Associate Technical Program Manager
Basel, Switzerland
Moonlight AI seeks a highly detailed, organized, and proactive individual who can bring lightweight structure and alignment to our technical development projects. As a Technical Program Manager, you will work closely with cross-functional teams of software engineers, data engineers, and machine learning engineers in Europe and Tunisia. In this role, you will coordinate key technical workstreams including data collection, AI model development, and deployment to ensure alignment and timely progress against the critical path.
Responsibilities:
Program Coordination:
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Develop and maintain project resources such as timelines (Gantt charts), sprint plans, and meeting notes
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Track progress across workstreams against the critical path, identifying risks and escalating blockers to ensure timely execution
Cross-functional Alignment:
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Coordinate and facilitate technical project meetings (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) to ensure alignment on priorities, progress, and next steps
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Track interdependencies and follow up on action items to support alignment amongst technical team members and leadership
Reporting and Documentation
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Communicate clear, concise status updates to technical teams and leadership, including progress, risks, and key decisions
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Own and maintain the project knowledge base, documenting project requirements, risks, technical constraints, and decisions
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Ensure consistent, high-quality documentation from technical team members
Process Improvement
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Support and reinforce lightweight, efficient processes for planning, KPI tracking, and execution
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Foster a collaborative, agile, and accountable team environment
Requirements:
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2-5 years experience in project coordination, project management, or technical program support within a software or AI-driven environment
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Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams (software, data, and machine learning)
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Basic familiarity with software development workflows and tools: version control (Git/GitHub), pull request/code review processes, CI/CD, and cloud deployment (AWS/GCP/Azure).
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Experience implementing lightweight Agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid) and processes like sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
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Proficient tracking projects with tools such as Notion, Jira, Confluence, or similar
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Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage timelines and track dependencies across multiple workstreams
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex technical work into clear updates
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Work permit valid in Switzerland or EU
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Strongly preferred:
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Familiarity with AI/ML development lifecycle (data collection, curation, model development, validation, and deployment)
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
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Basic knowledge of python for data analysis or workflow support
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Experience working with distributed or multi-national teams