Technical Program Manager, HPC - Paris/London

Mistral AI; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

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Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Project Lead to oversee the delivery of HPC projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical project management, particularly in high-performance computing (HPC) and related technologies. This role involves strategic management of project timelines, resource allocation, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful project delivery. The role can be based in Paris or London. Remote could also work as long as candidates are willing to travel frequently to Paris.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project management
   • Responsible for overseeing delivery of Mistral's HPC clusters up to production.
   • Strategically manage project timelines and deliverables to ensure milestones are met.
   • Key items of the project include: Deployment of hardware; negotiation with Data Center and infrastructure providers.
   • Oversee critical resource allocation and budget management.
   • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to align technical and operational goals.
2. Stakeholder management
   • Communicate project progress and strategic direction to stakeholders.
   • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and internal teams.
3. Quality assurance
   • Ensure adherence to project standards and best practices.
   • Implement quality control measures to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications & Profile

• Technical degree: computer science or general engineering.
• Proven experience in large infrastructure project management, preferably in HPC or related fields.
• Deep program management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.

Benefits

(France)

• Competitive cash salary and equity.
• Food: Daily lunch vouchers.
• Sport: Monthly contribution to a Gympass subscription.
• Transportation: Monthly contribution to a mobility pass.
• Health: Full health insurance for you and your family.
• Parental: Generous parental leave policy.
• Visa sponsorship.

(UK)

• Competitive cash salary and equity.
• Insurance.
• Transportation: Reimburse office parking charges, or 90GBP/month for public transport.
• Sport: 90GBP/month reimbursement for gym membership.
• Pension plan: SmartPension (percentages are 5% Employee & 3% Employer).

About Mistral

At Mistral AI, our mission is to make AI ubiquitous and open. We are passionate about bridging the gap between technology and businesses of all sizes. We are a leading innovator in the field of open-source large language models. Our advanced LLM solutions can be seamlessly deployed on any cloud, allowing for optimized integration and robust performance. Developers are using our API via la Plateforme to build incredible AI-first applications powered by our models that can understand and generate natural language text and code. We are multilingual at our core. We released le Chat, as a demonstrator of our models. We are a tight-knit, nimble team dedicated to bringing our cutting-edge AI technology to the world. Our teams are distributed between France, UK and USA. We are creative, low-ego, team-spirited, and have been passionate about AI for years. We hire people who thrive in competitive environments, because they find them more fun to work in. We hire passionate women and men from all over the world.