About this Senior Technical Program Manager role at Lightning AI
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.
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.
