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Manager, First Time Deployment - NVIS

NVIDIA· Mgmt, Professional Services
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Santa Clara, CA$184k - $287.5kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Team leader to operationalize NVIDIA technologies by bridging prototype models and production-ready deployment plans, driving initial deployment setup, site preparation, validation data, blockers resolution, and deployment plans for AI Factories globally.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit & manage a team of solutions architects, system/network and software engineers focused on large-scale GPU and AI networking deployments.
  • Set priorities, allocate resources, mentor, and ensure high-quality customer delivery across multiple concurrent projects - while remaining directly involved in key technical reviews, design decisions, and critical debug efforts.
  • Provide deep subject-matter expertise in advanced GPU and network systems and serve as the senior technical point of contact for strategic customers.
  • Personally lead and guide complex compute/network configuration and performance debugging, working side-by-side with your team to deliver performant, reliable clusters.
  • Guide your team as they lead network / compute / software architecture discussions, and support server, network, and cluster bring-up, including on-site data center work where needed.
  • Systematically collect and synthesize customer-specific requirements across your portfolio.
  • Partner with GPU/Network Systems Engineering, Product Management, and Sales to influence roadmap priorities and packaging of reference designs and solutions.
  • Demonstrate SME in advanced GPU & network systems and be a trusted technical advisor to NVIDIA's strategic customers. Bring customer-specific requirements to product teams to guide product roadmap features.
  • Identify new project opportunities for NVIDIA products and technology solutions in data center and AI applications. Work closely with the GPU/Network Systems Engineering, Product management and Sales teams

Qualifications

  • BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or other Engineering fields or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ overall years in Systems/Solutions/Field Engineering, Network or Data Center Engineering, or similar roles, with 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers or architects (formal manager or strong tech lead).
  • System-level expertise across CPU/GPU server architecture, NICs, Linux, system software, and kernel drivers.
  • Experience with data center networking (Ethernet and/or InfiniBand switches, fabrics, and associated tooling) and familiarity with data center infrastructure (power, cooling, deployment constraints).
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams, set priorities, and drive complex projects from design through production.
  • Demonstrated success working with Product Management, Sales, and Engineering.
  • Strong time management skills and ability to balance planning with hands-on support where needed.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to lead customer meetings, communicate status and risks, and produce clear design docs, debug summaries, and presentations.

Skills

Required:Team leadership and managementProject planning and prioritization

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Benefits
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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