Technical Program Manager IV

Summary

Our Client is looking for a Technical Program Manager in Redmond to document and track complex cross-functional operations.

Responsibilities

• Project management: Document and track complex cross-functional operations; maintain open action items and follow up with owners to drive closure. Identify and escalate issues to unblock research and operational progress.
• Procurement operations: Research suppliers, onboard suppliers, obtain quotes, track orders and follow up with vendors, maintain detailed tracking of complex BOMs or equipment purchasing in partnership with technical owners and the LabManager.
• Contracts: Draft, route, and track NDAs, SOWs, and related agreements with legal, researchers, and vendors.
• Budgeting: Track budgets, perform budget reconciliation, and match POs to budget lines.
• Team & travel operations: Support travel planning, onsite vendor visit planning, and team event planning.

Required Skills

• 5+ years in project management or research operations.
• Able to operate and communicate across highly technical domains (hardware engineering, chemistry, physics, AI), external partners, and crossfunctional partners (legal, operations, management)
• Experience with complex procurement workflows: supplier research, quoting, purchase requests, order tracking, vendor follow-up.
• Understanding of contracts (NDAs, SOWs).
• Experience budget tracking, reconciliation, and PO-to-budget matching.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple parallel workstreams and follow up independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, documentation, and status reporting.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with procurement / contracting tools.
• Experience supporting hardware engineering (or related) research teams
• Experience planning travel, vendor site visits, or team events