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Cerebras SystemsCerebras SystemsSunnyvale, CA

Director of Capacity Planning & Delivery

Lead global capacity planning and delivery for AI infrastructure at Cerebras. Own end-to-end lifecycle from demand forecasting through deployment, build TPM team, and drive metrics for predictability and capital efficiency. Requires 7-10 years TPM/infrastructure experience and 5+ years leading teams.

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Hybrid8+ YOETechnical Program Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own the global capacity planning system, aligning demand forecasts with credible supply, build roadmaps, and delivery commitments.
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of infrastructure capacity across colocation, build-to-suit, retrofit, and owned-build programs.
  • Turn long-range demand into executable, multi-year programs with clear owners, milestones, risks, and decision points.
  • Build planning, tracking, and governance mechanisms that separate real capacity from optimistic assumptions and keep delivery on track.
  • Establish metrics for capacity health, delivery predictability, schedule confidence, and capital efficiency.
  • Drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, real estate, construction, supply chain, networking, and operations.
  • Use data-driven modeling and scenario analysis to guide investment decisions, expose constraints, and inform trade-offs.
  • Manage risks, constraints, and dependencies across programs and regions, escalating early when power, schedule, supply chain, or execution assumptions change.
  • Provide clear executive-level reporting on delivery status, capacity outlook, risks, and trade-offs.
  • Build and lead a high-performing TPM team with clear ownership and accountability.

Skills & Qualifications

  • 7–10 years in technical program management, infrastructure delivery, or related fields.
  • 5+ years leading teams and large-scale program portfolios.
  • Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure or mission-critical programs.
  • Strong understanding of capacity planning, forecasting, and infrastructure delivery lifecycle.
  • Experience with capital planning, budgeting, and cost optimization.
  • Strong analytical and systems thinking skills with a data-driven approach.
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.
  • Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.

Skills

Technical Program ManagementCapacity Planninginfrastructure deliveryForecastingcapital planningBudgetingdata-driven modelingRisk ManagementCross-Functional Leadershipexecutive reportingstakeholder influence

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