Technical Program Manager, Data Center Infrastructure

Anthropic•Seattle, WA

2d•$365,000 - $435,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive the execution of data center programs from construction through commissioning and daily operations. This role involves partnering with the Data Center and Compute teams to ensure buildings are delivered on time and ready for production workloads. As the company scales, the TPM will focus on accelerating construction and deployment, developing repeatable playbooks, and fostering continuous improvement across the expanding data center footprint. The position requires managing long-lead time dependencies and procurement in a dynamic global market, coordinating equipment delivery, and ensuring partner accountability on contractual milestones.

Requirements

7+ years in data center construction, operations, or infrastructure program management at hyperscale or critical infrastructure companies
Management experience building and leading TPM or program management teams
Experience leading multi-site infrastructure programs with compressed timelines and complex cross-functional dependencies among multiple partners and vendors
Ability to align multiple partners, vendors, and internal engineering teams around shared deliverables
Ability to bridge physical infrastructure and software/security teams
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and make decisions with incomplete information under schedule pressure
Ability to communicate complex program status clearly to executives
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Responsibilities

Manage and develop the DC infrastructure TPM team; hire and build out the function as we scale
Lead program reviews and executive communications on delivery status, risks, and blockers
Drive construction-to-production execution across multiple sites, coordinating with partners, contractors, and internal teams
Own overall schedule tracking, risk identification, and mitigation; creating clear visibility for leadership
Align with energy and location strategy and support site selection and due diligence criteria to facilitate scaling well in advance of aggressive compute demand
Manage long pole dependencies and long-lead time development & procurement across a dynamically changing global marketplace
Partner with DC and Compute teams to drive handover criteria between site completion, equipment deployment, and operations
Coordinate with Infrastructure, Security, and Compliance teams on evolving requirements; versioning, optimization, and expansion across sites
Drive partner accountability on contractual milestones and commercial commitments
Coordinate equipment delivery and manage vendor accountability on schedules; tracking production and shipping milestones while maintaining productive partnerships
Build repeatable processes and playbooks that scale across multiple concurrent site deployments
Travel (20%) to sites to validate progress and build contractor relationships