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Technical Program Manager, Research Operations
Tailored Management
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- Manager or above
- 1 day ago
- POS
- AI
- PMP
1 day ago
Location: Onsite at Redmond, WA
Contract: 6 months with possibility for extension
Pay Rate: $100 - $115/hr on W2
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, PTO
Note: This is a W-2-only position. We do not offer visa sponsorship and cannot accept H-1B, F-1/STEM OPT, 1099, C2C, or C2H arrangements.
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The Role
We are seeking aTechnical Program Manager (TPM) to join our client's advanced research operations team. In this role, you will lead complex cross-functional operations that bridge cutting-edge research and execution. You will drive end-to-end procurement workflows, contract administration, budget tracking, and program execution across multi-disciplinary technical teams advancing their spatial computing and hardware innovation.
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Job Responsibilities
- Drive complex cross-functional operations, maintaining rigorous documentation, tracking open action items, and ensuring team accountability to drive project closure.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and proactively escalate issues to unblock research progress and Meta hardware development.
- Manage complex procurement operations and Bill of Materials (BOM) tracking in close partnership with technical owners and Lab Managers—including supplier research, onboarding, quoting, PO creation, and vendor follow-up.
- Oversee contract lifecycle management by drafting, routing, and tracking NDAs, SOWs, and vendor agreements in coordination with Meta Legal, internal researchers, and external partners.
- Manage financial health by tracking operational budgets, conducting budget reconciliation, and mapping Purchase Orders (POs) directly to corresponding budget lines.
- Coordinate team operations, including planning for critical onsite vendor visits, team travel, and event logistics.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 5+ years of experience in project management, technical program management, or research operations within technical domains.
- Proven experience in project estimating, project scheduling and tracking, customer/stakeholder interaction, and implementation planning within large-scale organizations.
- Demonstrated experience with complex procurement workflows (supplier research, quoting, PO tracking, vendor follow-up) and legal/contractual workflows (NDAs, SOWs).
- Hands-on experience with budget tracking, budget reconciliation, and PO-to-budget matching.
- Proven ability to operate, communicate, and translate requirements across multi-disciplinary technical domains (hardware engineering, chemistry, physics, AI) and cross-functional partners (Legal, Operations, Management).
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment, managing competing priorities, and learning business processes quickly.
- Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions.
- Experience supporting hardware engineering research labs.
- Familiarity with Meta procurement, supply chain, and contracting tools.
- Experience planning team travel, vendor site visits, and multi-stakeholder operational events.
- Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, Master's in a technical field) or PMP / PMI certification.
Technical Program Manager, Research Operations · Tailored Management