Principal Technical Program Manager, AI Supercomputer Operations

Microsoft

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Apr 10, 2027

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · Principal Technical Program Manager, AI Supercomputer Operations

The Principal Technical Program Manager, AI Supercomputer Operations leads end-to-end operational programs for large-scale AI training supercomputers. Working within the AI Supercomputer Operations team, this role serves as a trusted partner to strategic AI customers to ensure the reliability of training and inference workloads. Key responsibilities include managing infrastructure availability, incident management, repair and recovery, and planned maintenance while translating customer requirements into engineering investments. The successful candidate will drive cross-functional execution across engineering, business development, and datacenter teams to mitigate operational risks. Required skills include experience in engineering, technical program management, data analysis, or product development, with a focus on managing cross-functional projects. The role specifically addresses the technical challenges of high-performance computing, GPU infrastructure, distributed training, and hyperscale cloud platform fleet operations.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 31 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end operations for large-scale AI training supercomputers by establishing priorities and cross-team execution.
  • Proactively identify infrastructure risks to protect the availability and reliability of critical AI training workloads.
  • Serve as a primary operational partner to strategic AI customers to translate their priorities into actionable technical requirements.
  • Monitor operational and reliability metrics to ensure all customer and SLA commitments are met.
  • Lead response and recovery efforts for complex infrastructure issues to mitigate customer impact and restore capacity.
  • Convert operational learnings into scalable solutions for observability, automation, and tooling across the supercomputing fleet.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent).
  • 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects (preferred).
  • 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (preferred).
  • 1+ year(s) experience leading large, technically complex programs across multiple engineering organizations (preferred).
  • 1+ year(s) experience with AI/ML infrastructure, high-performance computing, GPU infrastructure, distributed training, or hyperscale cloud platforms (preferred).

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