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Principal Hardware Technical Program Manager

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Mountain View, CAJob$143–275K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$143–275K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Principal Hardware Technical Program Manager leads cross-functional teams through new cloud hardware development, product launches, and data center infrastructure deployments. The role establishes program plans and milestones, manages technical risks and dependencies, and communicates recommendations to senior management. It also drives alignment across engineering and business stakeholders, applies or creates processes, and coaches program managers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Technical Program Management, nice to haveTechnical Design, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveDebugging, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveProduct Shipping, nice to haveAmbiguity Management, nice to haveStakeholder Collaboration, nice to havePresentation Skills, nice to haveProcess Development, nice to haveProgram Coaching, nice to haveProject Management, nice to haveCode Reading and Writing, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience, nice to have6+ Years Engineering or Product Experience, nice to have3+ Years Cross-Functional Project Management, nice to have12+ Years Engineering or Product Experience, nice to have8+ Years Cross-Functional Project Management, nice to have1+ Year Code Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Lead a virtual team of functional leads including members from hardware and software engineering, sourcing, supply chain, networking and datacenter operations for documenting a clear Plan-of-Record (POR) for the new product development and leading the project team to meet stated milestones Technical Program Management for new Cloud hardware development. Drive the development, planning & execution of a holistic cross functional product development and/or launch strategy. Provides technical leadership and identify technical risks. Collaborate with internal and external technology development partners to form a cohesive development plan. Have an in-depth understanding of the product technical requirements, milestones, deliverables and interdependencies for establishing an accurate and effective project infrastructure. Leverage experience and engineering skills to solve problems, fill gaps and achieve objectives through a cross functional team. Responsible for effective communication and escalation of risks and dependencies while ensuring timely decisions are being made. Hold accountability for team and most or all portions of the work to deliver best in class architecture solutions Conducts risk management efforts in new product introduction, scenario planning and mitigation of risks, recovery from risks. Communicate to and regularly interact with senior management, highlighting risks across functional teams and providing recommendations to support product level decisions Operate effectively in ambiguity. Apply process where it creates value, and design process where it's needed. Recognize the situations where each approach is most appropriate. Ensure cross functional alignment: generating clarity, tracking towards development milestones and overall readiness for all new Data Center infrastructure development, launch, and deployments. Use program management tools and communication methods to ensure common understanding of program plan of record to stakeholders Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos). Excellent technical design, problem solving, debugging and communication skills Demonstrated experience in shipping high quality products and services Ability to deal with ambiguity, assess opportunities and develop principles to prioritize multiple strategic and tactical options, and drive issues to closure with a high bar on quality Proven ability to work and collaborate with a wide range of business stakeholders to achieve results and impact Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences (Senior Executives, Management Team, etc.) Ability to partner closely with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and implement features, infrastructure, processes, and workflows. Ability to create and operationalize processes to transform the effectiveness of the organization with respect to meeting business goals. Coach, enable and grow Program Managers within the team and our partners. Can align key stakeholders, and manage projects through milestones to completion on schedule and in budget Technical Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

How this job compares

Set against the 994 open Technical Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$143–275K/yr
  • California median$174–264K/yr166 salary ranges
  • US median$146–239K/yr890 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $209K, is 6% below the California median midpoint ($222K) — in the middle half of Technical Program Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 196 open Technical Program Management jobs in California and 994 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Technical Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (773 postings).
Education
177 of the 994 open Technical Program Management jobs (18%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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