Senior Technical Program Manager - ML/AI

Snowflake; Bellevue (WA); Sur place; USD 166 000 - 286 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity

Bonus program

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

PTO & holidays

Parental leave

Résumé du poste

Snowflake is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager — ML/AI to lead complex, cross-team ML/AI programs end-to-end across model infrastructure, inference pipelines, Cortex AI services, and AI-powered features.

You will partner with ML engineers, researchers, product managers and engineering leaders to define roadmaps, surface dependencies, and execution plans, balancing experimentation with timely delivery in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management at a cloud/AI company.
• Understanding of ML lifecycle (training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring).
• Ability to engage with ML engineers and researchers on models & infra.
• Experience leading 4+ engineering teams with shared roadmaps.
• Excellent communication for leadership and cross-functional audiences.

Responsabilités

• Own and drive cross-team ML/AI programs end-to-end from scoping to launch.
• Define roadmaps and execution plans with dependencies and risks.
• Coordinate cross-org launches for AI features across infra and apps.
• Navigate ML experimentation cycles, evaluation gates, and tradeoffs.
• Establish governance, milestones, risks, and engineering health.
• Drive alignment among ML/AI engineering, product, design, security, and legal.
• Identify bottlenecks and design workflows to improve velocity.
• Own AI launch readiness with model eval, performance, and safety reviews.
• Report status and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Connaissances

Program management

ML/AI programs

Cross-team leadership

Communication skills

Ambiguity management

Risk management

Description du poste

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

AS A SENIOR TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER — ML/AI, YOU WILL:

• Own and drive complex, cross-team ML/AI programs end-to-end — from scoping and planning through execution and launch — across model infrastructure, inference pipelines, AI functions, Cortex AI services, and AI-powered application features
• Partner with ML Engineers, Research Scientists, Product Managers, and Engineering Leaders to define program roadmaps, surface dependencies, and build execution plans that account for the unique uncertainty and iteration cycles inherent to ML/AI development
• Coordinate cross-org launches for AI features that span ML infrastructure, application surfaces (Streamlit, Notebooks, Cortex Code), and core platform — ensuring all teams ship cohesively and on time
• Navigate the ambiguity of AI development — adapt program structures to handle model experimentation cycles, evaluation gates, accuracy/latency tradeoffs, and the non-linear nature of ML research-to-production timelines
• Establish program governance and reporting cadences — track milestones, risks, decisions, and engineering health with clarity and rigor, and proactively elevate to leadership when programs need intervention
• Drive cross-functional alignment between ML/AI engineering, product, design, infrastructure, security, and legal/compliance teams on AI feature launches, model deployment, and responsible AI practices
• Identify and resolve systemic execution bottlenecks — design lightweight processes and tooling-backed workflows that improve engineering velocity without adding overhead
• Own AI launch readiness — coordinate model evaluation sign-off, performance benchmarking, safety review, and documentation across engineering, product, and trust/safety teams
• Represent ML/AI programs to senior leadership with crisp, data-backed status updates and strategic recommendations that connect program execution to business outcomes

OUR IDEAL SENIOR TPM — ML/AI WILL HAVE:

Required:

• 5+ years of technical program management experience at a cloud or AI-native technology company, with a track record of owning cross-team programs end-to-end
• Demonstrated experience with ML/AI programs — you understand the ML development lifecycle (training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring) and can manage programs around its unique iteration patterns and uncertainty
• Strong technical depth — ability to engage meaningfully with ML engineers and research scientists on model architecture, inference infrastructure, evaluation metrics, and deployment tradeoffs
• Proven ability to operate in ambiguity — ML/AI programs don't follow predictable timelines; you know how to structure execution around experimentation cycles and adapt plans as signals emerge
• Experience managing programs spanning 4+ engineering teams with competing roadmaps and shared dependencies
• Excellent communication skills — you synthesize complex technical and research concepts into clear, actionable narratives for leadership, product, and cross-functional audiences
• Strong program management fundamentals: dependency management, risk frameworks, milestone governance, stakeholder alignment, and escalation discipline

Preferred:

• Experience with LLM inference, fine-tuning, RAG architectures, or AI function platforms at production scale
• Background in model serving infrastructure, GPU/accelerator resource management, or ML platform engineering
• Familiarity with responsible AI practices — model evaluation, bias detection, safety review, and compliance workflows
• Experience with Snowflake's architecture or data cloud ecosystem
• Working knowledge of ML observability — monitoring model performance, drift detection, and production quality metrics
• Background in launching customer-facing AI features where accuracy, latency, and cost are critical tradeoffs

SNOWFLAKE VALUES WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Get It Done — You turn the inherent ambiguity of ML/AI into executable plans and deliver outcomes. You don't wait for perfect clarity — you create it.
• Own It — You treat your programs as your own end-to-end. You anticipate risks before they surface and drive resolution without being asked.
• Make Each Other the Best — You build bridges across ML research, engineering, and product. You create shared context and alignment that makes the whole organization move faster.
• Think Big — You see beyond the current sprint. You think about what it takes for Snowflake's AI capabilities to operate at 10x scale and help build the frameworks to get there.

Compensation

Snowflake is committed to pay equity and transparency. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including relevant experience, skills, location, and internal equity.

Base Salary RangeTotal Target Compensation$166,000 – $249,000$190,900 – $286,350

In addition to base salary and bonus (15% target), this role is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESPP, generous PTO, and more.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com

The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:

• The estimated base salary range for this role is $166,000 - $238,000.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

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