Senior Customer Technical Program Manager - Data Center Quality and Sustaining

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

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Sr. Customer Technical Program Manager to lead Data Center Quality and Sustaining initiatives, coordinating with OEMs/ODMs and cloud providers to ensure exceptional customer experience and reliability.

You will establish QA strategies, track KPIs, manage critical escalations, and collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, product management, and sales to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in enterprise data center quality management and operational excellence.
• Experience leading customer program management at executive levels.
• Strong leadership for high-profile escalations across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Center Quality and Sustaining activities across OEMs/ODMs and cloud deployments.
• Develop and implement joint QA strategies with NVIDIA and partners.
• Establish standards and procedures for large datacenter deployments and continuation actions.
• Lead reviews on production quality issues and report findings with corrective actions.
• Identify improvements with data analysis and metrics to drive progress.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA and partners to maintain high-quality standards.
• Develop KPIs to monitor quality performance and present to senior management.
• Mitigate quality issues to minimize customer impact.

Skills

Enterprise Data Center experience

Customer Program Management

Leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Six Sigma

PMP Certification

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE or related field

Tools

QMS standards

HW/SW integration

Job description

NVIDIA is looking for an experienced Sr. Customer Technical Program Manager for Data Center Quality and Sustaining activities to develop, implement, and supervise customer experience and quality management initiatives in coordination with OEM/ODM system partners. The role will be accountable for overall customer satisfaction, clearly articulating the communication strategies at NVIDIA as well as OEM/ODM Executive levels, taking care of high-profile customer critical issues which will require validated experience of customers’ management across NVIDIA and OEMs/ODMs working closely with cross-functional teams. As such, a passion for customer satisfaction, following high quality standards, proven planning, detailed execution, and critical thinking are the cornerstones for this role.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and coordinate NVIDIA Data Center Quality and Sustaining activities supporting OEMs/ODMs across several large Cloud Service Providers deployments.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive and joint Quality Assurance and Sustaining Strategy between NVIDIA, OEMs/ODMs and Data Center operations, ensuring alignment with business, quality and user experience objectives.
• Establish, uphold, and implement quality standards and procedures following industry standard methodologies for large Datacenter System Deployment and Continuation actions.
• Lead internal and external reviews on production systems quality issues as well as prepare regular reports detailing findings and corrective actions.
• Identify areas for improvements in a partnership involving NVIDIA and manufacturers of equipment/devices production systems, applying data analysis and metrics to facilitate progress.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA and partners to ensure high-quality standards across OEMs/ODMs partners.
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (critical metrics) to monitor quality performance, and present findings to senior management.
• Identify potential quality improvements and develop mitigation strategies to minimize customer impact.

What we need to see:

• BS/MS/PhD Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record to work on Enterprise Data Center products quality management and system operational excellence.
• Over 12 years of demonstrated expertise in Customer Program Management at the highest executive leadership tiers.
• Strong leadership when looking after high-profile Customer Escalations, working across engineering, operations, quality, product management, and sales teams to resolve product technical quality and logistical issues.
• Set accurate expectations and keep the scope of the projects on a track to successful execution.
• Solid understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) following Technology Industry standards.
• Technical savvy around Data Center Infrastructure and experience around HW/SW systems components integration, system topologies, and system configurations.
• Accountable for coordinating Data Center – Quality Improvement Projects and Enhancements collaborating with various OEMs/ODMs systems providers.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving capabilities, skilled in bringing to bear data for informed decision-making.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage with customers across Business, System Engineering and Quality Management groups.
• Certifications in quality management (e.g., Six Sigma, CQI, CQM) and PMP Program Management Certification are desirable.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 18, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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