Technical Project Manager

Nexxa.ai; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options (equity)

Health, dental, vision

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Home office stipend

Job summary

Nexxa builds specialized AI agents for industrial engineers and operates with a fast-paced, outcome-driven culture. We are seeking a Mid‑level Technical Project Manager to drive cross‑functional execution across Applied AI and Core Engineering teams in the SF Bay Area, onsite.

You'll own project decomposition, estimation, and timelines, coordinate across product, engineering and client delivery, surface blockers, and keep initiatives on track from development through deployment.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in program/project management.
• Clear written and verbal communication; concise feedback.
• Thrives in ambiguity and can elevate appropriately.
• Data-driven mindset and strong prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Support: manage timelines, scope, estimation and dependencies across development initiatives.
• Coordination & Communication: align engineering, DevOps, testing and client delivery teams; surface risks.
• Program Tracking & Visibility: maintain tracking, clear sprint goals and visible progress against timelines.
• Technical Triage: understand orchestration, CI/CD, platform architecture to spot risks.

Skills

Program/Project management

Distributed teams coordination

Clear communication

Ambiguity management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role: Technical Project Manager

Department: Applied AI

Location: SF Bay Area, onsite

Level: Mid level

About the Role

We're looking for a Technical Project Manager to support technical project execution excellence across our Applied AI and Core Engineering teams. You'll own project decomposition, estimation, and timelines. You'll coordinate cross-functional teams, surface and remove blockers, and ensure smooth execution from development through deployment.

This is intense hands‑on work that is foundational and core to business. You'll support competing demands between product and engineering, and execute against shared priorities. You're comfortable operating in ambiguity and shipping iteratively with accelerated schedules.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Support: Manage project timelines, scope, estimation, decomposition and dependencies across project development initiatives. Work with engineering and client delivery teams to understand timelines and deliverables. Anticipate, identify and elevate blockers to keep projects on track.
• Coordination & Communication: Align core engineering, DevOps, testing, and client delivery teams. Surface risks early, manage cross-team dependencies, and communicate status clearly to stakeholders.
• Program Tracking & Visibility: Maintain project tracking and status reporting. Ensure teams have clear sprint goals, dependencies are visible, and progress is tracked against timelines.
• Technical Triage: Understand enough about agent orchestration, infrastructure automation, workflow orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and platform architecture to ask good questions and spot risks. Deep expertise is not required; strong pattern recognition is.

What We're Looking For

Core Program Management Skills

• 2-4 years of experience in program/project management, ideally in technical environments (software, infrastructure, or consulting).
• Proven track record to manage project timelines and track progress across distributed teams
• Clear written and verbal communication. You're concise and precise in your writing and feedback.
• Thrives in ambiguity. You ask good questions and elevate appropriately.

Technical Acumen (hands‑on experience preferred)

• AI development, Agent Orchestration & Workflows: Familiarity with orchestration concepts (multi‑step agentic workflows, state management, error handling). You can follow discussions about agents, tools, and execution paths.
• Infrastructure Automation: Basic understanding of infrastructure‑as‑code principles. You understand the difference between imperative and declarative approaches. You can reason about reproducibility, versioning, and scalability.
• Workflow Orchestration: Familiarity with the problem space of durable, distributed workflow execution. You understand how orchestration layers fit into broader architecture.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Understand deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and release management. You can reason about testing strategies and deployment workflows.
• Product & UX/UI: You understand how user experience impacts adoption and team velocity. You can spot friction in product flows and collaborate with design teams.

Operational Excellence

• Strong organizational and framework driven prioritization skills. You manage competing demands and communicate clearly.
• Data‑driven mindset. You track and reference metrics to inform decisions.
• Attention to detail. You document work clearly and catch gaps in communication or scope.
• Comfort with rapid iteration and learning. You move fast and own mistakes.

Nice to Have

• Experience managing AI/ML projects or infrastructure teams.
• Background in startup or scale‑up environments (fast‑paced, high‑ownership culture).
• Hands‑on coding experience with AI agents, LLM applications, or Python.
• Basic familiarity with distributed systems concepts or microservices architecture.
• Experience with Confluence, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar collaboration tools.
• Comfort working in technical environments (terminals, APIs, automation scripting).

About Nexxa

Nexxa builds specialized AI agents for industrial engineers. We're developing a platform that automates complex workflows in heavy industries—rail, energy, construction, manufacturing. Our mission is to enable domain‑specific AI capabilities without months of custom engineering.

We're post‑seed, well‑funded, and focused on delivery excellence. Our team includes exceptional engineers and domain experts. We move fast, iterate openly, and measure impact rigorously.

Our culture: Direct. Technical. Outcome‑focused. We ship with bias toward action, give candid feedback, and celebrate excellence.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: Competitive, based on experience
• Equity: Stock options reflecting your contribution and growth potential
• Benefits: Health, dental, vision; 401(k); flexible PTO; home office stipend. We operate distributed across time zones.

We're committed to building a diverse team and welcome applications from underrepresented groups in tech.