Principal Technical Product Manager, Hardware & AI InfrastructureAMERRole OverviewNscale is seeking a Principal Technical Product Manager to help define and deliver the next generation of hardware infrastructure powering large-scale AI workloads.
You will help own Nscale's GPU and compute hardware portfolio, from long-range technology roadmaps and customer requirements through product definition, NPI, deployment, and lifecycle management.
You will also bring a customer-focused perspective to the internal software and tooling we build to automate infrastructure deployment, ensuring our solutions meet the needs of the engineers and operators who use them.
You will evaluate trade-offs across performance, cost, reliability, and scalability, working with engineering teams, customers, and strategic partners to define and deliver competitive infrastructure products.
Own hardware product definition, including requirements, reference architectures, configurations, performance targets, and lifecycle strategy.
Partner with engineering, supply chain, OEMs, ODMs, and technology partners through NPI, qualification, production readiness, and deployment.
Ensure hardware requirements, BOMs, acceptance criteria, and deployment readiness are clearly defined and communicated across teams.
Customer & Strategic Partner LeadershipEngage directly with sophisticated AI customers to understand workloads, technical requirements, performance priorities, and future infrastructure needs.
Build trusted relationships with strategic technology partners, including silicon providers, OEMs, and ODMs, aligning roadmaps, technical requirements, and joint development priorities.
Develop customer-facing product documentation and presentations that explain Nscale's hardware platforms, capabilities, configurations, and roadmap.
Deployment Products & Building for ScaleBring a customer mindset to internal deployment software and tooling, treating deployment engineers and operations teams as users whose workflows, requirements, and experience matter.
Partner with software engineering teams to define requirements, prioritize features, and improve the usability and effectiveness of deployment automation.
Connect hardware roadmap decisions to downstream deployment software requirements, readiness, and launch planning.
Convert deployment and fleet learnings into reusable hardware standards, product improvements, tooling requirements, and roadmap decisions.
Business Strategy & Decision MakingDevelop TCO models, business cases, and financial analyses to evaluate hardware platforms, supplier alternatives, and architecture trade-offs.
Partner with Commercial and Finance on product pricing, packaging, cost optimization, and long-term infrastructure economics.
Lead complex cross-functional decisions, balancing performance, cost, reliability, schedule, and customer requirements.
Create high-quality roadmaps, strategy documents, business cases, and executive presentations that turn technical complexity into clear recommendations.
Drive alignment and decisions across engineering, operations, supply chain, commercial teams, customers, and executive leadership.
Qualifications & RequirementsExperience: 8+ years in technical product management, hardware product management, infrastructure engineering, systems engineering, or related roles, with demonstrated ownership of complex hardware or infrastructure products.
Technical Depth: Strong understanding of server and data-center infrastructure, including compute, accelerators, networking, storage, hardware architecture, power, cooling, and platform lifecycle.
Experience with TCO modeling, financial analysis, product economics, pricing, or cost/performance optimization.
Demonstrated success building trusted relationships with technical customers and strategic partners, including leading executive-level discussions.
Software Product Judgment: Ability to translate user needs into requirements, priorities, and improvements for internal software products and engineering tools.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Ability to influence engineering, supply chain, operations, finance, commercial teams, and external partners without direct authority.

Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience at a hyperscaler, AI infrastructure provider, major hardware company, or large-scale cloud/data-center operator.
Experience working with silicon partners, OEMs, ODMs, and hardware suppliers through NPI and production deployment.
Experience working with AI/ML researchers or infrastructure teams supporting large-scale training and inference.
Experience shaping internal infrastructure automation, deployment tooling, or fleet management products.
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