Senior Technical Program Manager, SCG Efficiency
NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager, SCG Efficiency in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.
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- Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
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Senior Technical Program Manager to drive AI-driven automation efficiency programs and silicon co-design workflows.
NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people.
Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.
As a Senior Technical Program Manager within NVIDIA Silicon Co-Design Group (SCG), you will play a pivotal role in bridging the technical and management domains, driving the development and execution of SCG AI-driven Efficiency programs. You will collaborate with development managers, engineers, and multi-functional teams across systems, software, operations, and marketing to ensure the flawless delivery of our silicon projects.
What you'll be doing:
Program Leadership and Execution: End-to-End AI-driven Automation Solution Initiatives for continuous productivity efficiency improvement. Own the planning, development, and management of project schedules and deliverables. Ensure meticulous management of tasks, dependencies, and breakthroughs to achieve program objectives on schedule.
Program Management on the SCG AI-driven Automation feature development lifecycle (data collection and labeling, experimentation, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring) with a focus on reliability, safety, and performance.
Design and Scope Management: Actively participate in crucial design reviews. Efficiently handle scope changes to minimize impacts on project timelines and outcomes. Champion engineering best practices in areas such as CI/CD, release management, experimentation, observability, and post-release validation for AI-powered features.
Multi-functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison for the technical team in multi-functional discussions, ensuring alignment on project achievements and go-to-production strategies.
Risk Management: Proactively identify risks and dependencies, develop mitigation strategies, and advance issues to leadership as vital.
Communication: Provide regular updates on program status, highlighting challenges and proposing solutions to internal partners, facilitating informed decision-making.
Continuous Improvement: Leverage insights and standard processes from completed programs to drive continuous improvement in processes and outcomes for future projects, including tooling for AI program delivery, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, predictability, and quality.
What we need to see:
A Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science or Engineering is required (or equivalent experience); a Master's degree is helpful.
10+ years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a technical program management role, ideally within multi-functional teams.
Experience with Deep Learning Frameworks (such as PyTorch or TensorFlow) and modern AI workflows (e.g., LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, recommendation or ranking systems)
Solid understanding of Software Engineering fundamentals, distributed systems, and/or large-scale services.
Ability to navigate system integration complexities at the convergence of Silicon, System, and Software.
Proficient in leading rapid development cycles and embracing change, maintaining flexibility and composure in uncertain situations.
Highly self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to engage in critical thinking and problem-solving.
Outstanding communication and organizational skills, capable of effectively articulating sophisticated technical issues and solutions.
Our team is at the forefront of innovation in silicon co-design, contributing to the development of groundbreaking technologies. We offer a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact the company's success. Join us to advance your career in a role where you can truly make a difference. We are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!
How we rate this
Senior Technical Program Manager, SCG Efficiency at NVIDIA rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- How would you design a retrieval step so the model answers from real data instead of guessing?
- Tell me about a project where program management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a workflow you automated with AI tools, end to end.
- Tell me about a project where silicon design was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where machine learning lifecycle was part of your work. What did you do?
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