Research Program Manager

The role

The Research Program Manager will own the operating rhythm of the research organization. This person will track research tracks, manage shared infrastructure allocation, and maintain a view of commitments across the organization.

What you will do

• Own the operating rhythm of the research org including roadmap tracking and status reporting
• Track dependencies across the four research tracks and surface them proactively
• Manage allocation of shared infrastructure like compute, data access, and research engineering time
• Maintain a single, accurate view of commitments to customer-facing teams and research shipping
• Coordinate the mechanics of getting research to external output including timelines and compliance
• Build and maintain systems like trackers, docs, and dashboards for the research team
• Act as the connective tissue between Research Leads, Embedded Product Managers, and Applied AI Engineers

Required qualifications

• Prior experience as a program or technical program manager supporting a research, ML, or other deeply technical organization with multiple parallel work streams
• Ability to read and reason about technical research content to track dependencies and risk
• Operational rigor in building trackers and noticing dependencies
• Excellent communicator able to translate status and risk between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Proven track record of keeping complex, multi-team technical work on track and shipping

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Equity
• 401(k) matching
• Comprehensive health and family benefits
• Lunch every day

About the company

Percepta is a direct partnership with General Catalyst that aims to transform critical institutions with applied AI. The company is an office-first team that embeds with industry-leading customers to drive AI transformation.