Staff Engineering Program Support

Graphcore•Austin, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Graphcore is a leading innovator in Artificial Intelligence compute, developing hardware, software, and systems infrastructure to drive AI breakthroughs and adoption across industries. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is committed to enabling Artificial Super Intelligence and making its benefits accessible to everyone. The company fosters a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation, with teams drawn from diverse backgrounds, including AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers, and systems architects.

Requirements

10 years experience coordinating complex technical, engineering, programme, or operational activities.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Experience tracking actions, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
Ability to influence outcomes and drive progress without direct authority.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Experience using project management, planning, reporting, or collaboration tools.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
Proactive approach to identifying improvements and resolving coordination challenges.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting engineering, software, hardware, semiconductor, or technology-focused organisations.
Knowledge of project, programme, or portfolio management methodologies.
Experience creating executive-level reporting and operational dashboards.
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or similar delivery frameworks.
Experience coordinating activities across international or distributed teams.
Understanding of engineering product development lifecycles.

Responsibilities

Coordinate engineering planning activities, schedules, milestones, and deliverables across multiple teams.
Track progress against agreed plans and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
Identify, monitor, and help manage project dependencies, risks, issues, and actions.
Facilitate engineering meetings, reviews, planning sessions, and cross-functional coordination activities.
Maintain project documentation, reporting dashboards, action logs, and operational records.
Support engineering leaders with resource planning, prioritisation activities, and workload visibility.
Drive follow-up actions to ensure commitments are completed and blockers are escalated appropriately.
Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to improve communication and information flow.
Assist in the implementation and continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and ways of working.
Produce clear and concise reports, presentations, and communications for engineering and business audiences.
Coordinate activities across geographically distributed teams to support efficient execution.
Contribute to operational excellence initiatives that improve predictability, efficiency, and delivery outcomes.