Senior Technical Program Manager, NVIDIA Metropolis

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end program management for Vision AI initiatives, guiding engineering and product management from concept through deployment. This role emphasizes agile execution, KPI-driven processes, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You will drive strategic roadmap execution, report updates via Jira/Confluence, and help optimize development cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years end-to-end Program Management experience.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Agile project management methodologies.
• Experience with Jira to guide an engineering team in an agile/scrum manner.
• Well-organized, detail oriented with adaptability to shifting priorities and changing requirements.
• Ability to think long-term and build consensus to make programs successful.
• Outstanding skills in prioritizing and building alignment.

Responsibilities

• Closely work with engineering and product management to deliver and drive strategic roadmap execution.
• Collaborate with engineering on sprint planning, stand ups, sprint review and retrospective.
• Use Jira dashboard and bug database queries to help with various reporting, and Confluence to provide comprehensive program updates to the core and leadership teams.
• Work closely with the engineering on various KPIs to improve overall execution process and deliverable.
• Integral member of Vision AI development and productization workflow.

Skills

End-to-end program management

Agile project management

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic roadmap execution

Prioritization & alignment

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Requisition ID

JR2022030

Job Category

Program Manager

Time Type

Full time

NVIDIA has been redefining computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for 30 years. It’s an outstanding legacy of innovation that’s motivated by phenomenal technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, encouraging environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join our team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world!

NVIDIA Metropolis offers GPU-accelerated libs/SDKs, Microservices, Tools and Blueprints that help developers build, deploy and scale AI-enabled applications – from the edge to the cloud. This suite of software offerings provides a variety of starting points to accelerate and optimize any aspect of AI application development and deployment. We are looking for a passionate Technical Program Manager to be part of this journey. This role will be leading all steps of the development lifecycle: from concept to model training, engineering for optimized inference and deployment.

What You Will Be Doing

• Closely work with engineering and product management to deliver and drive strategic roadmap execution
• Collaborate with engineering on sprint planning, stand ups, sprint review and retrospective
• Use Jira dashboard and bug database queries to help with various reporting, and Confluence to provide comprehensive program updates to the core and leadership teams
• Work closely with the engineering on various KPIs to improve overall execution process and deliverable
• Integral member of Vision AI development and productization workflow

What We Need To See

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of end-to-end Program Management experience in a similar or related role
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Proficient in Agile project management methodologies
• Experience with Jira to the point that you can comfortably guide an engineering team on how to use these tools and implement in an agile/scrum manner
• Proven track record of being well organized, detail oriented, have excellent listening skills, in an environment with shifting priorities and changing requirements
• Ability to think long-term and build consensus to make programs successful
• Outstanding skills in prioritizing and building alignment

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Prior Program Management experience with Vision AI or AI application development including Data Acquisition and Labeling to Model Training, Optimization, and Edge Deployment
• Strong understanding of Embedded Systems (familiarity with Nvidia GPUs is a plus)
• Deep understanding of Software Product Life Cycle to develop production grade AI applications
• AI adoption in Program Management to optimize workflows and increase team velocity
• Experience managing the unique challenges of AI programs, such as, Model accuracy KPIs, and "human-in-the-loop" validation processes

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 28, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.