Senior Onsite Technical Program Manager - Data Center 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 own on-site physical deployment from data center early access through energized, cabled, hardware-tested GPU racks. You will maintain the site schedule and rack-level status, coordinate partners and materials, address readiness risks, and hand over complete documentation and test results for logical deployment.
Requirements
- 7+ years in data center, hyperscale infrastructure, or large-scale hardware deployment with substantial on-site experience.
- Hands-on delivery of 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 against commitments.
- Experience building and recovering detailed site schedules and critical paths.
- Ability to travel 75% or more.
Responsibilities
- Own the physical site schedule from early access through hardware acceptance testing.
- Track milestones, identify schedule risk early, and execute recovery options.
- Run daily on-site stand-ups with data center partners, OEMs, cabling vendors, and crews.
- Maintain current rack-level status.
- Track GPU, rack, switch, transceiver, and cabling materials against need dates.
- Coordinate power and cooling readiness with data center partners.
- Recover from supply, construction, or vendor-staffing delays.
- Verify vendor work against statements of work, staffing plans, and quality standards.
- Walk the data hall daily and confirm progress firsthand.
- Hand off complete documentation, punch lists, and test results.
- Improve deployment playbooks and support automation for tracking, cabling verification, and reporting.
- Report daily and weekly status and risks.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan participation