Technical Program Manager in United States

Location: Remote (US) / New York NY / Austin TX / San Francisco CA

Salary: $200,000 – $275,000 per year, plus equity

Travel: Up to 60% to data center sites, sometimes on short notice

Type: Full-time

The role

One of the most active hyperscale data center developers in the US is hiring a Technical Program Manager for Deployments to own end-to-end programme delivery for bringing data center infrastructure and AI clusters online. You will coordinate across construction, infrastructure, networking, systems engineering, procurement, and operations to ensure deployment readiness and successful go-lives across multiple concurrent sites.

This role sits at the intersection of data center construction handover and AI/GPU hardware deployment. Candidates with only construction or only network background will not be a fit. You need to understand both sides and how they interact — how construction sequences affect infrastructure readiness, how ICT and CDU work intersect, and how to hold multiple workstreams accountable across time zones and organisational boundaries.

The travel expectation is real — up to 60% to active sites, sometimes at short notice. If that works for you, the compensation is among the strongest in the market for this type of role.

What you'll be doing

• Own programme delivery for data hall and AI cluster activation from planning through operational handoff
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across construction, infrastructure, network, hardware, ICT, commissioning, and operations
• Translate hyperscale AI/GPU and DLC infrastructure requirements into actionable deployment plans
• Anticipate downstream impacts of technical sequencing decisions on capacity, schedule, and cluster performance
• Manage and hold accountable vendors, integration contractors, and third-party service providers across the deployment lifecycle
• Drive executive-level programme status briefings covering schedule health, risks, key decisions, and escalation paths
• Maintain programme artefacts: schedules, RACI matrices, risk registers, decision logs, and deployment runbooks
• Identify and drive process improvements that scale across concurrent builds and future deployments
• Operate effectively with incomplete information and evolving requirements in a high-growth environment

What we need from you

• 5 or more years delivering complex data center physical infrastructure programmes in fast-moving environments
• Strong understanding of AI/GPU infrastructure including power density, cooling, networking, and deployment sequencing
• Demonstrated experience bridging construction handover and cluster deployment — not one or the other
• Familiarity with how construction, low-voltage, and commissioning activities impact deployment readiness
• Proven ability to lead through influence across teams you do not directly own
• Experience managing vendor and contractor relationships with accountability for schedule and outcomes
• Experience delivering across multiple concurrent sites or regions with staggered milestones
• Comfortable operating outside standard business hours to meet deployment timelines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills at all levels
• Up to 60% travel, including short-notice site visits

Good to have

• DCD, PMP, CDCPM, CDCMP, CDCP, or DCDC certification
• ITIL Foundation certification
• JIRA, Smartsheet, or similar project tracking tools
• Infrastructure automation and deployment tools
• Experience managing BPO or contract labour pools during large-scale hardware deployment phases
• Material coordination or logistics management at scale during active deployment

Compensation and benefits

$200,000 – $275,000 per year DOE, plus equity (stock options)

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Generous PTO

For more information please contact: matthew.holden@clear-er.com

I place across the full range of data center design, development, and construction roles. If this one isn't the right fit but you work in this space, message me directly.