Senior Technical Program Manager – AI Agent

AMD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the AI Agent roadmap within the Intelligence Systems team. You will translate AI/ML research into reliable software, partner with researchers and engineers, and drive end-to-end execution across platforms.

The role requires strong TPM leadership in AI/ML projects, deep technical depth, and the ability to deliver measurable outcomes in fast-changing environments at AMD's San Jose campus.

Qualifications

• Proven TPM leadership delivering complex, cross-functional AI/ML or system programs end-to-end in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Strong technical depth to understand AI/ML algorithms, performance, system integration, debugging and reliability.
• Experience productizing AI research into robust software deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the AIAgent roadmap execution from research to productization, including quarterly planning/OKRs and delivery commitments.
• Convert research breakthroughs into crisp engineering plans and measurable milestones.
• Influence prioritization decisions balancing long-term algorithmic advancement with near-term product/customer needs.
• Drive cross-team execution (algorithm, software, hardware, platform) to ensure synchronized timelines, dependency management, and release readiness.
• Consolidate customer requests and feedback into durable software features, tooling, test coverage, and process improvements; ensure learnings are reused across customers.
• Proactively identify risks, execution gaps, and systemic bottlenecks; implement mitigation plans and hold teams accountable to closure.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and present technical progress, risks, and tradeoffs to leadership with clarity.
• Develop robust metrics and effective mechanisms for evaluating the impact of research on customer workloads and revenue, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Skills

TPM leadership

AI/ML systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE:

We are seekinga highly skilled Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead execution of the AI Agent roadmap in the Intelligence Systems team within AMD AI Group. This role is accountable for turningalgorithmic and agentic research into reliable, scalable, customer-facing software outcomes. You will reduce operational overhead, bring execution discipline to complex software flows, and ensure customer-driven work results in durable product and process improvements.

You will partner closely withAIresearchers, software engineers, QA, and cross‑functional stakeholders to align priorities, stabilize releases, streamline communication, and accelerate delivery of high‑impact AI capabilities on AMD accelerated compute platforms.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate combines deep technical credibilityin AI/ML systems with ahands‑on execution mindset. You are comfortable going deep on design docs,modelarchitectures, performance/debug issues, and complex customer environments—while also driving clarity, ownership, and predictable delivery across teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and drivetheAIAgent roadmap executionfrom research to productization, including quarterlyplanning/OKRs and delivery commitments.

• Convert research breakthroughs into crisp engineering plans and measurable milestones

• Influence prioritization decisions balancing long‑termalgorithmic advancement with near‑term product/customer needs

• Drive cross‑team execution (algorithm, software, hardware, platform) to ensure synchronized timelines, dependency management, and release readiness.

• Consolidatecustomer requests and feedback into durable software features, tooling, test coverage, and process improvements; ensure learnings are reused across customers.

• Proactivelyidentifyrisks, execution gaps, and systemic bottlenecks; implement mitigation plans and hold teams accountabletoclosure.

• Facilitate stakeholder communication and present technical progress, risks, and tradeoffs to leadership with clarity

• Develop robust metrics and effective mechanisms for evaluating the impact of research on customer workloads and revenue, with a focus on continuous improvement.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Proven TPM leadership delivering complex, cross‑functionalAI/ML or systemprograms end‑to‑end in ambiguous, fast‑changing environments.

• Strong technical depth to understand and track highly technical issues (AI/MLalgorithms, performance, system integration, debugging, reliability).

• Experience productizing AI research into robust software deliverables.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Master’s orBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering is desired

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