Technical Project Manager (Hardware)

Responsibilities

• Align server and rack requirements with capacity planning and datacenter architecture teams.
• Translate project demand into hardware inputs for procurement and ODM production.
• Decompose required key parts, including CPUs, memory, drives, NICs, and other critical components. Validate that procured components are compatible with required server configurations.
• Place and track production orders with ODM partners. Coordinate BOM readiness, component availability, and production timelines.
• Manage a portfolio of production projects across multiple projects and vendors. Track risks, blockers, dependencies, and recovery plans.
• Escalate issues early, including BOM problems, shortages, quality risks, factory delays, payment delays, export license issues, and deployment schedule changes. Visit factories when needed to support quality control, production execution, and timeline recovery.
• Track adjacent processes such as POs, invoices, export licenses, payments, logistics bookings, and required documentation.
• Provide regular production status, risk updates, and decision points to stakeholders.
• Drive issue resolution across planning, procurement, production, testing, logistics, delivery, and deployment.
• Continious improvements after each production cycle. Improve ODM requirements, supplier expectations, internal processes, reporting, and tooling. Gather deployment and operations feedback and convert it into future production improvements.

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