Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Platform

Hardware Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the strategy and evolution of our internal data platform ecosystem used across silicon development. This role will drive the platform’s expansion to deliver critical systems and services that support analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence. You’ll help define strategy, align stakeholders, and ensure execution at scale. This role sits at the intersection of hardware engineering, data, and infrastructure, driving programs that power scalable, reliable, and efficient data platforms.Hardware Infrastructure serves as the foundational platform for silicon development. We build and operate the systems, environments, and tools that enable hardware engineers to design, simulate, validate, and tape out chips. In addition, we support software teams specifically through our source control platforms, enabling development of new products. Our mission is to accelerate engineering velocity while maintaining the performance, efficiency, and reliability required to deliver world-class silicon, while ensuring seamless collaboration where hardware and software development intersect.What You'll Be Doing:Own and drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale data infrastructure programs (ex: data lake, data platforms, pipelines, etc)Partner with Hardware engineering and data engineering teams to define roadmaps, scope, and technical requirementsTranslate ambiguous business needs into structured plans with clear milestones, risks, and dependenciesManage cross-team coordination, program governance, status tracking, reporting, and stakeholder communicationIdentify and mitigate risks, resolve blockers, and drive timely decisions across all initiativesImprove operational efficiency by introducing scalable processes, tools, and best practicesEnsure reliability, scalability, performance, data quality, observability, and governance standards are embedded in all initiativesDrive post-launch evaluations, retrospectives, and continuous improvementWhat We Need To See:B.S. (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science or a related technical field12+ years of technical program management experience, including ownership in data infrastructure, distributed systems, or on-prem platforms at large scale (multi-TB/day)Familiarity with data ecosystems (ex: ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes/warehouses, etc) and technologies like Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Snowflake, or similar ecosystemsStrong understanding of system design concepts such as scalability, reliability, and performanceDemonstrated experience partnering with highly technical engineering teams and driving products from concept through deliveryAnalytical approach, including defining success measures, tracking adoption, and finding opportunities to improve workflow efficiencyExcellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority across multiple teamsExperience working in environments with geo-distributed teams and complex collaboration requirementsTrack record of driving adoption of internal platforms and influencing engineering cultureWays To Stand Out from the Crowd:Experience supporting hardware or silicon development environments, including pre-silicon development workflowsBackground with working on modern data platforms (e.g., real-time streaming, large-scale batch processing) in on-prem or hybrid environments with infrastructure-as-code practicesExperience in data governance, privacy, or compliance initiativesExperience supporting or scaling AI/ML platforms and infrastructure, with an understanding of the tooling, workflows, and operational requirements that ML teams needFamiliarity with FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization strategies, including resource tagging, rightsizing, and cost allocation frameworks to drive infrastructure efficiency at scaleNVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world on our team and our collaborative talent continues to drive NVIDIA's growth. We are seeking creative and independent engineers with real passion for technology!#LI-HybridYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 3, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.