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NPI Program Manager, AI/ML Hardware Engineering

Meta· Data Center Operations
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Taipei, TaiwanFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Program management role focused on leading non-product introduction (NPI) initiatives for AI/ML hardware in Meta’s data center infrastructure. Responsibilities include coordinating across internal and external teams, managing supply chain and material risks, and ensuring on-time, on-quality delivery of high-priority NPI hardware across global data center locations.

Responsibilities

  • Work with XFN hardware and software engineering business partners, data center business stakeholders, and external partners to implement NPIs with aggressive time-to-market goals, enabling the Meta infrastructure vision
  • Review major NPI demand changes to assess the risk to the demand plan and the impact of those changes on the supply plan
  • Identify and implement cross-functional, long-term, robust system and process for aligning NPI supply chain continuity goals and cross-program commodity management
  • Identify, track, and manage supply chain risks across NPI programs; develop risk mitigation plans; report trends for common materials; and drive process standardization and improvements in material risk management
  • Partner with Commercial, Technical, and Commodity Sourcing on key commodities requiring prioritization, high visibility, or escalation to meet aggressive NPI schedules, and to identify pain points and implement process improvements
  • Partner with Supply and Demand Commodity Planning to establish long-term forecasts and prepare long-lead time materials
  • Identify material buffers for NPI based on lead times and hardware roadmaps
  • Manage the disposition of excess and obsolete (E&O) materials — including cross-program usage, RTV, and scrap — to minimize NPI material liability
  • Propose and lead NPI materials planning workflow and continuous process improvements, and identify process automation opportunities
  • Identify operational pain points and improvement opportunities across internal and external processes and workflows, and drive improvements across multiple teams and functions

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience with ODM/OEM providers, electromechanical systems, infrastructure hardware commodities and complex supplier systems, with a solid understanding of manufacturing and supply chain readiness
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to manage and prioritize supply and demand signals across multiple programs
  • 20% international travel is required
  • Ability to travel to ODM and supplier sites in the Asia-Pacific region on a regular basis
  • Excellent communication skills (both oral and written), adaptability, and alignment with Infrastructure and Supply Chain and engineering organizational goals
  • 5+ years of experience operating in a supply chain and manufacturing environment
  • 5+ years of program management experience, demonstrating a strong track record of working collaboratively with diverse cross-functional teams and partners across multiple global locations
  • Strong demonstrated ability to adapt, take initiative and thrive in ambiguity, build cross-functional relationships, manage individual, team, and organization-level conflict, and resilience, leadership & motivation
  • Experience working in international teams based out of a variety of global locations, including HQ US time zones
  • Comprehensive end-to-end supply chain & NPI business processes knowledge (CTB, MRB, shipping, customs, logistics, and shipment tracking) in a high-tech environment
  • Knowledge and experience working with hardware engineering, TPM, and manufacturing partner teams across the supply chain functions
  • Experience leading cross-functional supply chain mission strategies to improve new product introduction processes and time to market
  • Problem-solving and executive communication experience

Skills

Required:NPI program managementSupply chain risk managementStakeholder managementCross-functional leadership

Benefits

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Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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