Technical Program Leader - AI Infrastructure

Designworks Talent

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re partnering with an early-stage technology company building and scaling advanced AI infrastructure—and we’re looking for a Technical Program Leader who wants to be close to the action. This is not a traditional PMO role. You’ll be operating at the intersection of AI infrastructure, engineering, data center deployment, and large-scale technical execution, helping turn ambitious infrastructure plans into production-ready environments. You’ll work with engineering teams, infrastructure leaders, vendors, contractors, and operations to deliver complex GPU and data center programs from site readiness through commissioning and production handoff. For the right person, this is an opportunity to join at an important stage of growth and help establish the execution discipline, processes, and infrastructure that will support significant expansion.

Requirements

• Technically credible program leader who understands infrastructure deployment firsthand.
• Comfortable enough with the technology to challenge assumptions, understand dependencies, and earn the trust of engineering teams.
• 7+ years in data center infrastructure, technical deployment, mission-critical facilities, cloud, hyperscale, HPC, AI infrastructure, or a related environment.
• Experience with several areas such as rack-and-stack, structured cabling, power, cooling, networking, storage, GPU infrastructure, commissioning, or operational readiness.
• Experience leading technical workstreams and coordinating engineering teams, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of deployment planning, technical acceptance, defect management, change control, and production handoff.
• Experience managing complex schedules, risks, dependencies, action items, and executive reporting.
• Experience producing status reports, RAID logs, action trackers, readiness dashboards and leadership updates.
• AI / GPU / HPC Experience
• Meaningful depth in several areas of GPU infrastructure, high-performance networking, AI/HPC storage, high-density infrastructure, cluster bring-up, performance acceptance, or production operations.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, Uptime Institute, commissioning, data center, networking, cloud, GPU, or AI infrastructure certifications are a plus.
• Related technology accreditations such as Cisco, Arista, NVIDIA, VMware, AWS, Azure or comparable infrastructure, network, cloud, GPU or AI platform certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex AI infrastructure and data center deployment programs from planning through production handoff.
• Coordinate work across site readiness, racks, cabling, power, cooling, networking, storage, and GPU infrastructure.
• Translate technical requirements into clear deployment plans, milestones, readiness criteria, and deliverables.
• Partner closely with engineering, infrastructure, facilities, operations, supply chain, OEMs, contractors, and vendors.
• Own program schedules, dependencies, critical paths, risks, issues, actions, and key decisions and RAID
• Drive commissioning, integrated systems testing, burn-in, validation, punch-list resolution, and operational readiness.
• Identify blockers early and work across teams to keep complex deployments moving.
• Provide concise updates to technical and executive leadership on progress, risks, trade-offs, and decisions.
• Help establish repeatable processes for deploying AI infrastructure efficiently and reliably at scale.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed