Sr. Technical Program Manager

Flex•Austin, TX

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager located in Austin, TX to support SpinCo, a new independent company focused on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications. The spin-off is planned for Q1 2027. The Sr. Technical Project Manager will report to the Chief Technology Officer and drive the execution of CTO-led strategic programs across AI infrastructure platform architecture, power, cooling, mechanical and electrical systems, controls, software, validation, and manufacturing readiness. This role involves translating complex technical priorities into integrated plans, milestones, governance routines, risk-management actions, and executive-level updates to ensure cross-functional programs move forward with clarity and accountability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Operations, Program Management, or a related technical field.
7+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program leadership, product development, platform execution, or technical operations.
Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional technical programs from concept through validation, launch, or deployment readiness.
Strong understanding of complex hardware, infrastructure, cloud, data center, AI, industrial, or mission-critical engineering environments.
Ability to connect multiple technical disciplines, including systems architecture, power, cooling, mechanical, electrical, controls, software, validation, and manufacturing.
Experience working with engineering leadership, product teams, customers, suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and executive stakeholders.
Strong capability in milestone planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, executive reporting, and decision facilitation.
Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, analytical, organizational, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead CTO-owned strategic programs across platform architecture, power, cooling, mechanical systems, software, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
Develop integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, dependency maps, risk registers, decision logs, and executive reporting.
Coordinate execution across Engineering, Product Management, Labs, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and customer-facing teams.
Translate technical requirements, customer needs, roadmap priorities, and architecture decisions into actionable plans and operating cadences.
Identify and resolve risks, blockers, resource constraints, scope changes, and cross-functional dependencies.
Facilitate architecture, design, prototype, validation, readiness, and executive decision reviews.
Track investments, lab readiness, prototype materials, supplier dependencies, budgets, deliverables, and manufacturing-readiness requirements.
Support customer engagements, technical demonstrations, roadmap reviews, and proof-of-concept programs.
Establish scalable program-management processes, dashboards, templates, and governance practices for the CTO organization.
Provide clear, concise, and decision-oriented updates to technical and executive stakeholders.