Technical Program Manager, Databases
Drive strategy and execution for Anthropic's database infrastructure across cross-region, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud environments. Coordinate vendors, hyperscalers, and internal teams to deliver highly available 24x7x365 database systems.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the roadmap and execution across cross-region, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud database infrastructure strategies, turning architectural direction into sequenced, deliverable programs
- Coordinate across database vendors, hyperscalers, internal platform teams, and infrastructure teams
- Manage external vendor and hyperscaler relationships at the working level: commitments, escalations, and joint roadmaps
- Drive the dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs that come with operating databases as critical infrastructure
- Create program documentation including roadmaps, status reports, risk assessments, and communication plans
- Facilitate technical decision-making by bringing together stakeholders, driving consensus, and ensuring timely resolution of blocking issues
Requirements
- Several years of experience in technical program management, with a track record of successfully delivering complex, cross-functional programs
- Experience with database, storage, or core infrastructure programs and ability to engage meaningfully with engineers who design and operate them
- Experience managing external vendor or cloud provider relationships at the working level, including commitments, escalations, and joint roadmaps
- Highly organized with ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams effectively across distributed teams
- Thrive in unstructured environments with a knack for bringing order to chaos and creating clarity in ambiguous situations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with cross-region, multi-cloud, or hybrid cloud infrastructure
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual Salary: $365,000—$435,000 USD
- Visa sponsorship available
- Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours
Skills
Technical Program Management, Database Infrastructure, Cross-Region Infrastructure, Multi-Cloud Infrastructure, Vendor Management, Cloud Provider Relationships, Roadmap Planning, Risk Assessment, Cross-Functional Coordination, Stakeholder Management
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