HPC Program Strategy Manager

HPC Program Strategy Manager

Location: Dallas TX or New York City NY
Type: Direct Hire

Competitive base salary performance bonus
100% company-paid benefits
Relocation available

The Position

We are seeking a Program Strategy Manager to drive the execution of complex cross-functional initiatives supporting large-scale high-performance computing (HPC) and next-generation CaaS / GPUaaS platforms.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy and executiontranslating high-level business objectives into structured programs integrated roadmaps and scalable delivery across compute infrastructure and platform services.

You will play a key role in bringing clarity to ambiguityestablishing ownership aligning stakeholders and driving execution across multiple technical and operational workstreams. This position partners closely with engineering infrastructure finance procurement and external partners to ensure programs remain aligned on schedule and positioned to deliver measurable business impact.

The ideal candidate brings a strong program management foundation with a consulting mindset along with experience supporting complex infrastructure or platform-based environmentsparticularly within HPC cloud CaaS or GPUaaS ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

Program Strategy & Execution

• Lead the development and execution of integrated program strategies aligned to HPC AI infrastructure and CaaS / GPUaaS platform delivery objectives
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps across compute (CPU/GPU) storage networking and platform services
• Drive alignment across rapidly evolving infrastructure and platform environments

Program Planning & Delivery Management

• Build and manage integrated program plans including milestones dependencies deliverables and critical paths
• Coordinate across engineering infrastructure and business teams to ensure execution remains on track
• Establish clear ownership scope and accountability across all workstreams

Analytics Reporting & Decision Support

• Develop executive-ready materials including one-pagers dashboards integrated schedules and status updates
• Perform deep-dive analyses to identify risks trends and optimization opportunities across programs
• Enable data-driven decision-making through scenario planning and forward-looking insights

Governance Risk & Operational Excellence

• Own and maintain governance artifacts including risk registers issue logs and decision trackers
• Drive timely escalation mitigation planning and accountability across stakeholders
• Strengthen program delivery frameworks standards and operating cadences

Cross-Functional Leadership & Facilitation

• Lead working sessions across technical and business teams including engineering and platform stakeholders
• Translate ambiguous objectives into structured deliverables acceptance criteria and measurable outcomes
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and feedback integration

Planning Forecasting & Performance Tracking

• Develop tools and models to support forecasting capacity planning and portfolio-level visibility
• Define and track KPIs tied to infrastructure scaling platform delivery and business outcomes
• Improve transparency across program performance and execution health

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Analytics Operations or related field
• 510 years of experience in program management strategy consulting or related roles within complex cross-functional environments
• Experience supporting HPC cloud infrastructure AI/ML platforms or large-scale technical programs
• Direct or adjacent experience with CaaS GPUaaS or GPU-based infrastructure environments strongly preferred
• Proven ability to break down complex problems and drive structured actionable solutions
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across technical and business teams
• Experience operating within structured governance models including cadences reporting and tracking frameworks

Preferred:

• Background in management consulting or transformation-focused roles
• Experience with program management methodologies (PMP PRINCE2 Agile or similar)
• Exposure to data center cloud platform or HPC infrastructure environments

Additional Requirements

• This position requires applicants to be currently authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
• We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.