# Technical Program Manager at Clera

- Company: Clera
- Type: VC firms
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Clera/45af170e-a9e0-4870-be34-a8dcc0666d4c?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/clera-technical-program-manager-2/

## About the role

Own complex data and evaluation programs for AI research teams and internal partners. This role brings together technical program management, data operations, and vendor coordination to help ensure evaluation data is high quality and useful for improving AI systems. Lead data and evaluation programs from scoping and requirements gathering through production, quality assurance, delivery, and retrospectives. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- At least 3 years of experience owning complex technical programs in AI/ML, data operations, support engineering, applied research, forward-deployed engineering, or a related cross-functional field
- Startup experience as a Technical Program Manager or Strategic Program Lead, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Experience translating ambiguous technical requirements into executable plans and maintaining or improving complex data quality processes
- Strong judgment in evaluating datasets, moving between aggregate metrics and individual examples
- Experience managing vendors, scaling delivery pipelines, and supporting AI research teams or technical customers with evolving requirements
- Familiarity with RLHF, reinforcement-learning environments, agent evaluations, human-in-the-loop data pipelines, annotation, or expert data collection

Tags: Engineering

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