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Remote lead program manager jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed teams in sectors like technology, healthcare, and financial services. Employers actively hiring right now include AbbVie, Spectrum, and Cognizant. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Location
Remote (US)
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Datacenters
Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.
This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.
Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.
The Role
Reporting to the Director of Critical Facility Operations, this role establishes and leads the technical programs that enable Cerebras’ capacity to enter service safely, operate reliably and scale consistently. Combining practical data center engineering and operations experience with strong program leadership and lessor engagement expertise, the role translates operational requirements into executable programs, clear commitments and measurable outcomes, across internal teams, colocation providers and service partners.
Responsibilities
Lead CFOps operational readiness for incoming sites, coordinating staffing and service coverage, maintenance arrangements, spares, training, operating procedures, monitoring, escalation paths and turnover documentation.
Engagement with colocation providers, understanding operational needs and translating contractual obligations into working responsibilities, service reviews, escalation mechanisms and action plans, in partnership with internal stakeholders responsible for capacity delivery and Cerebras services.
Develop and operationalize needed operational programs, including definitions, command, communications, response exercises, reviews, RCAs, and project execution.
Establish the CFOps program portfolio, priorities, ownership, milestones, dependencies, and reporting.
Coordinate operational acceptance with engineering, construction, commissioning and receiving operations teams, ensuring gaps and residual risks are documented and presented to the appropriate decision owners.
Engage with leadership and executives on state of Operations and be able to effectively communicate with clarity and drive actional next steps for our team and across the company (across business teams and functions).
Work in partnership with Operational engineering on program development and maturity, providing programmatic and execution support.
Represent CFOps during site evaluation, contract development, expansions and renewals, partnering with Acquisition, Contracts and Engineering to define operational requirements, assess gaps in provider commitments, and establish mitigations before commitments are made.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in mission-critical infrastructure, including data center operations, engineering, construction, or technical program management.
Proven experience leading complex programs across multiple sites, global teams, and cross-functional organizations.
Strong technical background in electrical, mechanical, or controls systems, gained through direct operational or engineering responsibility in data centers.
Experience working with lessors or colocation providers.
Demonstrated success building, implementing, and sustaining programs adopted by operational teams.
Working knowledge of data center white space, including servers, storage, networking equipment, racks, and associated data hall infrastructure.
Strong incident management, operational readiness, and executive communication skills.
Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience.
How the role will grow
As the portfolio expands, this role will likely evolve into leadership of the CFOps technical program-management function and business operations, building a team and extending standardized programs across regions. Its scope will grow to include availability and reliability program management and integrating reliability planning, maintenance and asset-management improvement, provider performance, operational tooling and portfolio-wide risk reduction. This role will involve heavy travel to sites in the first year of the role. Travel expectations, especially long-term are negotiable.
Team environment and culture
Cerebras is scaling at a tremendous pace and requires a team player who can handle a balance between driving maturity for the future and handling near-term ambiguity with a bias toward getting things done for the good of the team, with the goal of building and maturing the program over time into a resilient, effective and efficient operations organization. The ideal candidate will strike a balance between contributing, making sound decisions when needed, and providing data, information and clarity for others to make sound decisions, and be able to navigate between the three.
Location:
Fully remote, with up to 50% travel in the first year required.
Why Join Cerebras
People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!
Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.
Location
Remote (US)
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Datacenters
Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.
This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.
Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.
The Role
Reporting to the Director of Critical Facility Operations, this role establishes and leads the technical programs that enable Cerebras’ capacity to enter service safely, operate reliably and scale consistently. Combining practical data center engineering and operations experience with strong program leadership and lessor engagement expertise, the role translates operational requirements into executable programs, clear commitments and measurable outcomes, across internal teams, colocation providers and service partners.
Responsibilities
Lead CFOps operational readiness for incoming sites, coordinating staffing and service coverage, maintenance arrangements, spares, training, operating procedures, monitoring, escalation paths and turnover documentation.
Engagement with colocation providers, understanding operational needs and translating contractual obligations into working responsibilities, service reviews, escalation mechanisms and action plans, in partnership with internal stakeholders responsible for capacity delivery and Cerebras services.
Develop and operationalize needed operational programs, including definitions, command, communications, response exercises, reviews, RCAs, and project execution.
Establish the CFOps program portfolio, priorities, ownership, milestones, dependencies, and reporting.
Coordinate operational acceptance with engineering, construction, commissioning and receiving operations teams, ensuring gaps and residual risks are documented and presented to the appropriate decision owners.
Engage with leadership and executives on state of Operations and be able to effectively communicate with clarity and drive actional next steps for our team and across the company (across business teams and functions).
Work in partnership with Operational engineering on program development and maturity, providing programmatic and execution support.
Represent CFOps during site evaluation, contract development, expansions and renewals, partnering with Acquisition, Contracts and Engineering to define operational requirements, assess gaps in provider commitments, and establish mitigations before commitments are made.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in mission-critical infrastructure, including data center operations, engineering, construction, or technical program management.
Proven experience leading complex programs across multiple sites, global teams, and cross-functional organizations.
Strong technical background in electrical, mechanical, or controls systems, gained through direct operational or engineering responsibility in data centers.
Experience working with lessors or colocation providers.
Demonstrated success building, implementing, and sustaining programs adopted by operational teams.
Working knowledge of data center white space, including servers, storage, networking equipment, racks, and associated data hall infrastructure.
Strong incident management, operational readiness, and executive communication skills.
Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience.
How the role will grow
As the portfolio expands, this role will likely evolve into leadership of the CFOps technical program-management function and business operations, building a team and extending standardized programs across regions. Its scope will grow to include availability and reliability program management and integrating reliability planning, maintenance and asset-management improvement, provider performance, operational tooling and portfolio-wide risk reduction. This role will involve heavy travel to sites in the first year of the role. Travel expectations, especially long-term are negotiable.
Team environment and culture
Cerebras is scaling at a tremendous pace and requires a team player who can handle a balance between driving maturity for the future and handling near-term ambiguity with a bias toward getting things done for the good of the team, with the goal of building and maturing the program over time into a resilient, effective and efficient operations organization. The ideal candidate will strike a balance between contributing, making sound decisions when needed, and providing data, information and clarity for others to make sound decisions, and be able to navigate between the three.
Location:
Fully remote, with up to 50% travel in the first year required.
Why Join Cerebras
People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!
Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote lead program manager jobs.
- 7 or more years of program or project management experience across complex, cross-functional initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and competing stakeholder priorities
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification preferred or required
- Proficiency with program management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, or similar platforms
- Experience building and maintaining program roadmaps, risk registers, and executive status reports
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science, or a related field
Tips for Your Remote Lead Program Manager Job Search
Find remote openings in one place
Migrate Mate lists remote lead program manager jobs from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through listings that aren't actually remote.
Prove your async communication skills upfront
Remote employers screen hard for written clarity. Before you apply, make sure your resume and cover letter demonstrate how you've communicated program status, risk, and decisions in writing, not just in meetings. Concrete examples from tools like Confluence or Slack threads carry weight.
Highlight cross-timezone program coordination
Remote lead program manager roles often involve distributed stakeholders in multiple time zones. Call out specifically how you've structured workflows, standups, or escalation paths to keep programs moving when your team isn't in the same room or on the same schedule.
Prepare for remote-specific interview questions
Distributed hiring panels will probe how you handle ambiguity without in-person context, how you build alignment asynchronously, and what your personal system looks like for tracking program health. Prepare concrete examples for each, not general descriptions of your process.
Remote Lead Program Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote lead program manager job?
Remote lead program managers get hired by demonstrating they can drive complex programs without in-person oversight. Remote-first companies and distributed teams screen heavily for written communication, async decision-making, and self-direction. Showing a history of coordinating cross-functional work across time zones, using tools like Jira, Confluence, or Asana, and writing crisp program briefs gives candidates a clear edge over generalists.
Which companies hire remote lead program managers?
Companies hiring remote lead program managers right now include AbbVie, Spectrum, and Cognizant, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first technology firms, distributed healthcare platforms, and large financial services organizations are among the most consistent hirers of this role.
Can you get a remote lead program manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level lead program manager roles are harder to land because you're expected to work independently from day one. Smaller remote-first companies and startups are your best entry point. Candidates who can show documented project coordination work, a portfolio of async deliverables, or relevant certifications like PMP or CAPM can open doors even without formal job titles on their resume.
Do you need a degree for remote lead program manager jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated program delivery experience, certifications, and measurable results more heavily than a specific degree. A history of leading cross-functional initiatives, managing program roadmaps, and communicating clearly in writing can carry significant weight, particularly at remote-first companies and technology organizations that evaluate candidates on output rather than credentials alone.
Which industries hire the most remote lead program managers?
Most remote lead program manager openings sit in Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely heavily on distributed teams coordinating across multiple functions, time zones, and stakeholders, making the lead program manager role a natural fit for fully remote structures.
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