Customer Program Manager

Karman is a fast-growing NVIDIA-backed AI company enabling AI data centers to dynamically orchestrate power and unlock more compute capacity from existing energy infrastructure. For over a decade, we have applied AI to the electric grid — bringing real-time visibility and power-flow control to complex energy infrastructure. Our Karman platform, built on a custom NVIDIA module, brings that same capability to AI data centers, giving operators a way to better use the power already available to them.

We are seeking an experienced Customer Program Manager to lead customer-facing programs for the Karman platform, from initial evaluation through pilot deployment, design win, and long-term adoption. This role combines program management discipline with strong customer engagement skills, acting as the single point of accountability across customers, Engineering, Product, Sales, and executive teams. You'll join a diverse team of experts who are mission-driven, collaborative and adaptive, working at the intersection of AI infrastructure and power systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact and single point of accountability for Karman customer programs, ensuring deliverables, timelines, and milestones are met from initial engagement through pilot deployment, design win, and scale-out.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans across Engineering, Product, and Operations; track program status, risks, and dependencies, and proactively drive resolution.
• Establish trusted advisor relationships with customer stakeholders at technical, business, and executive levels, driving clarity in customer requirements and translating them into actionable internal deliverables.
• Coordinate joint planning sessions and program update meetings with customers throughout the Karman pilot lifecycle.
• Partner with Solutions Architects and Application Engineers to align resources for customer success, and interface with Product Management to relay customer feedback and influence roadmap priorities.
• Collaborate with Customer Success and Support teams to ensure a smooth transition from pilot deployment to operational excellence.
• Ensure Karman proof-of-concept, pilot, and deployment activities are executed successfully; track KPIs (adoption, performance, ROI) and communicate progress internally and externally.
• Manage change control across customer programs, ensuring scope, cost, and schedule integrity.
• Identify program risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate critical issues with context and recommended solutions.
• Maintain transparency with customers on program status and next steps across all phases of the Karman pilot engagement.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in program or project management, including timeline management, risk tracking, and reporting, ideally within a technology or hardware-adjacent environment.