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Technical Program Manager, Foundations Data

United States, San Francisco 207000.00 - 285000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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The Foundations TPM team supports our research program to scale learning, with a particular focus on data, frontier models and capabilities. We work closely with both research, engineering and infrastructure teams to turn ambitious ideas into reality. As a Foundations TPM, you’ll partner with our research teams to advance and scale high-impact research programs. You’ll operate at the intersection of research, infrastructure, and execution. We’re looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, can go deep on both research and technical challenges, and enjoys bringing structure, clarity, and forward motion to open-ended problems.

Job Responsibility

  • Partner with research leads to plan and coordinate projects, aligning the work across multiple stakeholders
  • Drive successful execution by managing timelines, technical dependencies, and scientific risks
  • Provide clear visibility into progress, tradeoffs, and risks for research leadership
  • Build processes and systems that increase team velocity and execution quality over time

Requirements

  • Experience running complex programs with ambitious goals, multiple stakeholders, and deep technical dependencies
  • Experience working in research environments with high levels of ambiguity
  • Experience working with infrastructure for training and serving machine learning models

What we offer

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided
  • Offers Equity
  • Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees
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