Technical Program Manager - Cluster Build

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we’re looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don’t shy away from humanity’s challenges but are determined to help solve them. AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. THE ROLE In this high-profile role, you will serve as the technical program leader for large-scale compute cluster bring-up, driving execution from planning through delivery. You will lead cross-functional hardware, infrastructure, software, firmware, and validation teams to deliver operational clusters on schedule while coordinating issue resolution across the organization. You will drive the processes, dependencies, and execution rhythms that transform build plans into fully operational environments. Success in this role requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk-management skills, as well as the ability to build effective relationships and drive alignment across a complex, fast-moving engineering organization. You must be self-directed and comfortable operating in dynamic environments with significant cross-functional dependencies. THE PERSON As the Cluster Build Program Manager, you are the accountable leader for cluster bring-up from concept through delivery. You partner with engineering teams to define build strategies, assess technical feasibility, sequence dependencies, and drive execution against program objectives. You coordinate the teams responsible for the build, maintain alignment across stakeholders, and remove obstacles that threaten delivery. When issues arise during bring-up, you lead cross-functional triage, coordinate root-cause investigations, drive corrective actions, and ensure resolution through closure. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of delivering complex hardware and software programs, thrives in matrixed organizations, and consistently achieves predictable, on-time delivery of business-critical infrastructure. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead cluster bring-up end to end—from concept and planning through delivery and operational handoff. • Direct and coordinate cross-functional teams across hardware, infrastructure, software, firmware, validation, and site/datacenter operations. • Assess and scope the technical feasibility of cluster bring-up efforts by partnering with software and hardware architects, technical leads, and engineering teams to clarify requirements and dependencies. • Develop integrated program schedules that account for hardware, firmware, software, infrastructure, and bring-up dependencies. Align program milestones and delivery objectives. • Lead debug and issue resolution during bring-up by triaging problems, convening the appropriate subject-matter experts, coordinating root-cause investigations, and tracking corrective actions through closure. • Build, maintain, and execute comprehensive program plans, including plans of record, statements of work, schedules, scope, budgets, and performance and quality KPIs. • Provide clear executive and operational visibility into bring-up status while facilitating dependency management and communication across teams. • Anticipate risks throughout the development of the lifecycle, identify mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues to protect schedules and optimize engineering resources. • Partner with core and execution teams to identify areas requiring escalation or corrective action and drive resolution. • Collect, analyze, organize, and publish bring-up performance data through dashboards, metrics, and recurring status reviews. • Drive continuous improvement of bring-up processes, tools, and methodologies to increase throughput, repeatability, and operational efficiency. • Work effectively with senior leaders across Engineering, Product Management, Customer Engineering, and business organizations to ensure alignment on priorities, risks, and program objectives. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE • Experience with AI/HPC Cluster Builds. • Detail-oriented and self-motivated, with a strong sense of accountability and pride in delivering results through cross-functional teams. • Proven ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional technical teams through complex, multi-stage cluster bring-up, integration, or infrastructure deployment efforts. • Comfortable driving cross-functional debug, triage, and issue resolution activities while guiding teams to root cause and corrective action. • Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and convert meeting discussions into clear, actionable outcomes. • Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills. • Results-oriented, highly organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments. • Proven ability to build productive relationships and collaborate effectively across organizations while operating as a self-starter. • Demonstrated horizontal leadership and matrix-management experience, with the ability to drive execution without direct authority. • Experience working effectively in high-pressure environments with competing priorities and aggressive timelines. • Strong executive communication skills, including program reviews, status reporting, and escalation management. • Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Engineering, Product Management, Business Units, and Program Management organizations to solve complex problems and mitigate risk. • People-management experience is desirable. • Experience working within Agile development environments. • Strong proficiency with project and productivity tools, including Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Office Suite applications. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). • Formal project management education and PMP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification/training. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. #LI-SC3 Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance. AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here. This posting is for an existing vacancy. THE ROLE In this high-profile role, you will serve as the technical program leader for large-scale compute cluster bring-up, driving execution from planning through delivery. You will lead cross-functional hardware, infrastructure, software, firmware, and validation teams to deliver operational clusters on schedule while coordinating issue resolution across the organization. You will drive the processes, dependencies, and execution rhythms that transform build plans into fully operational environments. Success in this role requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk-management skills, as well as the ability to build effective relationships and drive alignment across a complex, fast-moving engineering organization. You must be self-directed and comfortable operating in dynamic environments with significant cross-functional dependencies. THE PERSON As the Cluster Build Program Manager, you are the accountable leader for cluster bring-up from concept through delivery. You partner with engineering teams to define build strategies, assess technical feasibility, sequence dependencies, and drive execution against program objectives. You coordinate the teams responsible for the build, maintain alignment across stakeholders, and remove obstacles that threaten delivery. When issues arise during bring-up, you lead cross-functional triage, coordinate root-cause investigations, drive corrective actions, and ensure resolution through closure. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of delivering complex hardware and software programs, thrives in matrixed organizations, and consistently achieves predictable, on-time delivery of business-critical infrastructure. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead cluster bring-up end to end—from concept and planning through delivery and operational handoff. • Direct and coordinate cross-functional teams across hardware, infrastructure, software, firmware, validation, and site/datacenter operations. • Assess and scope the technical feasibility of cluster bring-up efforts by partnering with software and hardware architects, technical leads, and engineering teams to clarify requirements and dependencies. • Develop integrated program schedules that account for hardware, firmware, software, infrastructure, and bring-up dependencies. Align program milestones and delivery objectives. • Lead debug and issue resolution during bring-up by triaging problems, convening the appropriate subject-matter experts, coordinating root-cause investigations, and tracking corrective actions through closure. • Build, maintain, and execute comprehensive program plans, including plans of record, statements of work, schedules, scope, budgets, and performance and quality KPIs. • Provide clear executive and operational visibility into bring-up status while facilitating dependency management and communication across teams. • Anticipate risks throughout the development of the lifecycle, identify mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues to protect schedules and optimize engineering resources. • Partner with core and execution teams to identify areas requiring escalation or corrective action and drive resolution. • Collect, analyze, organize, and publish bring-up performance data through dashboards, metrics, and recurring status reviews. • Drive continuous improvement of bring-up processes, tools, and methodologies to increase throughput, repeatability, and operational efficiency. • Work effectively with senior leaders across Engineering, Product Management, Customer Engineering, and business organizations to ensure alignment on priorities, risks, and program objectives. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE • Experience with AI/HPC Cluster Builds. • Detail-oriented and self-motivated, with a strong sense of accountability and pride in delivering results through cross-functional teams. • Proven ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional technical teams through complex, multi-stage cluster bring-up, integration, or infrastructure deployment efforts. • Comfortable driving cross-functional debug, triage, and issue resolution activities while guiding teams to root cause and corrective action. • Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and convert meeting discussions into clear, actionable outcomes. • Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills. • Results-oriented, highly organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments. • Proven ability to build productive relationships and collaborate effectively across organizations while operating as a self-starter. • Demonstrated horizontal leadership and matrix-management experience, with the ability to drive execution without direct authority. • Experience working effectively in high-pressure environments with competing priorities and aggressive timelines. • Strong executive communication skills, including program reviews, status reporting, and escalation management. • Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Engineering, Product Management, Business Units, and Program Management organizations to solve complex problems and mitigate risk. • People-management experience is desirable. • Experience working within Agile development environments. • Strong proficiency with project and productivity tools, including Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Office Suite applications. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). • Formal project management education and PMP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification/training. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. #LI-SC3 Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance. AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here. This posting is for an existing vacancy.