# Technical Program Manager, Engineering

**Company**: Mistral AI
**Location**: Paris
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119718658

**Apply**: https://jobs.lever.co/mistral/a1854159-922e-4de7-adb6-7c1b608c147f
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_8222d094-85f

## Description

We are seeking experienced and highly motivated Technical Program Managers (TPMs) to support our Engineering organization in delivering high-impact technical projects. The TPM will be responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing technical programs that align with our strategic goals.

This role requires a blend of technical acumen, project management expertise, hands-on involvement and strong cross-team leadership skills to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities:

* Oversee and manage our development and deployment processes, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with product timelines.
* Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product, Science, Marketing/Coms teams, Design, and Solutions to ensure alignment of engineering operations with overall product and business objectives.
* Track project progress, timelines, and resources. Assist teams to implement processes to smoothen delivery process.
* Continuously identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the engineering team, in coordination with the other TPMs.
* Regularly communicate with stakeholders to provide updates on program status, risks, and issues, and to manage expectations.
* Identify potential risks and issues in the program lifecycle, and develop contingency plans to mitigate them.

You may be a good fit if:

* You hold a degree in a relevant scientific field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, etc.).
* You have proven experience in managing technical programs, preferably within an engineering team.
* You have a strong understanding of software lifecycle management and deployment processes
* You have excellent project management skills, with the ability to run multiple complex programs smoothly
* You are thriving in cross functional collaboration and you know how to adapt your communication to stakeholders
* You are highly organized and knows how to manage cross team dependencies
* You are a proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
* You have strong design thinking skills and feel comfortable with actively contributing to architecture decisions

Ideally, you have:

* Experience as a Software Developer.
* Already worked in an AI company/project.
* Knowledge of how LLMs are built and work.
* Already worked as a Technical Program Manager

## Skills

### Required
- Software lifecycle management
- Deployment processes
- Project management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Communication
- Risk management
- Process improvement

### Nice to have
- Software development
- AI company/project experience
- LLM knowledge
- Technical program management