Technical Program Manager (Santa Clara)
Akkodis, Santa Clara, CA, United States
Job Title:
Technical Program Manager
Contract Duration:
6–23 months
Onsite Requirement:
4 days per week
Location:
Santa Clara, CA
Pay rate:
$90–101/hr
Our client's leading AI platform offers GPU-accelerated libraries/SDKs, microservices, tools, and blueprints that help developers build, deploy, and scale AI-enabled applications—from the edge to the cloud. This suite of software offerings provides a variety of starting points to accelerate and optimize any aspect of AI application development and deployment.
Our client is looking for a passionate
Technical Program Manager (Contract)
to be part of this journey. This role will be leading all steps of the development lifecycle: from concept to model training, engineering for optimized inference, and deployment.
What you will be doing:
Closely work with engineering and product management to deliver and drive strategic roadmap execution
Collaborate with engineering on sprint planning, stand ups, sprint review, and retrospective
Use Jira dashboard and bug database queries to help with various reporting, and Confluence to provide comprehensive program updates to the core and leadership teams
Work closely with engineering on various KPIs to improve overall execution process and deliverables
Integral member of Vision AI development and productization workflow
Facilitate clear communication channels between all stakeholders and members of leadership to align project goals and resolve dependencies proactively
What we need to see:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
6+ years of end-to-end Program Management experience in a similar or related role
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
Proficient in Agile project management methodologies
Experience with the Atlassian suite (e.g., Jira, Confluence) to the point that you can comfortably guide an engineering team on how to use these tools and implement them in an Agile/Scrum manner
Proven track record of being well organized, detail oriented, and having excellent listening skills in a fast-paced, high-uncertainty environment, adapting quickly to rapid breakthroughs and technical volatility
Ability to think long-term and build consensus to make programs successful
Outstanding skills in prioritizing and building alignment
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Prior Program Management experience with Vision AI or AI application development including data acquisition and labeling through model training, optimization, and edge deployment
Strong understanding of Embedded Systems (familiarity with modern GPU platforms is a plus)
Deep understanding of the Software Product Life Cycle to develop production-grade AI applications
AI adoption in Program Management to optimize workflows and increase team velocity
Experience managing the unique challenges of AI programs, such as model accuracy KPIs and “human-in-the-loop” validation processes
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.
Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client
Technical Program Manager
Contract Duration:
6–23 months
Onsite Requirement:
4 days per week
Location:
Santa Clara, CA
Pay rate:
$90–101/hr
Our client's leading AI platform offers GPU-accelerated libraries/SDKs, microservices, tools, and blueprints that help developers build, deploy, and scale AI-enabled applications—from the edge to the cloud. This suite of software offerings provides a variety of starting points to accelerate and optimize any aspect of AI application development and deployment.
Our client is looking for a passionate
Technical Program Manager (Contract)
to be part of this journey. This role will be leading all steps of the development lifecycle: from concept to model training, engineering for optimized inference, and deployment.
What you will be doing:
Closely work with engineering and product management to deliver and drive strategic roadmap execution
Collaborate with engineering on sprint planning, stand ups, sprint review, and retrospective
Use Jira dashboard and bug database queries to help with various reporting, and Confluence to provide comprehensive program updates to the core and leadership teams
Work closely with engineering on various KPIs to improve overall execution process and deliverables
Integral member of Vision AI development and productization workflow
Facilitate clear communication channels between all stakeholders and members of leadership to align project goals and resolve dependencies proactively
What we need to see:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
6+ years of end-to-end Program Management experience in a similar or related role
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
Proficient in Agile project management methodologies
Experience with the Atlassian suite (e.g., Jira, Confluence) to the point that you can comfortably guide an engineering team on how to use these tools and implement them in an Agile/Scrum manner
Proven track record of being well organized, detail oriented, and having excellent listening skills in a fast-paced, high-uncertainty environment, adapting quickly to rapid breakthroughs and technical volatility
Ability to think long-term and build consensus to make programs successful
Outstanding skills in prioritizing and building alignment
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Prior Program Management experience with Vision AI or AI application development including data acquisition and labeling through model training, optimization, and edge deployment
Strong understanding of Embedded Systems (familiarity with modern GPU platforms is a plus)
Deep understanding of the Software Product Life Cycle to develop production-grade AI applications
AI adoption in Program Management to optimize workflows and increase team velocity
Experience managing the unique challenges of AI programs, such as model accuracy KPIs and “human-in-the-loop” validation processes
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.
Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client