Senior Staff Technical Development Program Manager (AI)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Expected base pay: $118,820–$178,000 per annum, plus eligibility for bonus and equity plans.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier data infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own technical development programs end to end, including cohort planning, workshops, mentoring, technical projects, events, delivery, and evaluation.
• Partner with engineering teams to assess needs, identify skill and career gaps, tailor programs, and define measurable objectives.
• Develop and deliver technical training, facilitate workshops and mentoring sessions, and localize global programs where needed.
• Manage milestones, risks, communications, stakeholders, budgets, vendors, websites, templates, and program infrastructure across a matrixed global organization.
• Measure participation, satisfaction, and outcomes through surveys and analytics, improving programs and contributing to the Technical Talent Intelligence Dashboard.
• Apply generative AI, intelligent automation, copilots, AI agents, and other emerging technologies throughout the program lifecycle; support technical conferences, contests, and Tech Talks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5–10 years of related experience, or Master’s and/or PhD with 2–3 years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience running technical training, career development, or leadership programs end to end.
• Experience working directly with engineering teams and designing programs around engineers’ mindset, workflows, and communication preferences.
• Understanding of learning science, instructional design, adult learning, and performance consulting, including needs assessments or gap analyses translated into program objectives.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as copilots, agents, video generation, or e-learning authoring tools to design, build, analyze, and produce learning content.
• Ability to manage multiple projects across teams and time zones, track milestones and risks, make decisions under pressure, and create structure where none exists.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication, with the ability to influence engineers, managers, mentors, and executive sponsors and own program communications, messaging, and branding.
• Analytical ability to define success metrics, develop surveys, evaluate participant and stakeholder data, build roadmaps and governance, and deliver measurable outcomes aligned with engineering strategy.
• Experience managing program websites, templates, vendors, and budgets.
• Applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information under U.S. export control laws; some applicants may be subject to an export license review.

Nice to have

• Experience at a technology or semiconductor company.
• Experience facilitating workshops and discussions.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within the Corporate CTO Office in a fast-moving, global environment focused on technical training, career development, and technical leadership.
• Benefits support financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition.
• Benefits include an employee stock purchase plan with a two-year lookback, family support programs, mental health resources, and recognition and service awards.
• Eligible compensation includes bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
• AI tools are prohibited during interviews, including transcription apps, real-time answer generators, and automated note-taking bots; unauthorized use results in disqualification.

Hiring process

• Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during selection should contact the hirify.global HR Helpdesk.
• Interviews evaluate individual experience, thought process, and communication in real time without unauthorized AI assistance.