Senior Technical Program Manager (Forward Deployed Engineering)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Technical Program Manager (Forward Deployed Engineering)
• Focus: Technical strategy and program execution across multi-party AI engagements

Description

Lead technical strategy and execution for Forward Deployed Engineering engagements, aligning NVIDIA, partner teams, and end customers from first use-case discussions through production. Turn each use case into a plan with scope, milestones, and success criteria while de-risking the technical approach across data, evaluation, post-training, and deployment. Use AI agents and agentic workflows to automate program operations and surface risks earlier.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years in technical program management, solutions architecture, forward deployed engineering, or technical customer delivery
• Experience leading complex multi-party programs from proof of concept to production
• Working knowledge of the LLM post-training lifecycle: data, evaluation, fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and deployment
• Practical comfort with Python and cloud and GPU infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with AI agents and agentic workflows for planning, tracking, and reporting
• Experience across open model, post-training/harness, and cloud provider ecosystems in multi-company engagements
• Experience shaping SOWs and agreements with legal and procurement, including data sharing and governance
• Proven ability to manage risks, dependencies, and decisions with incomplete information; define metrics and drive outcomes
• Clear communication of complex technical ideas to engineers and C-level executives; strong organizational skills

Benefits

• Equity and benefits eligibility
• Base salary range: 184,000 USD–287,500 USD (Level 4) and 224,000 USD–356,500 USD (Level 5) based on location and experience