WHOOP · 10 hours ago
Senior Program Manager, Foundational AI
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $215K/yr
4+ years expWHOOP is on a mission to unlock human performance by providing a deep understanding of the interactions between physiology and behaviors. As a Senior Program Manager, you will drive Foundational AI projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals while collaborating across multiple departments.
Consumer ElectronicsFitnessSportsWearablesWellness
Responsibilities
Drive Foundational AI projects from kickoff through development to deployment and stabilization
Support the VP of Foundational AI to translate strategy into executable roadmaps with clear milestones, risks, dependencies, and success metrics
Develop project plans consistent with business goals and requirements for algorithm performance
Establish and maintain program governance, including planning cadences, status reporting, decision forums, and executive communication
Work with the FAI team, Data Science, Sensor Intelligence, WHOOP Labs, Data Engineering, Software, Firmware to ensure project objectives and priorities are aligned across departments
Bring together key stakeholders to facilitate timely and lasting decision-making
Partner with the broader RAD program management team to continuously improve the development process to enable execution of projects in an organized, methodical, and predictable manner
Identify and manage project risks and issues, ensuring mitigations are in place to reduce potential impacts
Facilitate cross-functional communication across WHOOP for awareness and understanding
Understanding of technical issues to facilitate resolution of project blockers is a plus
Qualification
Required
4+ years of industry experience in program or project management, preferably involving AI/ML, data platforms or large-scale systems
Experience working with research teams
Familiarity with agile methodologies, sprint planning, backlog grooming processes
Data-driven approach to strategic planning, comfortable reviewing metrics and identifying ways to measure program success
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts (e.g., model training, inference, data pipelines, evaluation, experimentation), hands-on coding experience is not required
Clear, confident communicator who can bridge deeply technical teams and business stakeholders
Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across diverse teams
This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office
Preferred
Experience working with AI research or applied ML teams
Background in consumer technology, platforms, or data-driven products
Experience organizing projects using Jira or similar platforms
Benefits
Benefits
A generous equity package
Company
WHOOP
WHOOP is a fitness tech company that offers wearables that track sleep, recovery, and performance.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (15)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$404.75MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundIVPFoundry Group
2026-01-15Undisclosed
2021-08-30Series F· $200M
2020-10-28Series E· $100M
Leadership Team
Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO
Aurelian Nicolae
Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer
Recent News
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