Global AI Programs Lead

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks an experienced Senior Program Manager to define and manage complex AI/Cloud hardware-software programs across global teams. You will translate customer requirements into actionable tasks for engineering, quality, logistics and sales, driving on-time delivery and customer acceptance.

You will lead cross-functional program execution, oversee design to production deployment, provide post-deployment support, and communicate program health to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of program/project management experience in Cloud providers, Automotive, Robotics or Physical AI industries
• Strong technical background in hardware and/or software product development with experience working closely with cloud and AI solution providers
• Experience driving AI Systems Orchestration. Aligning engineering teams to scale large generative architectures while managing massive compute resources, infrastructure bottlenecks, and model release timelines
• Consistent track record of leading complex, global programs through full development lifecycles into deployment and production
• Excellent program management, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize issues and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Consistent track record to coordinate with global teams and navigate multi-cultural, multinational business environments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse technical and non-technical audiences, from engineers to executives.
• Willingness to travel as required (up to 10%), and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments

Responsibilities

• Define and manage program schedules, deliverables, and turning points aligned with customers and partners roadmaps and requirements.
• Translate customer requirements into actionable tasks for all functional teams, driving timely issue resolution across engineering, quality, logistics, and sales.
• Provide horizontal leadership to drive cross-functional program execution, managing high priority issues/concerns, and coordinating globally dispersed teams to ensure clear alignment on objectives.
• Act as the primary customer interface, facilitating program kick-offs, technical discussions, design reviews, issues/bug tracking and resolution, customer qualification/validation efforts, and status updates throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive program execution from design through production deployment, ensuring on-time delivery, quality, and customer acceptance.
• Provide ongoing post-deployment sustaining support, serving as case manager for high-priority concerns
• Proactively communicate program health, risks, and key issues to both customers, internal partners, and leadership (Hardware, Software, Operations, Business, Quality, Sales, and Product Teams), ensuring transparency and alignment.
• Define the strategy and execution plans for successfully integrating complex AI model tech stacks in customer environments, from evaluation/proof-of-concept to design, development, qualification, and validation to production launch

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks an experienced Senior Program Manager to define and manage complex AI/Cloud hardware-software programs across global teams. You will translate customer requirements into actionable tasks for engineering, quality, logistics and sales, driving on-time delivery and customer acceptance.

You will lead cross-functional program execution, oversee design to production deployment, provide post-deployment support, and communicate program health to leadership.