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Principal Hardware Technical Program Manager

United States, Washington, Redmond🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-16 → 2026-07-29

Core

Lead virtual teams of hardware/software engineering, sourcing, and operations to document Plans-of-Record and execute cross-functional strategies for new Cloud hardware and Data Center infrastructure development.

Role type

Principal Hardware Technical Program Manager

Builds

New Cloud hardware products and Data Center infrastructure

Domain

Cloud computing, Data Center infrastructure, Hardware engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Technical program management, Cross-functional team leadership, Risk management, Supplier management (ODMs/SIs/IHVs), Strategic planning, Ambiguity navigation, Process design, Stakeholder alignment, Technical design understanding, Project milestone tracking

Preferred skills

Engineering background, Data analysis, Product development, Coaching/mentoring Program Managers, Presentation to senior executives

Technologies

Program management tools

Responsibilities

Lead virtual teams to document Plans-of-Record and meet milestones for Cloud hardware development; Drive holistic cross-functional product development and launch strategies; Identify technical risks and collaborate with partners to form cohesive development plans; Manage cross-functional projects and align stakeholders on development readiness; Coach and grow Program Managers within the team; Handle supplier management for ODMs, SIs, and IHVs.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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## About the role Lead a virtual team of functional leads including members from hardware and software engineering, sourcing, supply chain, networking and datacenter operations for documenting a clear Plan-of-Record (POR) for the new product development and leading the project team to meet stated milestones Technical Program Management for new Cloud hardware development. Drive the development, planning & execution of a holistic cross functional product development and/or launch strategy. Provides technical leadership and identify technical risks. Collaborate with internal and external technology development partners to form a cohesive development plan. Have an in-depth understanding of the product technical requirements, milestones, deliverables and interdependencies for establishing an accurate and effective project infrastructure. Leverage experience and engineering skills to solve problems, fill gaps and achieve objectives through a cross functional team. Responsible for effective communication and escalation of risks and dependencies while ensuring timely decisions are being made. Hold accountability for team and most or all portions of the work to deliver best in class architecture solutions Conducts risk management efforts in new product introduction, scenario planning and mitigation of risks, recovery from risks. Communicate to and regularly interact with senior management, highlighting risks across functional teams and providing recommendations to support product level decisions Operate effectively in ambiguity. Apply process where it creates value, and design process where it's needed. Recognize the situations where each approach is most appropriate. Ensure cross functional alignment: generating clarity, tracking towards development milestones and overall readiness for all new Data Center infrastructure development, launch, and deployments. Use program management tools and communication methods to ensure common understanding of program plan of record to stakeholders ## Requirements - Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience - 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects - Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years' experience in Engineering, Product/Technical Program Management, Data Analysis, or Product Development - 10+ years' experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. - Excellent technical design, problem solving, debugging and communication skills - Demonstrated experience in shipping high quality products and services - Ability to deal with ambiguity, assess opportunities and develop principles to prioritize multiple strategic and tactical options, and drive issues to closure with a high bar on quality - Proven ability to work and collaborate with a wide range of business stakeholders to achieve results and impact - Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences (Senior Executives, Management Team, etc.) - Ability to partner closely with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and implement features, infrastructure, processes, and workflows. - Ability to create and operationalize processes to transform the effectiveness of the organization with respect to meeting business goals. - Coach, enable and grow Program Managers within the team and our partners. - Can align key stakeholders, and manage projects through milestones to completion on schedule and in budget - Supplier management experience for ODMs, SIs, and IHVs
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