Technical Program Manager Lead, R&D

Fluidstack

$120K — $160K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience leading TPM or program teams in hardware/infrastructure projects.
  • Expertise in managing portfolios with shared resources and dependencies.
  • Proven ability to identify project delays early and present viable recovery plans.
  • Strong documentation skills, ensuring program artifacts are actionable and reliable.
  • Experience in hiring and developing TPM professionals.
  • Familiarity with data center or energy programs is a plus. Knowledge of NPI frameworks and schedule risk analysis is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Technology Program Management (TPM) function within R&D for modular designs.
  • Manage portfolio dependencies and timelines across various engineering workstreams.
  • Provide clear executive visibility through comprehensive program status reports.
  • Establish and develop the TPM team alongside its defining operational processes.

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency in compensation.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Lead the TPM function for R&D: the programs turning modular and behind-the-meter designs into buildable, ordered, scheduled reality.
  • Run the portfolio: dependencies, decisions, and dates across mechanical, electrical, controls, and modelling workstreams.
  • Own executive visibility: the honest one-pager on where every R&D program stands.
  • Build the TPM team and the operating system it runs on.
What We're Looking For
  • The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've led TPM or program teams for hardware, infrastructure, or capital programs.
  • You've run portfolios where workstreams shared engineers and deadlines.
  • You surface the slip weeks early with the recovery options attached.
  • Your program artifacts are the source of truth, not shelf-ware.
  • You've hired and grown TPMs.
  • Bonus: Data center or energy programs. NPI frameworks. Modular or productized hardware. Schedule risk analysis.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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