Director, Computing Infrastructure Program Management

Hardware Infrastructure is seeking a Director of Program Management to lead our management of dynamic programs and initiatives to enable NVIDIAs most advance AI and hardware researchers and engineers to build the future of computing. This leader will guide program and engineering managers in best of industry processes that enable a fast pace and rapidly growing organization. They will partner with senior management to plan our future programs, and work with partners across the company to prioritize projects 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 of challenging objectives in a fast paced environment!
 

What You'll Be Doing:

• Engage with cross-company partners to plan programs and coordinate teams to meet key business objectives.

• Guide other TPMs 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.

• Manage multi-functional matrixed teams

• Serve as an internal product manager for our programs

• Guide and lead TPMs in collection of and 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.

What We Need To See:

• Proven 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.

• BS or equivalent experience.

• 15+ overall years of program management experience including proven track record managing global projects, adaptable to multiple time zones.

• 8+ years leading engineering-level projects and large distributed teams

• 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

• Knowledge of project planning, scheduling and task tracking tools

• Experience in capacity planning as well as experience with HPC environments

• 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

• Experience in the management of datacenters and large scale distributed computing

• Experience in working with AI researchers and/or EDA developers

• Consistent track record of driving process improvements and measuring efficiency and a passion for sharing knowledge and experience driving complex projects end-to-end.

The base salary range is 256,000 USD - 391,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basi