Director of Technical Program Manager

Join Scale AI as the Director of Technical Program Management (TPM), where you will build and lead a world-class TPM team, establish a strategic framework for executing enterprise-grade initiatives, and serve as a strategic partner to Engineering and Product leadership. This high-stakes leadership role requires deep technical fluency, organizational design expertise, and the ability to influence at the highest levels of the company.

• Establish the strategic framework for executing enterprise-grade initiatives, ensuring data quality, operational efficiency, and seamless integration of AI capabilities.
• Recruit, hire, and mentor a high-performing team of Technical Program Managers, defining the team’s culture, operating model, and career development paths.
• Serve as the primary bridge between Engineering, Product, and Executive leadership, resolving high-level dependencies and resource conflicts across teams.
• Deep expertise in the AI/ML lifecycle, including LLM fine-tuning, performance evaluation, and the infrastructure requirements for deploying GenAI at scale
• Strategic Tooling Proficiency: Experience implementing enterprise-level planning and tracking frameworks (e.g., Jira Align, specialized roadmap software, or custom internal dashboards)
• Expert-level Stakeholder Management: Ability to navigate complex organizational politics and drive consensus among diverse technical and non-technical leaders
• Proven track record of building teams from scratch in high-growth, fast-paced environments (e.g., Series C through IPO or within a major tech incumbent)
• Systems Thinking: The ability to look beyond individual projects to see the broader technical ecosystem and identify "force multipliers" for the organization
• 10+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or Engineering Leadership, with at least 4+ years in a people management capacity leading other TPMs or Engineers
• Change Management Expertise: Proven ability to lead large-scale organizational shifts in methodology or technical architecture
• Platform-First Mindset: Experience building and driving adoption of internal developer platforms or horizontal services used by thousands of internal stakeholders
• Engineering Background: A background as a Software or ML Engineer, providing the "technical gravity" needed to earn the respect of senior architects and principals