Head of Portfolio
About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About The Role Nscale is seeking a Head of Portfolio to lead the strategic planning, governance, and execution oversight of our global datacenter, GPU deployment, and infrastructure programs. In this role, you will own the full portfolio of infrastructure initiatives- ensuring alignment with company strategy, optimizing resource allocation, driving predictable delivery, and enabling fast, high-quality execution across the organization. This is a critical leadership role that helps Nscale scale globally with discipline, clarity, and operational excellence. You’ll partner closely with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Leadership to ensure we deliver the right outcomes at the right time. What You’ll Do Portfolio Strategy & Roadmapping
- Own the end-to-end portfolio of global datacenter and GPU deployment initiatives
- Translate company objectives into portfolio strategies, priorities, and multi-quarter roadmaps
- Define and maintain capacity plans, long-range buildout strategies, and sequencing across regions
- Ensure alignment between infrastructure programs and Nscale’s business, product, and customer needs
- Establish portfolio governance frameworks, reporting, and decision-making structures
- Monitor progress across all programs and projects, identifying risks, dependencies, and capacity gaps
- Provide oversight and guidance to Program Managers and cross-functional teams
- Drive consistent standards for planning, execution, quality, and documentation
- Partner with engineering, ops, supply chain, and leadership to ensure portfolio feasibility and readiness
- Facilitate executive-level updates, portfolio health reviews, and prioritization discussions
- Serve as the bridge across technical, operational, and business teams to maintain alignment
- Ensure resources (internal teams, contractors, vendors) are allocated effectively across initiatives
- Identify scaling needs and support hiring plans for program, project, and delivery functions
- Optimize deployment cycles and reduce portfolio-level bottlenecks
- Establish processes and tooling that improve predictability, throughput, and transparency
- Analyze post-deployment data to drive improvements across deployment quality, timelines, and cost performance
- Build operational maturity across the portfolio through repeatable methodologies and best practices
- 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, technical program management, or infrastructure delivery leadership
- Strong background in datacenter, hardware infrastructure, cloud, or large-scale technical environments
- Proven experience managing multi-region, multi-workstream portfolios
- Deep understanding of GPU compute, networking, racks, power/cooling, or high-density datacenter operations
- Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Exceptional communication skills, including executive reporting and risk storytelling
- Strong analytical mindset with experience driving data-based decisions
- Comfortable operating in high-growth, fast-moving, ambiguous environments