Director of Technical Program Management Physical Deployment
Nscale is a London-based, full-stack AI cloud and infrastructure company that provides GPU compute, managed AI services, orchestration software, data centers, and power infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning, and inference.
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About Nscale
Nscale builds and operates vertically integrated AI infrastructure spanning software, GPU compute, networking, storage, purpose-built data centers, and power. Its active cloud platform offers self-service inference endpoints, fine-tuning, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, virtual machines, and GPU clusters.
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About the Role
You will lead physical delivery of GPU and HPC clusters from data hall handover through powered, cabled, hardware-tested racks. You will own integrated schedules, manage site risk and partner performance, lead deployment TPMs, establish deployment standards, and hand off documented floors for logical bring-up.
Requirements
- 12+ years in data center, hyperscale infrastructure, or large-scale hardware deployment.
- 5+ years leading teams.
- Experience delivering multi-megawatt GPU or HPC clusters from data hall readiness through rack energization.
- Knowledge of data center power, liquid and air cooling, structured cabling, and rack integration.
- Experience managing OEMs, data center operators, and construction partners.
- Experience building and recovering integrated schedules and critical paths.
- Ability to travel 90% or more.
Responsibilities
- Own integrated physical schedules for each cluster.
- Set milestone dates, maintain buffer, and escalate schedule risk early.
- Run daily and weekly site cadences with partners, OEMs, vendors, and on-site teams.
- Maintain rack-level tracking and manage supply and site risk.
- Track deployment materials against need dates.
- Coordinate power and cooling readiness.
- Lead recovery plans for supply, construction, and staffing delays.
- Lead, hire, and develop Physical Deployment TPMs.
- Hold vendors accountable to statements of work, staffing plans, and quality standards.
- Hand off complete documentation, punch lists, and test results.
- Define the physical deployment playbook, gates, checklists, and timelines.
- Partner on automation for rack tracking, cabling verification, and reporting.
- Report status and risks to senior leadership.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan participation