Technical Program Manager, Machine Learning

Neara

. Own and evolve the ML development engine .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and evolve the ML development engine
Own the data feedback loop
Define and scale data systems and operations
Support compute planning and solutioning
Partner with researchers to translate goals into executable plans
Contribute to opportunity research
Improve model performance tracking and evaluation visibility
Coordinate across teams to align priorities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working in ML, data, or research-adjacent environments
Familiarity with machine learning pipelines
Experience managing or working closely with data labelling / annotation operations at scale
Proven ability to lead complex technical programmes across multiple stakeholders
Strong systems thinking
Comfortable working across ambiguity
Experience building or improving repeatable processes and operational frameworks
High agency
Strong communicator
Curious and pragmatic

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary + ESOP
Fully flexible working arrangements
Annual company-wide offsite
Highly meritocratic, non-bureaucratic, and no-ego work culture
Significant career development and growth opportunities
Opportunity to work on complex products and real-world problems
Opportunity to play a critical role in a high growth company
Neara values diversity, belonging, and equal employment opportunities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningdata systemsdata feedback loopmodel performance trackingdata labellingannotation operationstechnical programmesoperational frameworksprocess improvementcompute planning

Soft Skills

systems thinkingcommunicationcuriositypragmatismleadershipcollaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingstakeholder managementhigh agency