Technical Program Manager (Machine Learning)

TL;DR

Technical Program Manager (AI/ML): Owning the systems and processes that power model development and translating scientific ambition into executable plans with an accent on transforming fragmented data and compute systems into a cohesive ML development engine. Focus on managing the data feedback loop, scaling data operations, and aligning research with engineering delivery.

Location: Hybrid in Sydney, Australia

Company

hirify.global creates physics-enabled digital twins of electricity grids using advanced ML to help utilities pinpoint risks and optimize global energy infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the ML development engine, ensuring necessary data, compute, and systems are in place for rapid development.
• Manage the full data feedback loop, from ingestion through labelling, QA, and ML-ready data preparation.
• Define and scale data operations, including managing offshore QA teams and quality frameworks.
• Partner with internal and external researchers to translate R&D goals into structured, executable plans.
• Coordinate across research, engineering, and data teams to align priorities and manage dependencies.
• Improve model performance tracking, evaluation visibility, and documentation of AI R&D efforts.

Requirements

• Experience in ML, data, or research-adjacent environments with a solid understanding of model training and evaluation.
• Familiarity with machine learning pipelines, including data preparation and training workflows.
• Experience managing large-scale data labelling and annotation operations.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical programmes across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong systems thinking to connect data, models, and tooling into a cohesive operating system.
• Must be based in Sydney, Australia for hybrid work.

Nice to have

• Experience with computer vision, geospatial data, or spatial neural networks.
• Exposure to ML performance measurement systems or evaluation frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and ESOP.
• Fully flexible working arrangements with a well-stocked office in Redfern.
• Annual company-wide offsite.
• Highly meritocratic, non-bureaucratic, and no-ego work culture.
• Opportunity to work on complex, real-world problems with a direct impact on company trajectory.