Senior Technical Program Manager - Hardware Strategy & Operations

Advanced Technology Labs — Hardware Organization

• 100% onsite
• Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8 am - 5 pm (PDT)

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager, Hardware Strategy & Operations, to help lead strategic execution across an advanced hardware technology organization.

This high-impact role combines technical program management, leadership operations, portfolio planning, and organizational strategy. Working closely with senior hardware leadership, you will help drive execution of critical technology initiatives, inform investment and resource-allocation decisions, and establish operating mechanisms that align people, priorities, and technology roadmaps.

The ideal candidate brings a strong combination of technical credibility, operational excellence, business judgment, analytical capability, and cross-functional leadership. You will play a central role in ensuring that strategic priorities are translated into clear plans, measurable outcomes, and sustained execution.

What You’ll Do

Technical Program Execution

• Lead program management for critical hardware technology initiatives, establish execution frameworks, managing risks, and driving cross-functional alignment.
• Coordinate closely with R&D, Finance, Product Planning, Manufacturing, HR, and business organizations to deliver strategic initiatives and commitments.
• Track key actions, decisions, risks, dependencies, and milestones across the Hardware organization and drive timely resolution.
• Establish operating cadences, executive reviews, and governance mechanisms that strengthen accountability and execution.
• Develop program plans, milestones, metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reporting to provide visibility into strategic priorities and progress.

Leadership Operations & Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with senior hardware leadership to drive annual planning, operating reviews, budget management, capital expenditure planning, and workforce planning.
• Serve as a central coordination point across the leadership team, ensuring alignment, follow-through, and execution of high-priority initiatives.
• Develop and maintain leadership operating mechanisms, business reviews, metrics, dashboards, and governance processes.
• Prepare executive presentations, organizational updates, business communications, and leadership review materials for technical and executive audiences.
• Support workforce and organizational planning, including hiring plans, headcount management, resource allocation, organizational health metrics, and investment tracking.
• Develop targeted communications for diverse stakeholder groups around important technology and business initiatives.

Technology Strategy & Portfolio Planning

• Partner with senior leaders to evaluate and prioritize investments across advanced hardware technology initiatives.
• Provide analytical support for decisions involving programs, headcount, capital, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Develop data-driven insights, financial analyses, and business cases to support technology and investment decisions.
• Monitor emerging technology trends, competitive developments, and market opportunities relevant to the hardware portfolio.
• Support evaluation of external partnerships, licensing opportunities, strategic collaborations, and other initiatives that complement the organization's technology roadmap.

Why This Role Matters

This is a high-visibility strategic leadership role with significant influence over technology investments, organizational priorities, operating effectiveness, and long-term hardware roadmaps.

You will help connect technology strategy to execution, enabling engineering teams and senior leadership to make better decisions, move faster, and deliver breakthrough hardware innovation.

What You Bring

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience developing or working with semiconductors, IC/ASIC, advanced packaging, interconnect, photonics, or related hardware technologies.
• 7+ years of experience in technology organizations, with experience in technical program management, R&D operations, business operations, engineering management, or related roles.
• Strong technical foundation and the ability to engage credibly with engineers, researchers, and senior technical leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to drive alignment and deliver results across complex, highly cross-functional organizations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in an ambiguous environment.
• Experience supporting budgets, capital investments, workforce planning, headcount management, resource allocation, and operational reviews.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical and business topics for executive audiences.
• Strong ownership mindset, sound judgment, and a demonstrated ability to turn strategic ideas into measurable results.

Success Profile

The successful candidate will be a strategic operator and trusted partner to senior technical leadership.

You thrive in environments where priorities evolve, information may be incomplete, and complex decisions require both technical understanding and business judgment. You naturally bring structure to ambiguity, build strong relationships across functions, and create mechanisms that help teams execute with greater clarity and accountability.

Pay Transparency:

• This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay someone for this position is $70.71/hour - $94.28/hour W-2.
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).