Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Managers play a critical and pivotal role in this journey by driving teams, solving complex challenges, and launching breakthrough products. As a Technical Program Manager at Tenstorrent, you will help drive cross-functional innovation, manage complex programs from start to finish, and collaborate with leadership. We value teamwork, curiosity, and a passion for solving tough challenges. You will support the execution of software development life cycle plans, track quality metrics, facilitate collaboration with stakeholders, and contribute to program leadership across hardware, software, customer, and external partner teams.

This role is hyrbid, based out of Austin, TX or Toronto, CA.

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage the progress of cross-functional software engineering teams working on compilers, performance optimization, AI models, and cloud integration
• Manage and track goals, priorities, and milestones, ensuring timelines and risks are being tracked appropriately
• Increase the velocity of engineering execution through project management and organization
• Improve and execute on software development life cycles that encompass feature development, bug resolution, quality metrics, and risk mitigation
• Collaborate with engineering, test, and customer teams to establish metrics, testing frameworks, and release processes
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively implement mitigation strategies
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly across executive and engineering stakeholders
• Leverage your expertise in software development, AI models, compilers, performance optimization, and cloud integration to make informed decisions and promote innovation
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to promote an evolution in program management within the team

Experience & Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field 
• 2+ years of Technical program management in Software, Embedded, Semiconductor, or AI domains
• Understanding of hardware/software co-design principles, and experience working with cross-functional teams of developers
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and adapt to changing priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate complex technical concepts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks
• Experience devising metrics, roadmaps, and dashboards in addition to preparing executive level presentations.
• Experience with source control /issue management such as GItHub
• Experience with project & program management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, JIRA)
• PMP, PgMP, or other relevant project/program management certifications are a plus

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, Tenstorrent is required to ensure compliance with licensing regulations when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries that have been licensing conditions set  by the U.S. government.

Our engineering positions and certain engineering support positions require access to information, systems, or technologies that are subject to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, please note that citizenship/permanent residency, asylee and refugee information and/or documentation will be required and considered as Tenstorrent moves through the employment process.

If a U.S. export license is required, employment will not begin until a license with acceptable conditions is granted by the U.S. government.  If a U.S. export license with acceptable conditions is not granted by the U.S. government, then the offer of employment will be rescinded.