About Graphcore

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?

Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business.

Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world’s leading backers of innovative AI companies.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Technical Project Manager with a strong software development background to work with the software engineering teams, product teams to drive and communicate internal developments which support strategic projects and programmes. You will be working with highly technical engineering leads and Product Management.

You will have a demonstrable strong technical background which is relevant to stack development ideally with some experience in AI or parallel compute systems. You may have been working previously as an engineering lead, technical product owner or technical project manager.

About the Software Programme Team

The Software Programme and Project team sits within Engineering. We are responsible for the planning and delivery of the software stack. Ensuring that a quality software stack is delivered against the timeline and meets the requirements of the wider organisation and customers.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Coordinate complex System Software projects with inputs from both internal core technology requirements and incoming customer product features
• Work with Product Management and development teams to ensure that we have a well-managed, ranked backlog
• Work with Release Management and Engineering teams to pull together timelines
• Understand the technical aspects of the software so that you can contribute meaningfully to priority discussions
• Help coach the teams with aspects of agile best practice and work with all stakeholders in running a SAFe Agile (like) process
• Provide clear and concise forecasting and reporting of progress towards delivery. Call out issues, risks and drive decisions to be made by Engineering and Product teams.
• Monitor and track dependencies for both internal and external work, communicating any near-term inputs
• Contribute to new process development, roll-out process improvements, and support the achievement of delivery goals for the business

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Minimum 5 years software engineering experience post graduation
• Track record of working with Agile project development practices, for example: SCRUM, SAFe
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills at all levels of the company
• Experience working with tracking and task management tools
• An ability to work independently without daily oversight in projects that can rapidly evolve and change
• Solid analytical skills, and the ability to clearly communicate requirements at different levels
• An understanding of dependencies, priorities, risks, issues, impacts and constraints
• A proven track record of delivering technical output, perhaps as an individual contributor, manager or project manager
• Minimum is a Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject

Desirable:

• Background in HPC, AI or parallel computing systems preferred
• Worked with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Experience working with satellite teams

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments