Technical Program Manager - Frontier Model Development

At Microsoft AI, we build the frontier models, from pre-training to post-training. Our Technical Program Managers are deeply embedded into the frontier research teams, driving model training, evaluation and launches.
As a Frontier Model Development TPM, you'll work alongside the Research Leads on model strategy, research prioritization, compute allocation and day-to-day research execution.
The right candidate is technical enough to go deep with Researchers, and rigorous enough in their work to keep complex, fast-moving programs on track.

What You'll Do

• Own execution across the model lifecycle, from training and evaluation to launch readiness.
• Turn research goals into clear plans, milestones and success metrics.
• Reason through trade-offs in data, evaluation methodology and model quality.
• Build the systems, tooling and decision mechanisms that turn research into models, often from scratch.
• Help teams move faster by removing friction, not adding process.
• Act as the connective tissue between research, engineering, product and safety, keeping dependencies aligned as priorities shift.
• Surface risks to leadership early, and turn technical choices into clear recommendations.

What You'll Bring

• A background in AI/ML research or engineering, and a record of staying hands-on as you moved into program leadership.
• Deep experience with state-of-the-art LLM development.
• A proven record leading large technical programs end to end in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.
• The ability to ramp quickly on new domains.
• A track record of influencing senior research and engineering leaders and setting direction across teams.

Technical Program Management IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year.