Senior Technical Program Manager
TITLE: Technical Program Manager
LOCATION: Mountain View, CA
ANTICIPATED DURATION: 3 months
Responsibilities:
Major Infrastructure Buildouts: Designing, expanding, retrofitting, and decommissioning data center capabilities at scale.
● Data Center Operations & Engineering: Driving forecasting, budget alignment, and resource optimization to maximize impact across infrastructure, financial, and product priorities.
● Operational Efficiency: Continuously improving processes and systems to deliver reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable infrastructure.
● AI Readiness: Leading GPU deployments and infrastructure modernization to power advanced AI and machine learning workloads.
● Modernization for Capacity and Network Optimization: Analyze network capacity requirements and coordinate with circuit providers to provision and scale network resources as needed.
● Supply and Procurement: Powering our clients growth by managing a global portfolio of infrastructure procurement and supply chain networks that keep projects running seamlessly and reliably. From location strategy to portfolio management, this function determines why and how much infrastructure LinkedIn needs ― ensuring the right resources are in place to scale for billions of users worldwide.
Responsibilities:
As a Senior Technical Program Manager in our Infrastructure team, you will:
● Drive Communication and Insights with diverse technical and non-technical audiences that spans from VP to individual contributor, translating complex technical concepts into clear business terms and actionable insights and business impact. Leverage data analysis to define metrics and tell a data-driven story that guides key infrastructure scaling decisions.
● Lead Large-Scale Programs in data center and networking to ensure alignment with business goals and strategic objectives, delivering on schedule and within scope. Manage project interdependencies and technical aspects of project success while enabling broad stakeholder alignment.
● Ensure Clarity and Alignment on program objectives (e.g. data center build-outs), ensuring roles and responsibilities are well-defined. Proactively address conflicts or ambiguities with minimal supervision, keeping teams aligned and on track.
● Manage Stakeholder Engagement by working closely with executive sponsors and change agents to define project scope and requirements, and guide programs through their entire lifecycle. Set appropriate stakeholder expectations, with timely communication and escalations, to maintain executive alignment on critical initiatives.
● Apply formal change management practices to baseline programs at kickoff and evaluate all scope changes for justification and impact, obtaining necessary approvals. Anticipate program risks and issues; develop mitigation plans and solutions that ensure stakeholders remain informed and expectations are met.
● Simplify complex situations to facilitate clear, swift decision-making that keeps projects moving forward. Rapidly acquire domain knowledge and maintain technical understanding to actively participate in discussions with engineers and technical leaders, allowing you to guide decisions even in new or ambiguous areas.
● Optimize & Establish end-to-end program processes with stakeholders for gathering and fulfilling requirements. Continuously streamline workflows, tools, and processes to drive efficiency, reliability, and effectiveness in project delivery.
● Ensure project deliverables align with strategic vision, and translate project progress into the context of broader strategic goals. Use business acumen to identify optimization opportunities and drive effective decision-making in line with company strategy.
● Own the successful execution of critical, cross-functional programs from inception through completion. This includes managing executive expectations (communications, escalations, and updates) on high-impact projects, and designing processes that ensure high-quality outcomes. You will be responsible for consistently delivering complex projects on schedule and meeting their defined objectives.
What Makes This Role Exceptional:
● Global Impact at Scale: Lead infrastructure programs that directly enable our client mission to create economic opportunity for 1+ billion members worldwide
● Innovation Laboratory: Work with our client world-class engineering teams on breakthrough technologies including advanced AI acceleration, and sustainable data center innovations
● Executive Visibility & Career Acceleration: Direct partnership with our clients C-suite and Senior leaders on strategic infrastructure investments, with clear pathways to VP-level infrastructure leadership roles
● Industry Leadership Platform: Opportunity to represent our client at premier industry events, contribute to open-source initiatives, and shape industry standards through participation in key consortiums
● Flexible Excellence: Hybrid work model with strategic travel to data center locations, combining cutting-edge remote collaboration tools with hands-on facility leadership.
Requirements:
● B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
● 5+ years of experience in technical program management pertaining to data centers or closely associated fields (such as roadmap development, data center engineering, etc).
Preferred Experience:
Deep Data Center Technical Expertise
● AI/ML Infrastructure Specialization: Hands-on experience of running programs that oversee designing and deploying cutting-edge AI acceleration infrastructure including GPU clusters, high-bandwidth interconnects, and specialized cooling solutions for next-generation machine learning workloads.
● Brownfield Retrofits & Live Environment Operations: Experience driving programs with Complex infrastructure upgrades including power system modernization (480V to 415V conversions) and cooling retrofits while maintaining 99.99%+ uptime SLAs.
● Capacity Expansion & Scaling: Coordinating procurement, construction, and commissioning to deliver 10MW+ of new capacity within 12-month cycles while managing supply chain constraints.
● Greenfield Construction/Build Management: End-to-end construction program management for ground-up data center builds including contractor selection, construction document management (submittals, RFIs, change orders), MEP constructability reviews, and multi-trade coordination while managing construction budgets and critical path schedules.
● High-Density Power & Cooling Systems: Experience with advanced power distribution architectures (2N, 2N+1 redundancy), PUE optimization achieving sub-1.15 efficiency ratios, and next-generation cooling for AI/GPU workloads exceeding 40kW per rack.
● Enterprise Network Infrastructure: Experience with hyperscale network design including spine-leaf architectures, 400G/800G optics deployment, complete life cycle of Circuit planning and provisioning, and structured cabling supporting multi-tenant environments with strict isolation requirements.
● Physical Security & Compliance: Experience with Enterprise security frameworks (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FISMA) and multi-layered security systems including biometric access controls and threat detection.
● Decommissioning & Sustainable Asset Management: Experience with end-of-life planning including secure data destruction, environmental remediation, and sustainable hardware disposition strategies.
● Site Selection & Greenfield Construction: Complete greenfield development including geotechnical assessments, environmental studies, and utility negotiations for facilities ranging from 10MW to 200MW+ capacity with 24-36 month delivery cycles.
The hourly pay rate range for this position is $71.00 to $98.95 (dependent on factors including but not limited to client requirements, experience, statutory considerations, and location). Benefits available to full-time employees: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k and commuter benefits.
Synergis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
For immediate consideration, please forward your resume to hbennett@synergishr.com
If you require assistance or an accommodation in the application or employment process, please contact us at hbennett@synergishr.com.
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