Technical Program Manager, Cloud
About Modular
We believe that AI is a net positive force in the world. Our vision and mission are to help rebuild AI infrastructure to advance humanity and our environment. We will do whatever it takes to empower our customers, team, and company to benefit from that pursuit. You can read about our culture and careers here to understand how we work and what we value.
We are owners and advocates for the underlying technologies, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure. These essential building blocks form the high-quality and coherent experiences our users expect. We aim to drive the pace of innovation for every AI/ML developer.
About the role:
Modular is building a next-generation AI infrastructure platform that unifies the many application frameworks and hardware backends, simplifying deployment for AI production teams and accelerating innovation for AI researchers and hardware developers. We are looking for a strong technical program manager with a background in delivering AI/ML infrastructure software to drive complex cross-functional engineering initiatives, improve processes, identify future opportunities, and drive the overall technical direction. In this role you will leverage your extensive technical and leadership expertise to gather the necessary information required to manage projects of various size and scope by working closely with Modular development teams and product managers.
LOCATION: This role is based out of North America. You can work out of one of our offices in Seattle, WA, or remotely from home.
What you will do:
- Work closely with Modular’s development team and world leading AI application developers and drive impact through deployment of state-of-the-art cloud-based AI inference systems.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to manage the cloud based AI inference systems – developing project plans, defining milestones and success criteria, identifying risks, managing resource allocation, streamlining cross-team dependencies, and ensuring successful on-time delivery.
- Understand technology requirements, manage project scope, and track roadmap dependencies, ensuring that all project milestones are met.
- Identify and manage risks, resolve conflicts, and maintain clarity on priorities associated with the project, implementing mitigation strategies to minimize negative impact.
- Communicate project status, progress, and issues to stakeholders and senior management to ensure the organization is aligned on project status.
- Act as the primary point of contact for projects, managing incoming needs from the project team, stakeholders, and customers.
- Work cross-functionally identify opportunities and implement best practices, robust tools and sustainable processes in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
What you bring to the table:
- 7+ years experience of program management on highly technical cross-functional projects.
- Experience working with AI/ML infrastructure products such as TensorFlow, PyTorch and cloud technologies and platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, VertexAI, and Sagemaker.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex technical projects on time and within budget.
- Strong understanding of technical concepts and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong project management skills, including experience with common project management methodologies and tools (e.g., Agile).
- A growth and leadership mindset, with an attitude that seeks to learn more from our customers, team, and the broader market.
The estimated base salary range for this role to be performed in the US, regardless of the state, is $180,000.00 - $220,000.00 USD. The salary for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of permissible, non-discriminatory job-related factors, which include but are not limited to education, training, work experience, business needs, or market demands. This range may be modified in the future. The total compensation for a candidate will also include annual target bonus, equity, and benefits, with equity making up a significant portion of your total compensation.
For candidates who fall outside of the listed requirements, we nevertheless encourage you to apply as we may have openings that are lower/higher level than the ones advertised.
What Modular brings to the table:
- Amazing Team. We are a progressive and agile team with some of the industry’s best engineering and product leaders.
- Flexible Location. We want you to work where you are most productive and we are a remote-first company. We have offices in Palo Alto, CA and Seattle, WA for collaboration, and will open more next year.
- World-class Benefits. In order to attract the best, we need to offer the best. Premier insurance plans, up to 5% 401k matching, very generous WFH setup stipends, flexible paid time off, and more are available to you! Please note that specific benefit packages may vary based on your location.
- Competitive Compensation. We offer very strong compensation packages, including stock options. We want people to be focused on their best work and believe in tailoring compensation plans to meet the needs of our workforce.
- Team Building Events. We organize regular team onsites and local meetups in different cities.
Working at Modular will enable you to grow quickly as you work alongside incredibly motivated and talented people who have high standards, possess a growth mindset, and a purpose to truly change the world.
Modular is proud to emphasize an equal opportunity, safe environment for people to do their best work. Modular is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.