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Senior Technical Program Manager, AI

San Francisco, CA

Who We Are

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

We’re assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.

We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset.

By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.

Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and technically grounded Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead initiatives spanning AI application development and platform functionality. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI, enabling the deployment of large language models (LLMs) and multimodal systems across cloud and edge (on-device) environments. It’s an ideal role for someone with a strong engineering mindset who thrives in fast-evolving technical landscapes and wants to shape the future of intelligent products.

You may come from a software or systems engineering background and be transitioning into product or program management, or you may already be a TPM with deep technical fluency in AI and platform systems. Either way, curiosity, adaptability, and a desire to learn are essential.

What You Might Do

  • Own the full lifecycle of AI platform initiatives—scoping, planning, execution, and delivery—ensuring alignment with strategic goals and engineering excellence.
  • Drive the deployment of LLMs and multimodal models (voice, vision, text), focusing on performance, scalability, and seamless integration across cloud and edge environments.
  • Collaborate with engineers to optimize AI inference on-device, emphasizing hardware acceleration, quantization, and deep system integration across GPU stacks, OS, firmware, and runtime environments.
  • Orchestrate efforts to fine-tune foundation models for domain-specific use cases (e.g., intelligent assistants, automation), balancing quality, latency, and responsiveness.
  • Partner closely with AI researchers, ML engineers, software developers, and product managers to define technical requirements and drive cross-functional execution.
  • Navigate shifting priorities by balancing long-term platform investments with rapid delivery of impactful user-facing features.
  • Collaborate with engineering leads to improve model orchestration, workflow automation, and system performance across the AI stack.
  • Build strong relationships with partner teams across engineering, product, research, and design to align goals and deliver against key milestones.
  • Foster a culture of trust, clarity, and shared ownership. Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.

Essential Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field—or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4+ years in technical program management, software engineering, or product/program roles supporting AI platforms or applications.
  • Practical knowledge of LLMs, ML deployment workflows, and applied AI best practices—especially around key performance metrics (latency, throughput, quality).
  • Experience deploying LLMs in resource-constrained environments (e.g., edge/on-device), including techniques such as quantization, pruning, and inference optimization.
  • Strong foundation in software product development, with full-stack systems understanding from cloud services to on-device components.
  • Solid grasp of Agile methodologies and project tracking tools, with a proven track record of driving cross-functional programs.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills—able to simplify complex concepts and drive alignment across diverse teams.
  • Strong analytical skills, a bias for action, and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

Preferred Skills

  • Familiarity with hardware-accelerated inference frameworks such as TensorRT, ONNX Runtime, Core ML, or custom inference engines.
  • Hands-on experience working with voice, visual, and text-based AI systems.
  • Comfort working at the interface between core platform development and end-user application functionality.
  • Demonstrated success in launching and scaling AI-powered products or platform capabilities.
  • Understanding of system architecture across GPU pipelines, operating systems, firmware, and cloud integration layers.

Salary: $160,000 - $220,000

 

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including; 
    • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
    • 11 paid holidays
    • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

Why HP IQ?

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity—reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.

  • Innovative Work
    Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.
  • Autonomy and Agility
     Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP’s scale.
  • Meaningful Impact
     Build AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
  • Flexible Work Environment
     Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.
  • Forward-Thinking Culture
    We learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next—together.

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