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NVIDIA

Technical Program Manager – Higher Education, Research

NVIDIA

. Define strategy, governance, operational performance indicators, success metrics, and execution models .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $136,000 - $258,750 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in program management and strategic operations within technology and higher education, with a focus on curriculum integration and collaboration with academic institutions. Proven ability to develop and scale initiatives, utilizing data and performance metrics to drive operational excellence and effective communication across diverse teams.

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Program ManagementStrategic OperationsCurriculum IntegrationCross-Functional CollaborationOperational Excellence

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Hard Skills
Program GovernancePerformance MetricsData AnalysisProcess DevelopmentProject Management
Soft Skills
Outstanding CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
AI ToolsAutomation ToolsNVIDIA TechnologiesCUDA-X Libraries
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s DegreePost-Graduate Qualification
Industry Keywords
Higher EducationStrategic PartnershipsResearch AdministrationTechnology AdoptionGlobal Program Execution

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define strategy, governance, operational performance indicators, success metrics, and execution models
  • Scale NVIDIA Tech Days for universities as a repeatable global program, including institution prioritization, content development, execution standards, measurement, and continuous improvement
  • Support curriculum integration collaborations with leading universities and faculty advocates
  • Coordinate strategic academic investments, including operations for university lab sponsorships and NVIDIA’s education rebate program
  • Collaborate with NVIDIA field staff, including Developer Relations, Account Managers, and Solution Architects, to ensure consistent global program execution
  • Collaborate internally with NVIDIA Developer Programs, Deep Learning Institute, and Product teams to support leading universities
  • Synthesize insights from faculty, researchers, and students to help build future NVIDIA platforms, libraries, and educational content
  • Track and communicate outcomes, including program reach, library adoption, open-source contributions, paper citations, and infrastructure utilization
  • Identify ecosystem gaps, test new program concepts, and scale successful pilots across regions and research domains

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, program management, education, public policy, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of program or project management experience
  • Extensive experience in product or program management, strategic operations, partnerships, or grant administration within technology, higher education, research, or a comparable environment
  • Demonstrated success leading sophisticated, cross-functional programs spanning multiple teams, timelines, dependencies, and global regions
  • Proven track record to develop, operationalize, and scale new processes and initiatives across organizations and geographies
  • Experience working with universities, academic faculty and researchers, student education programs, or sponsored research
  • Practical understanding of how institutions evaluate and adopt technology
  • Strong operational excellence, including program governance, strategic execution, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting
  • Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams, influence partners without direct authority, and translate sophisticated concepts into clear, actionable plans
  • Outstanding communication skills, including executive-facing communications
  • Familiarity with AI and machine learning, accelerated computing, open models, and NVIDIA technologies such as CUDA-X libraries is advantageous
  • Experience developing curriculum integrations, teaching kits, or reusable technical enablement for faculty and students is advantageous
  • Post-graduate qualification in business, education, computer science, engineering, or a comparable area, or equivalent experience
  • Experience using data, automation, or AI tools to improve program execution, reporting, and cross-NVIDIA communication
  • Experience working across multiple regions and university systems

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