Program Manager, SR

The successful candidate will own technical program management for the Oryon CPU Engineering team’s development and delivery to key Qualcomm SoCs. This is the team behind the Snapdragon X Series and Snapdragon 8 Elite / Gen 5. Work alongside the smartest minds in the industry to deliver best-in-class, efficient, high-performance CPUs.

• Plan, drive, and deliver CPU IP development and integration into silicon products across Qualcomm’s roadmap.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of credible and data-driven schedules and project milestones.
• Organize and lead interdepartmental meetings to set project milestones/schedules, plans of records, define project tasks, establish program policies and processes.
• Responsible for IP-SoC relationship & partnership program management.
• Troubleshoot program issues and help to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts.
• Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders. Must be able to proactively drive and solve problems to solutions.
• Roll up and report regularly to senior management-executives on key development milestones, budget, metrics, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Develop processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team.
• Manage teams through design, development, validation, test, manufacturing, deployment, and sustaining activities for hardware products.
• Be an advocate for the program in cross-functional and stakeholder meetings.

• Required:
  
  Strong semiconductor domain knowledge and experience managing complex silicon development programs. Preferred:
  Familiarity with Physical Design flows, implementation processes and design closure (signoff)
• A successful candidate requires a strong IP core (preferably CPU) design & debug background including Project Management of IP team working on multiple programs.
• Technical domain expertise in all aspects of VLSI development cycle and IP delivery process.
• Experience applying AI solutions to integrate enterprise data, automate metric generation, build executive-ready dashboards, and support data-driven program and business decisions.
• Ability to drive teams towards long-term challenging goals and intermediate milestones, as well as navigating teams through short-term, highly visible priorities.
• Track record of successful planning and execution within resource and schedule constraints.
• Knowledgeable on program management tools and processes to increase productivity across engineering teams.
• Proven skills: communication, negotiation, motivation, dealing and resolving difficult and complex situations, thinking on the fly, and drive to meet the business need.

• Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.
• Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.
• Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).
• Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.
• Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely..

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• * Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

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