Senior Technical Program Manager – AI Infrastructure, Site Operations

Cerebras; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Innovative company culture

Equal opportunity employer

Focus on continuous learning and support

Job summary

Cerebras is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) at its Sunnyvale HQ to oversee site and data center operations programs supporting AI Cloud and customer deployments. The role emphasizes operational readiness, cross-functional coordination, and metrics-driven decision-making, collaborating closely with Hardware Engineering and Operations leadership.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years in Technical Program Management, strong communication skills, and experience in managing infrastructure operational metrics and KPIs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Technical Program Management, Infrastructure Ops, or Data Center Ops.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional infrastructure programs.
• Strong understanding of data center power and cooling fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical programs for data center and site operations.
• Drive site readiness for Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine systems.
• Define and own operational metrics and KPIs.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Infrastructure Operations

Data Center Operations

Executive-level communication

Job description

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation. Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.

About The Role

This Sr. TPM role owns site and data center operations programs supporting Cerebras’ AI Cloud and customer deployments. The position sits at Sunnyvale HQ and works closely with Hardware Engineering, Inference Engineering, and Operations leadership to ensure Cerebras systems are reliably deployed, operated, and scaled.

This is a highly technical, execution-focused TPM role with strong emphasis on operational readiness, cross-functional coordination, and metrics/KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical programs for data center and site operations
• Act as single-threaded owner across:
  • Hardware & Systems Engineering
  • AI Cloud Infrastructure & Operations
  • Network & Storage Engineering
  • Facilities, power, cooling, and colo partners
• Drive site readiness for Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine systems
• Partner on installation, commissioning, change management, and break/fix workflows
• Lead incident reviews and postmortems; ensure corrective actions are closed
• Define and own operational metrics and KPIs, including:
  • Availability and reliability
  • Incident rate, severity, MTTR / MTTD
  • Deployment readiness and time-to-service
  • Capacity and operational risk
• Build executive-level dashboards and reporting
• Establish program governance, risk tracking, and RACI clarity
• Present program status, metrics, and operational risks to senior leadership

Required Background

• 8+ years in Technical Program Management, Infrastructure Ops, or Data Center Ops
• Experience leading large, cross-functional infrastructure programs
• Strong understanding of:
  • Data center power and cooling fundamentals
  • Network and storage basics
  • Hardware-centric platforms
• Proven ability to define and operationalize metrics
• Strong written and executive-level communication skills

Preferred Experience

• AI/ML, HPC, or accelerator-based infrastructure
• High-density and/or liquid-cooled data centers
• Working with colocation providers and facilities teams
• Incident management, reliability, or service operations background

Why Join Cerebras

• Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
• Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
• Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
• Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
• Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.

Find out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!

Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.

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