Senior Technical Program Manager

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Who We Are

Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.

Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.

We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.

Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.

Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.

We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs that span compute, network, storage, observability, and datacenter operations. You will drive delivery of high impact initiatives, define clear milestones and dependencies, and partner closely with engineering, operations, and leadership to ensure predictable execution in a fast moving technical environment.

What You’ll Do

Drive execution across multiple infrastructure programs, including network builds and upgrades, storage initiatives, datacenter builds and expansions, and hardware/platform rollouts

Own program planning, milestone definition, and dependency management across parallel workstreams

Partner with Infra Engineering, Network, DC Operations, Hardware, Security, and Platform teams to align scope, timelines, and delivery

Coordinate execution across initiatives such as:

Network expansions, upgrades, and large-scale migrations

Datacenter expansions and capacity growth

Hardware bring-up and infrastructure readiness

Next-generation platform rollouts (e.g. new GPU architectures), ensuring end-to-end readiness across infrastructure layers

Drive cross-functional alignment to ensure infrastructure is ready for deployment, bring-up, and customer usage

Manage risks, blockers, and dependencies across engineering and operations teams

Provide clear, concise program updates to leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and mitigation plans

Operate effectively in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with shifting priorities

Contribute to improving execution frameworks, tooling, and program visibility across the infrastructure organization

Who You Are

8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager in infrastructure, cloud, or distributed systems environments

Strong experience driving execution across multiple technical workstreams (network, compute, storage, datacenter infrastructure)

Proven ability to coordinate complex, cross-functional programs without needing to be the deepest domain expert in every area

Experience operating across multiple infrastructure domains rather than a single area of specialization

Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments with evolving priorities and limited process

Strong communicator who can align engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders

Skilled in program planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation

Able to manage multiple programs simultaneously while maintaining execution quality

Ideal Experiences

Experience supporting infrastructure scale-out, hardware deployment, or capacity expansion programs

Familiarity with GPU/compute platforms, network infrastructure, storage systems, or datacenter operations

Experience coordinating infrastructure readiness for new hardware or platform rollouts

Background working in fast-paced or high-growth environments

Experience partnering across hardware, network, and platform/software teams

We are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Final offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and role expectations. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package for eligible roles includes a discretionary bonus, a meaningful equity component, and comprehensive benefits.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is: $160,000 - $220,000 USD

Benefits and Perks

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.

Benefits include:

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)

Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)

Generous paid time off, plus holidays

Paid parental leave

Professional development support

Wellness and work-from-home stipends

Flexible work environment

At Lightning AI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and create better products. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are dedicated to building a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to their fullest potential.

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