Technical Project Manager

Fractal; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability plans

401(k) plan

11 paid holidays

12 weeks parental leave

Free time PTO

Job summary

Fractal Analytics is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead AI, GenAI, ML, and data platform initiatives with strong technical fluency and close collaboration with AI/ML engineers, data scientists, data engineers, architects, and product teams.

The role drives end-to-end delivery, manages dependencies and risks, and ensures production readiness while advocating responsible use of AI tools to accelerate delivery and business impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or related roles.
• Experience working closely with AI/ML, Data Engineering, and Software Engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML lifecycle, Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and AI Agents.
• Data Engineering and modern data platforms.
• APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
• CI/CD, DevOps, MLOps, and LLMOps.
• Background in software engineering, data engineering, or solution architecture.
• Experience delivering enterprise AI or data transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of AI, GenAI, analytics, and data products.
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to manage technical dependencies, risks, and execution plans.
• Participate in architecture, design, and solution discussions to understand delivery impacts and trade-offs.
• Translate complex technical progress into business and customer-facing updates.
• Ensure adoption of engineering best practices, CI/CD, MLOps/LLMOps, testing, monitoring, and production readiness.
• Evaluate whether teams are effectively leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, agents, MCP, APIs, plugins, and reusable accelerators to improve productivity and delivery speed.

Skills

AI/ML collaboration

Architectural understanding

CI/CD / DevOps

MLOps / LLMOps

Communication with engineers

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Azure OpenAI

OpenAI APIs

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

Job description

Technical Program Manager (AI / GenAI / Data Products)

Fractal Analytics is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. An ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite empowers imagination with intelligence. And that it will be such Fractalites that will continue to build the company for the next 100 years.

Please visit Fractal | Intelligence for Imagination for more information about Fractal.

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead the delivery of AI, GenAI, Machine Learning, and Data Platform initiatives. This role goes beyond traditional project management and requires strong technical fluency to work closely with AI/ML engineers, data scientists, data engineers, architects, and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of AI, GenAI, analytics, and data products.
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to manage technical dependencies, risks, and execution plans.
• Participate in architecture, design, and solution discussions to understand delivery impacts and trade-offs.
• Translate complex technical progress into business and customer-facing updates.
• Ensure adoption of engineering best practices, CI/CD, MLOps/LLMOps, testing, monitoring, and production readiness.
• Evaluate whether teams are effectively leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, agents, MCP, APIs, plugins, and reusable accelerators to improve productivity and delivery speed.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or related roles.
• Experience working closely with AI/ML, Data Engineering, and Software Engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of:
• AI/ML lifecycle
• Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and AI Agents
• Data Engineering and modern data platforms
• APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures
• CI/CD, DevOps, MLOps, and LLMOps

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in software engineering, data engineering, or solution architecture.
• Experience with Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or similar technologies.
• Experience delivering enterprise AI or data transformation programs.

What Success Looks Like

• Successful delivery of AI and data products from concept to production.
• Proactive identification and mitigation of technical and delivery risks.
• Effective collaboration with engineers and architects based on technical credibility.
• Improved engineering productivity through responsible use of AI-powered development tools and automation.
• Strong alignment between business goals, architecture decisions, and delivery outcomes

Ideal Candidate:

A technically credible program leader who can engage confidently with engineers and architects, understand modern AI and data architectures, challenge assumptions constructively, and ensure teams leverage AI-assisted engineering practices to deliver faster and better outcomes.

Pay Range;

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Fractal, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $150,000 - $180,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus for the current performance period.

• As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time.
• You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company.
• In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms.
• The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave.
• We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take time needed for either sick time or vacation.

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.