{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"204e6ea5526a5367332a2f8f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/204e6ea5526a5367332a2f8f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/204e6ea5526a5367332a2f8f","title":"Director, Technical Program Management","description":"The Director of Program Management for datacenter deployment at NVIDIA holds a strategic leadership role. They establish governance and standardize methodologies. They also supervise the entire execution of client and datacenter rollout initiatives, ensuring this align with business goals and customer requirements. The core function is to build and lead a high-performing PMO team while establishing and maintaining outstanding project management methodologies, standards, and tools across our client program coordination division.\nThis leader leads a portfolio of sophisticated, high-value projects, driving consistent and efficient delivery through effective resource allocation and cross-functional collaboration with matrixed engineering, operations, supply chain, customer program management, and onsite datacenter support teams; all the while ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, on budget, and to required quality standards using internal teams and external vendors. The Director serves as a key strategic partner to senior leadership, providing executive-level reporting on project performance, risks, and overall financial health. Come join our team now and build the future with us!\nWhat You Will Be Doing:\nBuilding, mentoring, and managing a high-performing distributed team of project and program managers, promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.\nDevelop, implement, and govern project management processes, tools, templates, policies, and metrics to ensure consistency and efficiency across all customer and datacenter deployment programs.\nLead all aspects of the entire project portfolio, prioritizing initiatives, managing dependencies, and ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and long-term datacenter deployment roadmaps.\nEnsure all datacenter and customer projects (from inception through design‑in, deployment, commissioning, and post‑production support) adhere to established timelines, scope, budgetary constraints, quality, and safety standards.\nOptimize resource allocation across the portfolio, balancing PMO and cross‑functional capacity against strategic priorities and customer commitments.\nWork closely with internal and external matrixed teams—including contractors and systems integrators—that support datacenter deployment and lifecycle operations.\nServe as the primary interface for executives, customers, partners, and vendors, coordinating cross‑functional teams to resolve issues quickly and ensuring third‑party SOWs and deliverables provide high‑quality, cost‑efficient support for NVIDIA datacenter and cloud deployments.\nProactively identify project and portfolio-level risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement quality assurance processes to minimize disruptions and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.\nChange management and tooling: Drive organizational change initiatives related to PMO process, tooling, and data adoption, ensuring documentation, communication, and training are accurate for teams and collaborators.\n\\What We Need to See:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience); a Master’s degree (MBA or technical) is highly desired.\n15+ overall years of progressive project/program management leadership, with at least 5 years running large‑scale datacenter, cloud infrastructure, or complex hardware/software deployment programs.\nProven experience building and leading a Program Management Office or team, or a similar portfolio governance function in a high‑tech environment.\nDemonstrated success working in a matrix leadership environment, coordinating resources across multiple business units, geographies, and partner organizations.\nExceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority across engineering, operations, and customer‑facing teams.\nStrong business sense and critical thinking to align the portfolio with NVIDIA’s AI and datacenter strategy and demonstrate measurable value to customers and the company.\nExcellent problem‑solving, decision‑making, and organizational skills, with a strong focus on risk management and issue resolution in a highly dynamic environment.\nAdaptability and resilience to handle changing priorities in a fast‑paced, high‑growth technology company.\nWays to Stand Out from the Crowd:\nProfessional certifications such as PMP or PgMP are highly desired; PfMP or equivalent portfolio‑management certification is a strong plus.\nExperienced knowledge of project, program, and change management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and proficiency with PMO tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Planview, and executive dashboarding platforms.\nFamiliarity with datacenter technologies, cloud platforms, and large‑scale infrastructure deployments is preferred.\nPrior exposure to customer‑facing or OEM/joint development programs is strongly preferred.\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 425,500 USD.\nYou will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until August 7, 2026.\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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They establish governance and standardize methodologies. They also supervise the entire execution of client and datacenter rollout initiatives, ensuring this align with business goals and customer requirements. The core function is to build and lead a high-performing PMO team while establishing and maintaining outstanding project management methodologies, standards, and tools across our client program coordination division.\nThis leader leads a portfolio of sophisticated, high-value projects, driving consistent and efficient delivery through effective resource allocation and cross-functional collaboration with matrixed engineering, operations, supply chain, customer program management, and onsite datacenter support teams; all the while ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, on budget, and to required quality standards using internal teams and external vendors. The Director serves as a key strategic partner to senior leadership, providing executive-level reporting on project performance, risks, and overall financial health. Come join our team now and build the future with us!\nWhat You Will Be Doing:\nBuilding, mentoring, and managing a high-performing distributed team of project and program managers, promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.\nDevelop, implement, and govern project management processes, tools, templates, policies, and metrics to ensure consistency and efficiency across all customer and datacenter deployment programs.\nLead all aspects of the entire project portfolio, prioritizing initiatives, managing dependencies, and ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and long-term datacenter deployment roadmaps.\nEnsure all datacenter and customer projects (from inception through design‑in, deployment, commissioning, and post‑production support) adhere to established timelines, scope, budgetary constraints, quality, and safety standards.\nOptimize resource allocation across the portfolio, balancing PMO and cross‑functional capacity against strategic priorities and customer commitments.\nWork closely with internal and external matrixed teams—including contractors and systems integrators—that support datacenter deployment and lifecycle operations.\nServe as the primary interface for executives, customers, partners, and vendors, coordinating cross‑functional teams to resolve issues quickly and ensuring third‑party SOWs and deliverables provide high‑quality, cost‑efficient support for NVIDIA datacenter and cloud deployments.\nProactively identify project and portfolio-level risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement quality assurance processes to minimize disruptions and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.\nChange management and tooling: Drive organizational change initiatives related to PMO process, tooling, and data adoption, ensuring documentation, communication, and training are accurate for teams and collaborators.\n\\What We Need to See:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience); a Master’s degree (MBA or technical) is highly desired.\n15+ overall years of progressive project/program management leadership, with at least 5 years running large‑scale datacenter, cloud infrastructure, or complex hardware/software deployment programs.\nProven experience building and leading a Program Management Office or team, or a similar portfolio governance function in a high‑tech environment.\nDemonstrated success working in a matrix leadership environment, coordinating resources across multiple business units, geographies, and partner organizations.\nExceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority across engineering, operations, and customer‑facing teams.\nStrong business sense and critical thinking to align the portfolio with NVIDIA’s AI and datacenter strategy and demonstrate measurable value to customers and the company.\nExcellent problem‑solving, decision‑making, and organizational skills, with a strong focus on risk management and issue resolution in a highly dynamic environment.\nAdaptability and resilience to handle changing priorities in a fast‑paced, high‑growth technology company.\nWays to Stand Out from the Crowd:\nProfessional certifications such as PMP or PgMP are highly desired; PfMP or equivalent portfolio‑management certification is a strong plus.\nExperienced knowledge of project, program, and change management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and proficiency with PMO tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Planview, and executive dashboarding platforms.\nFamiliarity with datacenter technologies, cloud platforms, and large‑scale infrastructure deployments is preferred.\nPrior exposure to customer‑facing or OEM/joint development programs is strongly preferred.\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 425,500 USD.\nYou will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until August 7, 2026.\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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