Senior Technical Program Manager - AI Infrastructure, Site Operations

Cerebras Systems

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in Technical Program Management, Infrastructure Ops, or Data Center Ops
  • Experience leading large, cross-functional infrastructure programs
  • Strong understanding of data center power and cooling fundamentals
  • Familiarity with network and storage basics
  • Proven ability to define and operationalize metrics
  • Strong written and executive-level communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end technical programs for data center and site operations
  • Act as single-threaded owner across several engineering disciplines and operations
  • Drive site readiness for Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine systems
  • Partner on installation and change management workflows
  • Lead incident reviews and implement corrective actions
  • Define and own operational metrics and KPIs
  • Build executive-level dashboards and reporting

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build a breakthrough AI platform
  • Possibility to publish and open source AI research
  • Engagement with one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world
  • Job stability combined with startup vitality
  • Non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs
Full Job Description
About The Role

This Sr. TPM role owns site and data center operations programs supporting Cerebras' AI Cloud and customer deployments. The position sits at Sunnyvale HQ and works closely with Hardware Engineering, Inference Engineering, and Operations leadership to ensure Cerebras systems are reliably deployed, operated, and scaled.

This is a highly technical, execution-focused TPM role with strong emphasis on operational readiness, cross-functional coordination, and metrics/KPIs.

Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end technical programs for data center and site operations
  • Act as single-threaded owner across:
    • Hardware & Systems Engineering
    • AI Cloud Infrastructure & Operations
    • Network & Storage Engineering
    • Facilities, power, cooling, and colo partners
  • Drive site readiness for Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine systems
  • Partner on installation, commissioning, change management, and break/fix workflows
  • Lead incident reviews and postmortems; ensure corrective actions are closed
  • Define and own operational metrics and KPIs, including:
    • Availability and reliability
    • Incident rate, severity, MTTR / MTTD
    • Deployment readiness and time-to-service
    • Capacity and operational risk
  • Build executive-level dashboards and reporting
  • Establish program governance, risk tracking, and RACI clarity
  • Present program status, metrics, and operational risks to senior leadership

Required Background
  • 8+ years in Technical Program Management, Infrastructure Ops, or Data Center Ops
  • Experience leading large, cross-functional infrastructure programs
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Data center power and cooling fundamentals
    • Network and storage basics
    • Hardware-centric platforms
  • Proven ability to define and operationalize metrics
  • Strong written and executive-level communication skills

Preferred Experience
  • AI/ML, HPC, or accelerator-based infrastructure
  • High-density and/or liquid-cooled data centers
  • Working with colocation providers and facilities teams
  • Incident management, reliability, or service operations background

Why Join Cerebras

People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we've reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
  1. Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
  2. Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
  3. Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
  4. Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
  5. Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.

Find out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!

Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!

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