Technical Program Manager, AI Foundations Context, Core
San Francisco, CA, USA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
San Jose, CA, USA - Experience
- 8 years of experience in program management; preferred: 8 years managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads strategic, cross-organizational AI programs for RAG and next-generation search, coordinating research, infrastructure delivery, product adoption, and executive alignment.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end AI programs, including Gemini Embeddings Service and agentic retrieval systems.
- Set portfolio roadmaps, reviews, prioritization, and resource planning; drive measurable improvements in execution.
- Coordinate engineering, product, SRE, Search, DeepMind, and executive stakeholders; maintain dashboards and transparent communication.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in program management.
Nice to have
- 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects; experience working closely with executive engineering leads.
- Experience delivering technical innovation involving complex system issues, including ability to learn concepts such as Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM) space.
Pay
$192000 - $278000 USD base salary; 20% bonus target (amount not stated)
Tools
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Gemini Embeddings Service, agentic retrieval systems, Generative AI, Large Language Model (LLM)
AI focus
Leads AI initiatives in RAG, embeddings, agentic retrieval, and next-generation search; uses AI tooling to optimize program delivery.
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