Tenstorrent is scaling quickly, and we need someone to bring structure and clarity to how we manage contractors and vendors. We are hiring a Contingent Workforce Program Manager to create and run a process that is simple, consistent, and effective. You will design the program end to end, improve the experience for everyone involved, and look for ways to use automation and AI to make it work at scale.

This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA.

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting.

What You Will Own

• Shape a clear and positive journey for contractors, managers, vendors, and internal teams from request to offboarding.
• Build and manage the full contractor lifecycle, including requests, qualification, onboarding, extensions, and exits.
• Set up workflows, SOPs, and controls for hiring, purchase orders in SAP, access, equipment, and compliance.
• Work with managers and vendors to track deliverables, close feedback loops, and raise standards over time.
• Develop strong working relationships with agencies and suppliers, setting expectations and simple operating rhythms.
• Find opportunities to automate and apply AI to improve speed, accuracy, and experience.
• Provide clear dashboards and metrics that give leaders visibility into cost, volume, and trends.

What You Will Bring

• 4 to 5 years managing contingent workforce, contractor, or vendor programs.
• Experience creating end-to-end processes that scale.
• Focus on making the process work well for contractors, managers, vendors, and partners.
• Interest in automation and AI as tools to improve efficiency and quality.
• Ability to define KPIs, create simple dashboards, and use insights to guide decisions.
• Familiarity with worker classification and co-employment risk.
• Experience setting expectations, managing performance, and negotiating with agencies.
• Comfortable working with Recruiting, Finance, IT, Procurement, People Ops, and Legal.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in a fast-moving environment.

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology. Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2). These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S. As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency. If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.