enable a fast pace and rapidly growing roadmap. They will partner with senior management to plan our future programs, and work with partners across the company to align and achieve excellent execution. They will be involved with our CSP and SW tooling partners, leading close engineering collaborations. They will develop and standardize planning, reporting and execution methodologies and metrics to enable meeting challenging objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Engage with cross-company partners to plan programs and coordinate teams to meet key business objectives.
• Guide engineering programs in all aspects of program management – planning, forecasting, documenting, scheduling, effective meetings, multi-faceted prioritization, management of dependencies, reporting, and effective handling of critical and blocking issues.
• Guide engineering teams in the use of agile methodologies.
• Develop and implement metrics for measuring program effectiveness and improvement areas, collect and analyze data in support of planning and data-driven decisions.
• Report on overall program status, providing insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Drive organizational alignment and efficiency by coordinating with multi-functional leads and streamlining processes.
• Work with multi-functional matrixed teams.
• Guide teams designing for advanced, complex, competing and often conflicting customer requirements.
• Moderate technical discussions to successful conclusions.
• Act as liaison between developers and customers, between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, finding opportunities for process enhancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years' program management experience including proven ability managing global projects, adaptable to multiple time zones.
• Demonstrated business development program management expertise and mastery of technical and management practices.
• Demonstrated skill in engaging and moderating successful engagements with engineering partners and vendors.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills for diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
• In-depth understanding of software engineering principles and quality requirements in enterprise systems.
• Strong multitasking abilities with a focus on thoroughness and rapid context switching.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and tools, project planning, and task tracking tools.
• Experience with AI training environments and resource capacity planning.
• Proactive and enthusiastic in identifying and implementing positive changes in software engineering and release management within a fast-paced environment.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Background in computer science, machine learning, deep learning, open source software, infrastructure technologies, and GPU technology.
• Prior experience in infrastructure software, production application software development, software development, release and support methodology and devops.
• Prior experience in the management of customer workflows using large scale distributed computing and working with AI researchers or directly training AI models.
• Consistent track record of driving process improvements and measuring efficiency.
• A passion for sharing knowledge and experience driving complex projects end-to-end.