Technical Program Manager, EDA Compute Infrastructure

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategy and execution for reliable, scalable infrastructure supporting chip development and tapeout. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, drive agile adoption, and deliver data-driven improvements while aligning with senior leadership.

The role emphasizes communication across technical and non-technical audiences, managing global projects, and shaping release management within a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years program management experience across global projects.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles in enterprise systems.
• Experience engaging with engineering partners and vendors.
• Proven ability to manage multiple time zones and complex dependencies.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-company programs and coordinate teams to meet business objectives.
• Guide engineering programs in planning, forecasting, documenting and scheduling.
• Promote agile practices across engineering teams and improve processes.
• Develop metrics to measure program effectiveness and drive decisions.
• Provide status reports and strategic insights to senior management.
• Drive organizational alignment and efficiency across multi-functional leads.
• Moderate technical discussions and liaise between developers and customers.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in software release workflows.
• Ensure programs accommodate diverse customer requirements with speed and quality.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Communication

Release management

Data-driven decisions

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Agile tools

Task tracking tools

Job description

Hardware Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the strategy and execution of programs to support the reliability, scalability and modernization of the infrastructure that supports NVIDIA's Hardware ecosystem. This infrastructure directly supports the development and tapeout of NVIDIA's chips, it must be highly reliable, performant and efficient for our internal users.

What You'll Be Doing

• Engage with cross-company partners to plan programs and coordinate teams to meet key business objectives.
• Guide engineering programs in all aspects of program management – planning, forecasting, documenting, scheduling, effective meetings, multi-faceted prioritization, management of dependencies, reporting, and effective handling of critical and blocking issues
• Guide engineering teams in the use of agile methodologies
• Develop and implement metrics for measuring program effectiveness and improvement areas, collect and analyze data in support of planning and data driven decisions
• Report on overall program status, providing insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Drive organizational alignment and efficiency by coordinating with multi-functional leads and streamlining processes.
• Guide teams designing for advanced, complex, competing and often conflicting customer requirements
• Moderate technical discussions to successful conclusions
• Act as liaison between developers and customers, between technical and non-technical audiences
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, finding opportunities for process enhancements.

What We Need To See

• Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years program management experience including proven ability managing global projects, adaptable to multiple time zones.
• Demonstrated skill in engaging and moderating successful engagements with engineering partners and vendors.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills for diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
• In-depth understanding of software engineering principles and quality requirements in enterprise systems.
• Strong multitasking abilities with a focus on thoroughness and rapid context switching.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and tools, project planning, and task tracking tools
• Proactive and enthusiastic in identifying and implementing positive changes in software engineering and release management within a fast-paced environment.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Background in computer science, machine learning, deep learning, open source software, infrastructure technologies, and GPU technology.
• Prior experience in infrastructure software, production application software development, software development, release and support methodology and devops
• Prior experience in the management of customer workflows using large scale distributed computing and working with AI researchers or directly training AI models
• Consistent track record of driving process improvements and measuring efficiency.
• A passion for sharing knowledge and experience driving complex projects end-to-end.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:

200,000 USD – 322,000 USD for Level 5; and 240,000 USD – 379,500 USD for Level 6.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 6, 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.