Allen Institute for AI (AI2)
Senior Technical Program Manager - AI Platform
Allen Institute for AI (AI2), Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Senior Technical Program Manager - AI Platform
Location: Seattle, WA Persons in this role are expected to spend part of their time on-site in our Seattle offices and may occasionally work remotely from their home in the Greater Seattle area. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about Hybrid work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter. The base salary range is $137,520 - $206,280, and in addition we offer generous bonus plans to provide a competitive compensation package.
Overview
Who You Are:
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is seeking a
Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM)
to join the Horizontal Technical Program Management team, with primary responsibility for the
AI Platform , the infrastructure and software that powers cutting-edge AI research at scale. This is a uniquely impactful role: you’ll help shape the software infrastructure that drives
state-of-the-art hardware and boundary-pushing AI workloads , working with researchers and AI infrastructure engineers in a tight, iterative feedback loop. The TPM will have visibility and influence across the entire stack — from compute decisions to the researcher experience. The
AI Platform
is core to Ai2’s mission: improvements in performance, stability, usability, or scalability create a multiplier effect across research outputs. This is a long-term strategic investment area with many opportunities for the right TPM to shape the future of AI infrastructure.
What You’ll Do Drive the AI Platform program
– Partner with engineering and research leadership to develop and execute the roadmap for internal tools and services that support LLM pretraining, large-scale inference, and petabyte-scale data management.
Gather requirements and drive stakeholder alignment
– Lead processes for collecting requirements from research projects and translate them into clear product requirements; act as liaison between research teams and engineering.
Facilitate internal change management
– Ensure release processes are clear, well communicated, and non-disruptive for 1k+ GPU jobs.
Run operational reviews & reporting
– Establish regular reporting mechanisms for platform health, GPU budget planning, operational reviews, and team velocity tracking.
Program leadership
– Manage monthly leadership reviews, providing visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
Platform evolution & researcher experience
– Drive releases, optimizations, and integrations that scale adoption, while ensuring internal tools are intuitive and reliable.
What You’ll Need Proven expertise : 8+ years of technical program or product management experience, ideally supporting platforms, infrastructure, or developer/research tools.
Program leadership : Track record of leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives from strategy to execution.
Deep Technical Fluency : Understanding of AI research computational requirements; ability to engage with engineering and research teams on low-level requirements involving GPUs, storage, training performance, developer experience, and other platform topics.
Operational rigor : Experience building and running reporting mechanisms, roadmaps, and metrics dashboards.
Collaboration & communication : Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
Bias for action : Proactive and resourceful in dynamic environments where priorities evolve.
Tact : Skilled at guiding high-stakes decisions and building alignment across stakeholders.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Ai2 is a mission-driven nonprofit advancing AI for the common good. The Horizontal TPM team enables research by ensuring foundational platforms are reliable, scalable, and easy to adopt. You’ll have the opportunity to:
Shape how world-class AI research is conducted by scaling infrastructure
Work across multiple AI research teams, acting as a connector and force multiplier
Help define the TPM discipline at Ai2 with repeatable practices and frameworks
About Ai2 and Our Culture
Ai2 is a Seattle-based nonprofit AI research institute founded in 2014. Our mission is to build breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems, with open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.
Learning organization
— ongoing education and opportunities to learn alongside colleagues.
Diversity and inclusion
— welcoming applicants from all backgrounds; we value inclusion and diverse perspectives.
Work-life balance
— generous vacation, personal, and family leave; emphasis on healthy balance.
Collaboration and transparency
— a team environment focused on shared purpose.
Seattle-based
— office on the water; strong local culture; open to applicants from outside the U.S.
Legal and Equal Opportunity
Ai2 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected characteristics. We participate in E-Verify as required.
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Location: Seattle, WA Persons in this role are expected to spend part of their time on-site in our Seattle offices and may occasionally work remotely from their home in the Greater Seattle area. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about Hybrid work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter. The base salary range is $137,520 - $206,280, and in addition we offer generous bonus plans to provide a competitive compensation package.
Overview
Who You Are:
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is seeking a
Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM)
to join the Horizontal Technical Program Management team, with primary responsibility for the
AI Platform , the infrastructure and software that powers cutting-edge AI research at scale. This is a uniquely impactful role: you’ll help shape the software infrastructure that drives
state-of-the-art hardware and boundary-pushing AI workloads , working with researchers and AI infrastructure engineers in a tight, iterative feedback loop. The TPM will have visibility and influence across the entire stack — from compute decisions to the researcher experience. The
AI Platform
is core to Ai2’s mission: improvements in performance, stability, usability, or scalability create a multiplier effect across research outputs. This is a long-term strategic investment area with many opportunities for the right TPM to shape the future of AI infrastructure.
What You’ll Do Drive the AI Platform program
– Partner with engineering and research leadership to develop and execute the roadmap for internal tools and services that support LLM pretraining, large-scale inference, and petabyte-scale data management.
Gather requirements and drive stakeholder alignment
– Lead processes for collecting requirements from research projects and translate them into clear product requirements; act as liaison between research teams and engineering.
Facilitate internal change management
– Ensure release processes are clear, well communicated, and non-disruptive for 1k+ GPU jobs.
Run operational reviews & reporting
– Establish regular reporting mechanisms for platform health, GPU budget planning, operational reviews, and team velocity tracking.
Program leadership
– Manage monthly leadership reviews, providing visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
Platform evolution & researcher experience
– Drive releases, optimizations, and integrations that scale adoption, while ensuring internal tools are intuitive and reliable.
What You’ll Need Proven expertise : 8+ years of technical program or product management experience, ideally supporting platforms, infrastructure, or developer/research tools.
Program leadership : Track record of leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives from strategy to execution.
Deep Technical Fluency : Understanding of AI research computational requirements; ability to engage with engineering and research teams on low-level requirements involving GPUs, storage, training performance, developer experience, and other platform topics.
Operational rigor : Experience building and running reporting mechanisms, roadmaps, and metrics dashboards.
Collaboration & communication : Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
Bias for action : Proactive and resourceful in dynamic environments where priorities evolve.
Tact : Skilled at guiding high-stakes decisions and building alignment across stakeholders.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Ai2 is a mission-driven nonprofit advancing AI for the common good. The Horizontal TPM team enables research by ensuring foundational platforms are reliable, scalable, and easy to adopt. You’ll have the opportunity to:
Shape how world-class AI research is conducted by scaling infrastructure
Work across multiple AI research teams, acting as a connector and force multiplier
Help define the TPM discipline at Ai2 with repeatable practices and frameworks
About Ai2 and Our Culture
Ai2 is a Seattle-based nonprofit AI research institute founded in 2014. Our mission is to build breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems, with open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.
Learning organization
— ongoing education and opportunities to learn alongside colleagues.
Diversity and inclusion
— welcoming applicants from all backgrounds; we value inclusion and diverse perspectives.
Work-life balance
— generous vacation, personal, and family leave; emphasis on healthy balance.
Collaboration and transparency
— a team environment focused on shared purpose.
Seattle-based
— office on the water; strong local culture; open to applicants from outside the U.S.
Legal and Equal Opportunity
Ai2 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected characteristics. We participate in E-Verify as required.
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