Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Manager
Department: Product & Engineering
Location: Santa Clara, CA - On-Site
Role Type: Contract (6 months+)
Work Permits Accepted: US citizen, Green card, TN, H-1B, E-3, H4-EAD, L2-EAD, OPT-EAD, CPT-EAD, TPS-EAD, STEM-EAD

About Our Client
A global technology solutions provider with over $20 billion in annual revenue, this organization is at the forefront of the AI and Digital Revolution. They combine strategy, execution, and partnership to deliver cutting-edge hardware and software solutions for large public and private organizations worldwide. With a collaborative Advanced Technology Center featuring over 100 racks of equipment for testing, they help clients conceptualize, test, and validate innovative technology solutions across AI, cloud computing, networking, and storage.

Job Description
You'll join a passionate team developing GPU-accelerated libraries, SDKs, microservices, and tools that help developers build, deploy, and scale AI-enabled applications from the edge to the cloud. As a Technical Program Manager, you'll lead all steps of the development lifecycle-from concept to model training, optimization for inference, and deployment. This contract role is integral to our Vision AI development and productization workflow, where you'll collaborate closely with engineering and product management to execute strategic roadmaps in a fast-paced, high-innovation environment.

Your impact will be direct: you'll facilitate clear communication between engineering, product, and leadership, ensuring alignment on project goals, resolving dependencies proactively, and helping the team navigate the unique challenges of AI program management-including model accuracy KPIs and human-in-the-loop validation processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with engineering and product management to deliver and drive strategic roadmap execution.
• Collaborate on sprint planning, standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives using Agile methodologies.
• Use Jira dashboards and bug database queries to generate reporting and maintain comprehensive program updates via Confluence.
• Partner with engineering to define and improve KPIs that enhance overall execution process and deliverables.
• Facilitate clear communication channels between all stakeholders and leadership to align project goals and resolve dependencies proactively.
• Guide engineering teams on best practices for Atlassian suite tools (Jira, Confluence) and agile/scrum implementation.

Required Experience/Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of end-to-end Program Management experience in a similar or related technical role.
• Proficiency in Agile project management methodologies and hands-on experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to stay well-organized and detail-oriented in fast-paced, high-uncertainty environments.
• Strong listening skills, adaptability to rapid breakthroughs, and composure amid technical volatility.
• Ability to think strategically long-term, build consensus, and prioritize effectively to align stakeholders.

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior Program Management experience with Vision AI or AI application development (data acquisition, labeling, model training, optimization, edge deployment).
• Strong understanding of Embedded Systems and familiarity with GPU architectures.
• Deep understanding of Software Product Life Cycle for production-grade AI applications.
• Experience managing unique AI program challenges such as model accuracy KPIs and human-in-the-loop validation.
• AI adoption in Program Management workflows to optimize team velocity.

Education
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.

Pay & Benefits Summary

• Pay Rate: $75/hour