Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure Delivery

Lightning AI•San Francisco, CA

21h•$160,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our Infrastructure Delivery team and help drive programs across compute, network, storage, hardware, platform engineering, and data center operations. You'll work alongside Senior Infrastructure TPMs on complex datacenter and AI infrastructure deployments, taking direct ownership of defined workstreams while developing broader end-to-end infrastructure expertise. Over time, you'll expand your scope to independently lead programs from datacenter readiness through compute deployment to customer handoff. You do not need to have already led a large-scale GPU cluster deployment or a greenfield data center build. We're looking for strong infrastructure experience, solid TPM fundamentals, technical curiosity, and the ability to learn new domains quickly.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, infrastructure program/project management, or similar
Experience driving programs within infrastructure, cloud, platform, SRE, systems, networking, hardware, or datacenter environments
Strong program management fundamentals, including project planning, milestones, critical path, dependencies, RAID logs, and stakeholder management
Able to understand technical architecture, requirements, and dependencies without needing to be the engineer implementing them
Proven ability to drive execution across multiple technical teams without direct authority
Comfortable getting into the details while maintaining visibility into the broader program outcome
Strong communicator who creates clarity across engineering, operations, vendors, and leadership
Comfortable operating where requirements, priorities, ownership, and processes are evolving
High learning agility and interest in developing expertise across datacenter and AI infrastructure

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting compute, network, storage, cloud infrastructure, hardware deployment, or capacity expansion programs
Experience working with hardware vendors, colocation providers, VARs, or external partners
Experience coordinating programs through Smartsheet
Experience coordinating engineering execution through Jira
Familiarity with infrastructure capacity planning or hardware lifecycle management
Exposure to GPU infrastructure, AI/ML infrastructure, HPC, or distributed systems
Experience in a startup, high-growth company, or similarly fast-moving technical environment

Responsibilities

Own defined infrastructure workstreams, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and deliverables within larger programs
Drive day-to-day execution across engineering, operations, vendors, and external partners
Build and maintain project plans, critical paths, dependencies, RAID, and execution status
Coordinate across Infrastructure Engineering, Network, DC Operations, Platform, Security, Hardware, and other teams
Connect engineering execution in Jira to broader infrastructure milestones and delivery commitments
Identify blockers and cross-functional dependencies early and drive them through resolution
Support hardware deployments, network and storage initiatives, datacenter expansions, migrations, and capacity growth
Develop enough technical depth across workstreams to ask the right questions, understand dependencies, and challenge delivery assumptions
Provide clear, concise updates on progress, risks, decisions, and mitigation plans
Help improve Infra Delivery processes, tooling, documentation, and execution frameworks
Progressively take on broader scope toward independently leading end-to-end infrastructure programs

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
Meaningful Equity: RSUs that give employees a stake in the company's long-term success.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.).
Flexible Time Off: Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays to support work-life balance.
Company-Wide Winter Break: Two weeks of company closure each winter to disconnect and recharge.
Paid Parental & Family Leave: Paid leave to support you and your family through life's important moments.
Professional Development: Annual learning and development allowance to support your professional growth.
Wellness Benefits: Wellness and work-from-home stipends to support your physical and mental well-being.
Sabbatical Program: Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service.
Flexible Work: Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for our office-based teams.
In-Office Meals: Complimentary meals at our office hubs.