Description
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work.
As a Senior Technical Program Manager of Capacity Planning, you will:
- Own the capacity planning program end-to-end , from demand forecasting and resource modeling to procurement coordination and delivery tracking across Snowflake's multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Drive cross-functional alignment between Engineering, Infrastructure, Finance, and Cloud Provider teams to ensure capacity meets projected growth, seasonal demand spikes, and new product launches
- Build and improve forecasting models and frameworks that translate business growth signals, customer onboarding patterns, and workload trends into actionable infrastructure capacity plans
- Establish governance and review cadences , own weekly/monthly capacity reviews with engineering leadership, surface risks and tradeoffs, and drive decisions on resource allocation and prioritization
- Identify and mitigate capacity risks proactively , monitor utilization trends, flag bottlenecks, single points of failure, and lead constraint resolution before they become customer-impacting
- Partner closely with engineering teams to understand workload characteristics, architecture changes, and new feature launches that affect capacity requirements
- Drive efficiency and optimization programs , identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve utilization, and right-size infrastructure spend without compromising performance or availability
- Develop dashboards, metrics, and reporting that give leadership real-time visibility into capacity health, spend trajectory, and delivery timelines
- Influence infrastructure strategy by providing data-driven recommendations on cloud provider mix, reserved vs. on-demand strategy, and long-term capacity investments
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
Required:
- 7+ years of experience in technical program management, infrastructure planning, capacity management, or a related discipline at a cloud-scale technology company
- Demonstrated experience managing programs across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts: compute, storage, networking, containerization, and resource orchestration
- Experience with demand forecasting, resource modeling, and data-driven decision-making at scale
- Proven ability to drive cross-functional programs spanning engineering, finance, and operations with VP/Director-level stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills , ability to synthesize complex technical and financial data into clear executive-ready narratives
- Strong program management fundamentals: dependency tracking, risk management, milestone governance, and stakeholder alignment
Preferred:
- Experience with infrastructure capacity planning at hyperscale (10K+ node deployments or equivalent)
- Familiarity with cloud cost management and FinOps principles
- Experience with data platforms, data warehousing, or database infrastructure
- Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, or equivalent)
- Background in building or improving automated capacity planning systems and tooling
- Experience operating in a fast-growth, high-ambiguity environment where priorities shift quickly
SNOWFLAKE VALUES WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
- Get It Done , You thrive on turning ambiguity into executable plans and delivering outcomes, not just status updates
- Own It , You treat the capacity program as yours end-to-end, anticipating risks rather than reacting to them
- Integrity Always , You make data-driven recommendations even when they're uncomfortable, and communicate tradeoffs transparently
- Think Big , You don't just plan for today's scale , you build the frameworks that prepare Snowflake for 10x growth
COMPENSATION
The base salary range and total on-target earnings for this role are listed below. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including relevant experience, skills, location, and internal equity.
MarketBase Salary RangeTotal Target CompensationUS-Mrkt 1 (Bay Area, NYC, Seattle)$194,000 – $291,000$223,100 – $334,650US-Mrkt 2$165,000 – $248,000$189,750 – $285,200US-Mrkt 3$155,000 – $233,000$178,250 – $267,950
In addition to base salary and bonus, this role is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESPP, generous PTO, and more.