Senior Technical Program Manager (Machine Learning Infrastructure)

Cohere; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks’ paid vacation

Equity / stock options

Pension scheme contributions

Health insurance

Job summary

Cohere is seeking a highly capable Technical Program Manager to join our Generative ML team. You will drive cross-functional programs, partner with senior leaders, and shape long-term strategy while delivering measurable impact in a rapidly growing AI research environment.

You will operate at both tactical and strategic levels, coordinating with Product, Engineering, Legal, Platform, Infra, Policy, and Finance to keep initiatives on track and aligned with company goals.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years as a Technical Program Manager and 5+ years in AI/ML environments.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in building foundation models.
• Able to operate at tactical and strategic levels in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Establish, improve and scale foundational processes for Generative Modeling teams.
• Scale Modeling TPM capacity in collaboration with the Modeling TPM lead.
• Lead cross-functional programs with Product, Engineering, Legal, Platform, Infra, Policy, and Finance.
• Map dependencies and risks; ensure smooth cross-functional execution and report status to stakeholders.
• Communicate priorities and knowledge flow throughout the Modeling organization and beyond.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Communication

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Job description

• As our Generative Machine Learning organization has continued growing, we are looking for more Technical Program Managers to join the team!
• At Cohere, TPMs are pivotal to our success, being seen as operational experts specializing in cross-functional efforts
• Great TPMs at Cohere are well-rounded, executing with precision at the tactical level, while partnering with senior leaders and shaping the big picture at a strategic level, and the opportunities are endless in growing the scale and impact of their work
• Cohere’s TPMs would often be described as organized, execution-oriented, pragmatic leaders who are adaptable to the needs of the company and the programs they lead
• As a reward for the depth and breadth of expertize that you bring to the table, you will get to work alongside some of the most talented AI researchers and industry experts in the world on building cutting edge AI technology
• No day will be the same as the one before, and the dynamic high growth environment will be absolutely perfect for anyone excited about solving novel problems, bringing structure to oftentimes chaotic and fast-paced environments, and ambitious about scaling their own impact and growth alongside the company!
• Establish, improve, and scale foundational processes that allow the Generative Modeling teams to execute better, faster, and more predictably
• Scale the operational capacity and effectiveness of the Modeling TPM team in collaboration with the Modeling TPM lead to ensure the function can remain lean and effective during a period of the program portfolio complexity and size continuing to rapidly increase
• Flexibly adapt to the needs of the company, programs, and the team from tackling long-horizon programs that can span quarters or even years to jumping onto often highly ambiguous short-term challenges that can have company-wide impact
• Partner directly with leaders within and outside of the Modeling organization on efforts to design, train and improve our core generative models
• Lead cross-functional, oftentimes company-wide programs and strategic initiatives, collaborating and coordinating with cross-functional teams such as Product, Engineering, Legal, Platform, Infra, Policy, and Finance
• Operate as an organizational expert in improving engineering execution rigor and operations on the ground, while contributing to the strategic layer in areas such as long-term strategic planning with senior modeling leadership
• Map out dependencies and risks, and ensure that cross-functional execution across the program runs smoothly, communicating status with non-technical and technical stakeholders and senior management
• Both own and enable a useful communication flow of priorities, ideas, and knowledge throughout and beyond the Modeling organization in line with your programs
• Respond quickly to program-level changes, clarifying new scope, and managing resource needs in response to evolving priorities

Benefits

• Six weeks’ paid vacation
• Equity / stock options
• RRSP, 401(k), and Pension Scheme contributions
• Coverage for 100% of your insurance premiums across health, dental, vision, and travel
• Additional coverage for accessing mental health providers/services
• Six months of fully paid parental leave, including adoption and surrogacy
• Financial support for egg freezing and IVF in Canada and the UK
• A monthly fitness and wellness allowance
• Globally dispersed company that supports a remote work culture
• A $2,000 annual education benefit for professional development
• A weekly stipend for meals when working remotely and catered lunch when working from one of our global offices
• A monthly arts and culture allowance
• A monthly quality time allowance

Managed projects & programs requiring a strong general business acumen, such as coordinating with Finance on reporting needs or Policy on regulatory compliance matters — the broader your experience beyond ML technical program management, the better!(optional, but preferred) Have technical experience in a hands-on capacity. We don’t necessarily need someone with hands on experience training models, but you need to feel comfortable sitting in the same rooms with some of the best researchers in the world, working on highly complex, cutting edge ML problems5-10 years as a Technical Program Manager AND 5+ years of experience working directly on AI/ML. Strong preference for candidates that have worked directly in building foundation modelsIn-depth knowledge of machine learning, particularly when it comes to Natural Language Processing & Large Language Models (LLMs). Bonus points for experience with Multimodal AIExperience with working in a chaotic, fast paced, low structure environment. We need someone who is pragmatic, can roll up their sleeves when needed, and can function at the tactical and strategic level to do whatever it takes to make Cohere’s models succeedPersonal hands-on understanding of the unique challenges of managing projects and programs in the AI/ML development space as opposed to traditional software program management