Technical Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Core Weave’s IaaS powers our CPU Compute platform that complements GPU acceleration in large AI clusters
• We build and operate high-throughput, low-latency infrastructure so customers can achieve predictable performance across diverse workloads, from data processing and orchestration to latency-sensitive services
• As the TPM for IaaS powering Core Weave’s CPU Compute, you’ll lead cross-functional programs that convert product strategy into scalable, reliable, and observable infrastructure
• This role will partner closely with engineering and product teams to drive performance/scalability initiatives that underpin high-throughput CPU clusters in large AI environments
• Lead and drive execution for end-to-end technical program management for critical cloud infrastructure initiatives, including planning, execution, delivery, and retrospectives
• Define program scope, milestones, and success metrics while managing risks and dependencies
• Partner closely with engineering, product management, operations, and security teams to ensure alignment on priorities and deliverables
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular status updates, addressing risks, and ensuring accountability
• Facilitate and influence technical discussions and decisions to align with long-term infrastructure goals and business objectives
• Develop and implement scalable processes to improve efficiency and predictability in program delivery
• Champion best practices for project and program management, including Agile and other methodologies
• Strategically automate and improve day-to-day operations and processes
• Drive long-term infrastructure roadmaps in collaboration with leadership, ensuring alignment with company objectives and customer needs

• This position is ideal for someone passionate about cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and network services, who excels at building the processes and visibility needed to operate and scale complex, high-throughput platforms
• Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence and other program management tools
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering results
• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills with a proven ability to build relationships across technical and non-technical teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Comfortable handling ambiguity and driving clarity; experience operating autonomously across multiple teams and organizations
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, infrastructure as a service
• 8+ years of experience managing large-scale, complex programs in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment
• Proven track record in program management, process definition and improvements and influencing adoption of defined processes across multiple teams or organizations
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams to prioritize, manage tradeoffs, identify gaps and risks, drive accountability, and measure successes
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
• Master’s or advanced technical degree
• Comfortable working in a fast moving environment and flexible working with a variety of leadership
• Familiarity with networking, storage, containerization (Kubernetes), and infrastructure
• Experience driving and leading Dev Ops initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve development processes, deployment pipelines, and system reliability
• Experience in incident management and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Experience building cloud infrastructure and applications