Luma AI · 8 hours ago
Technical Program Manager, Research
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expLuma AI is on a mission to build multimodal AI to expand human imagination and capabilities. They are seeking a Technical Program Manager to partner closely with researchers and engineers in developing generative AI video models, driving execution across research, infrastructure, and product engineering.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIVideoVideo Editing
Responsibilities
Partner with research scientists, ML engineers, and infrastructure teams to plan and deliver programs for generative video model development
Translate research goals into clear technical milestones, timelines, and dependencies
Drive execution across the full lifecycle: experimentation → training → evaluation → scaling → deployment
Coordinate cross-functional efforts spanning: Model training and evaluation, Data pipelines and curation, Compute planning (GPU/TPU usage, scheduling, cost awareness), Inference optimization and deployment
Create lightweight but effective program artifacts (roadmaps, risk registers, decision logs)
Identify risks early (technical, resourcing, compute, data) and proactively drive mitigations
Improve operational rigor without slowing down research velocity
Act as a connective tissue between research, product, and platform teams
Help define and evolve best practices for running large-scale AI research programs
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or similar role
Strong technical background with the ability to engage deeply with: Machine learning concepts (especially deep learning), Large-scale training and experimentation workflows, Distributed systems or ML infrastructure
Experience working directly with researchers or research-adjacent teams
Proven ability to manage ambiguous, fast-evolving technical programs
Excellent communication skills — able to align highly technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience with generative models, especially video, vision, or multimodal systems
Familiarity with: Model training at scale (multi-node, multi-GPU), Data versioning, experiment tracking, and evaluation frameworks, ML deployment and inference optimization
Background in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
Experience in AI-first or research-driven organizations
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Meaningful equity
Strong benefits
Company
Luma AI
Luma AI develops tools that let users generate photorealistic images and videos from text, image, or video prompts.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.06BKey Investors
HUMAINAndreessen HorowitzAmplify Partners
2025-11-19Series C· $900M
2024-12-06Series B· $90M
2024-01-09Series B· $43M
Leadership Team
Amit Jain
Co-Founder
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