Sr. Technical Program Manager
About the role
Nebius is entering a strategic, multi-year partnership with Meta that spans infrastructure, capacity delivery, technical integration, commercial execution, and executive-level coordination. This partnership is business-critical and externally visible, with timelines, financial commitments, and reputational risk at the highest level.
The Head of Projects, Meta is the single-threaded owner for end-to-end program execution of the Meta partnership across Nebius. This role ensures that complex, cross-company initiatives are planned, sequenced, governed, and delivered, while translating Meta’s requirements into executable plans across Nebius engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams.
This is not a project manager role. It is a strategic TPM leadership role operating at the intersection of:
Executive stakeholders
Hyperscale infrastructure delivery
Deep technical programs
Commercial and contractual obligations
Role Summary:
The Head of Projects, Meta will lead the programmatic execution of all initiatives tied to the Meta–Nebius partnership. They will operate as:
Primary program interface to Meta (peer to senior Meta TPMs / Directors)
Internal orchestrator across infra, engineering, supply chain, finance, and legal
Owner of delivery commitments, risks, dependencies, and escalations
Architect of operating rhythm (governance, reviews, metrics, decision frameworks)
They will define how work gets done, not just track it.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Program Ownership
Own the master program plan for all Meta-related initiatives across Nebius. Translating partnership agreements and technical requirements into:
Multi-quarter roadmaps
Dependency maps
Delivery milestones
Ensure alignment between commercial commitments and technical feasibility
2. Executive Stakeholder Management (Meta & Nebius)
Serve as the primary execution counterpart to senior Meta stakeholders
Run joint governance forums (QBRs, exec reviews, escalation paths)
Provide clear, credible updates to Nebius executive leadership
Manage difficult trade-offs with confidence and authority
3. Complex Technical Program Leadership
Drive delivery across:
Large-scale infrastructure buildouts
Capacity planning and deployment
Systems integration and technical onboarding
Partner deeply with engineering and infra leaders without duplicating their roles
Anticipate second- and third-order technical and operational impacts
4. Risk, Dependency, and Escalation Management
Identify critical path risks early (technical, supply chain, regulatory, financial)
Build mitigation plans and decision frameworks
Escalate decisively and with solutions, not surprises
Maintain Meta-level rigor in tracking, documentation, and accountability
5. Operating Model & Process Design
Define and implement:
Program governance structure
Metrics and KPIs (delivery, readiness, risk)
Decision-making and change-management processes
Raise Nebius’s TPM maturity where needed to meet hyperscaler expectations
Leadership Without Direct Authority
Influence senior engineering, infra, and operations leaders
Align multiple teams with competing priorities
Act as a calm, credible leader in high-pressure situations
What Makes This Role Different from a Standard Technical Program Manager:
Owns external partnership execution, not just internal programs
Operates at VP / GM interface level
Balances technical depth, commercial awareness, and executive presence
Is accountable for outcomes, not process compliance
Requires judgment under ambiguity, not predefined playbooks
Ideal Background & Experience
10+ years in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or equivalent
Proven ownership of large, multi-year, multi-org technical programs
Experience working with or within:
Hyperscale's
Cloud infrastructure providers
Large-scale platforms or data centre ecosystems
Direct experience interfacing with external partners or customers at senior levels
Prior experience at or with:
Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple
Cloud / infra providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI)
High-growth infra or AI platforms
Background in:
Infrastructure delivery
Capacity planning
Platform or systems integration
Experience shaping new operating models, not just running existing ones