Senior Program Manager, Partner Operations & Deployment

NVIDIA; New Jersey; On-site; USD 136,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own the operating rhythm between internal teams, OEM/ODM partners, and customer deployment programs. This is a high-visibility, operations-focused role that values process rigor, cross-functional coordination, and leadership transparency over deep technical expertise.

You will drive cross-functional alignment, establish cadence for reviews, and track readiness from planning through handoff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience leading cross-functional programs related to operations, supply chain, service delivery, or partner management.
• Strong collaborator management skills across internal teams, external partners, and leadership audiences.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business or operational needs into structured plans, owners, timelines, and outcomes.
• Strong executive communication skills, including concise status reporting, risk framing, and managing blocking issues.
• Proven ability to standardize processes, improve workflows, and build repeatable operating mechanisms.
• Experience leading programs that require coordination across multiple functions and partner organizations.
• Strong ownership approach, attention to detail, and ability to drive accountability without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Own the operating rhythm with OEM/ODM partners across deployment tracking and readiness.
• Drive cross-functional alignment between internal teams, partners, operations, supply chain, and deployment collaborators.
• Establish and maintain cadence for program reviews, partner status updates, risk reviews, and executive handling of blocking issues.
• Track and communicate program readiness across planning, deployment preparation, bring-up execution, validation, and handoff achievements.
• Coordinate post-deployment field data, including bring-up issues, validation results, and operational metrics, with factory and partner workflows.
• Identify roadblocks, owners, mitigation plans, decision needs, and leadership asks across multiple partner programs.
• Standardize templates, trackers, dashboards, and review mechanisms for partner programs, deployment services, and leadership updates.
• Support continuous improvement across partner workflows, deployment execution, and operating processes by bringing to bear data from field operations.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Process standardization

Multi-functional coordination

Ownership mindset

Ambiguity to plan

ODM/OEM collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master’s in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own the operating rhythm between internal teams, OEM/ODM partners, and customer deployment programs. This is a high-visibility, operations-focused role that values process rigor, cross-functional coordination, and leadership transparency over deep technical expertise.

You will drive cross-functional alignment, establish cadence for reviews, and track readiness from planning through handoff.