Internal IP Program Manager

GlobalFoundries

10d

About The Position

The Internal IP Program Manager partners with Design, Product Lines, QA, Validation, Release, Operations, and Customer teams to drive execution across the IP lifecycle. The role requires strong program management skills, technical understanding, and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization. The successful candidate balances business, technical, operational, and customer priorities while navigating ambiguity, competing objectives, and stakeholder challenges. This position calls for structure, adaptability, and strong interpersonal skills.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
8+ years of program management, technical program management, or semiconductor product development experience.
Proven experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Experience managing customer-facing issues and escalations.
Demonstrated ability to drive alignment without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Applies disciplined planning, governance, risk management, and execution practices to deliver business commitments.
Understands the end-to-end IP lifecycle and can effectively engage with technical teams across development, verification, validation, QA, release, and customer deployment.
Builds trusted relationships, aligns diverse perspectives, and influences outcomes across organizational boundaries.
Maintains focus on customer needs while balancing technical, operational, and business requirements.
Responds effectively to changing priorities, ambiguity, and evolving business needs.
Demonstrates strong self-awareness, communication, collaboration, and conflict-management skills.
Maintains effectiveness under pressure and successfully navigates challenging customer situations, organizational resistance, and difficult stakeholder interactions.
Understands end-to-end processes, identifies interdependencies, and drives scalable, data-driven solutions.
Collaborative and results-oriented leadership combining program management discipline, technical credibility, business acumen, and emotional intelligence to deliver outcomes across complex organizations; comfort working with diverse stakeholders, managing competing priorities, and driving alignment in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of internal IP programs.
Manage schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and escalations.
Drive alignment across global, cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Coordinate IP lifecycle governance, compliance, quality reviews, and release readiness.
Lead customer escalations and support resolution of critical issues.
Establish and track KPIs, program metrics, and management dashboards.
Identify risks, remove blockers, and drive timely decision-making.
Manage cross-team dependencies, resource conflicts, and competing priorities.
Facilitate effective communication, documentation, and program reviews.
Drive continuous improvement of processes, tools, and operational practices.
Support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.