Manager, Software Technical Program Management - Datacenter Systems

NVIDIA is seeking a strong technology leader to manage its server solutions TPM team. This role involves leading a team of Senior TPMs to drive impactful programs and deliver measurable results across firmware and software functions for deep learning server platforms. Responsibilities include technical interactions with engineering teams, building connections between sustaining and NPI teams, guiding release planning, and propagating SDLC best practices. The manager will interact with diverse technical groups across all organizational levels.

Must Have

• Lead team driving technical interactions with NVIDIA's internal NPI and sustaining engineering teams.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA product management and hardware engineering teams.
• Build a strong connection between sustaining engineering and NPI teams, enabling feedback loops.
• Understand new platforms and guide teams on release planning and alignment with hardware schedules.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and propagate SDLC standard processes.
• Minimum of 8+ years overall experience developing and leading complex low-level or system software projects.
• Minimum of 3+ years of management experience.
• Experience with server software, system software/firmware, and compute server architecture.
• Thoroughness and ability to multitask, leading multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills to achieve objectives under fast-paced timelines.
• Demonstrate strong people management and mentoring skills to build cohesive teams.
• Previous experience with sophisticated, multi-node system software for accelerators (GPUs, DPUs, FPGAs, CPUs).
• Ability to take ownership of a program when needed.

Good to Have

• Prior Management or Senior Manager experience leading engineering or program management teams.
• Deep understanding of system level architecture (topologies, interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, memory-mapped IO, networking, storage).
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, enterprise system architecture, and problem solving.
• Previous experience coordinating activities between HW, Firmware, and SW application organizations.

Perks & Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits (details available via external link)

Job Description

NVIDIA data center platforms/solutions, such as DGX, MGX, HGX and PCIe, have become core to NVIDIA's rapidly growing enterprise and cloud provider businesses. These platforms bring together the full power of NVIDIA GPUs, NVIDIA NVLink Fabric, NVIDIA InfiniBand and Ethernet networking, NVIDIA ARM CPUs, and a fully optimized NVIDIA AI and HPC software stack. We’re looking for a strong technology leader for running NVIDIA's server solutions TPM team. You will be the cross-section between execution and strategy, leading a team of Senior TPMs driving impactful programs and delivering measurable results across many functions of firmware, software for the deep learning server platforms.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will lead team driving technical interactions with NVIDIA's internal NPI and sustaining engineering teams working on software and firmware stack; collaborating with NVIDIA product management and hardware engineering teams.
• You would help build a strong connection between sustaining engineering and NPI teams; enabling feedback loop. In this role, you will understand new platforms, guide teams on release planning and alignment with hardware schedules.
• You will be leading process improvement initiatives and help propagate SDLC standard processes across multiple engineering and TPM teams.
• You will have the opportunity to interact with diverse technical groups, spanning all organizational levels.

What we need to see:

• Bachelor of Science (or equivalent experience) or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, with a minimum of 8+ overall years of experience developing and leading complex low-level or system software projects and 3+ years of management experience
• Experience with server software, system software/firmware and compute server architecture.
• Being thorough and the ability to multitask is important. Experience leading multiple projects with contending priorities.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills with a capability to achieve objectives under fast paced timelines.
• Demonstrate strong people management, mentoring skills and consistent track record to build cohesive teams.
• Previous experience working with sophisticated, multi-node system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs, in addition to CPUs.
• Should be able to roll up the sleeves and own a program, if and when needed.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Prior Management or Senior Manager experience leading either engineering or program management teams. Deep understanding of system level architecture, such as topologies, interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory-mapped IO, networking and storage.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, enterprise system architecture and problem solving.
• Previous experience coordinating activities between HW, Firmware and SW application organizations is a plus.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative, passionate and self-motivated, we want to hear from you! NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 192,000 USD - 304,750 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 29, 2025.

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.