Associate Technical Program Manager

Moonlight AI AG; Basel; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Moonlight AI AG is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional software, data, and ML projects across Europe and Tunisia. You will coordinate data collection, model development, and deployment, ensuring alignment with the critical path and timely progress.

The role emphasizes lightweight processes, KPI tracking, and agile practices, with a focus on clear documentation and collaborative teamwork.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience in project coordination, project management, or technical program support within a software or AI-driven environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams (software, data, and machine learning).
• Familiarity with software development workflows and tools such as Git/GitHub, PR reviews, CI/CD and cloud deployment (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience with lightweight Agile frameworks like Scrum or Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project resources such as timelines, sprint plans, and meeting notes.
• Track progress across workstreams against the critical path and escalate blockers.
• Coordinate and facilitate technical project meetings to ensure alignment on priorities, progress, and next steps.
• Communicate clear status updates to teams and leadership, including risks and decisions.
• Maintain the project knowledge base with requirements, risks, constraints, and decisions.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology

Tools

Git/GitHub

Code review workflows

CI/CD

AWS

GCP

Azure

Notion

Jira

Confluence

Python (basic)

Job description

Moonlight AI seeks a highly detailed, organized, and proactive individual who can bring lightweight structure and alignment to our technical development projects. As a Technical Program Manager, you will work closely with cross-functional teams of software engineers, data engineers, and machine learning engineers in Europe and Tunisia. In this role, you will coordinate key technical workstreams including data collection, AI model development, and deployment to ensure alignment and timely progress against the critical path.

Responsibilities

Program Coordination

• Develop and maintain project resources such as timelines (Gantt charts), sprint plans, and meeting notes
• Track progress across workstreams against the critical path, identifying risks and escalating blockers to ensure timely execution

Cross-functional Alignment

• Coordinate and facilitate technical project meetings (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) to ensure alignment on priorities, progress, and next steps
• Track interdependencies and follow up on action items to support alignment amongst technical team members and leadership

Reporting and Documentation

• Communicate clear, concise status updates to technical teams and leadership, including progress, risks, and key decisions
• Own and maintain the project knowledge base, documenting project requirements, risks, technical constraints, and decisions
• Ensure consistent, high-quality documentation from technical team members

Process Improvement

• Support and reinforce lightweight, efficient processes for planning, KPI tracking, and execution
• Foster a collaborative, agile, and accountable team environment

Requirements

• 2-5 years experience in project coordination, project management, or technical program support within a software or AI-driven environment
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams (software, data, and machine learning)
• Basic familiarity with software development workflows and tools: version control (Git/GitHub), pull request/code review processes, CI/CD, and cloud deployment (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience implementing lightweight Agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid) and processes like sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
• Proficient tracking projects with tools such as Notion, Jira, Confluence, or similar
• Strong organizational skills with the ability manage timelines and track dependencies across multiple workstreams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex technical work into clear updates
• Work permit valid in Switzerland or EU
• Strongly preferred:
• Familiarity with AI/ML development lifecycle (data collection, curation, model development, validation, and deployment)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Basic knowledge of python for data analysis or workflow support
• Experience working with distributed or multi-national teams