Program Manager I

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

About The Position

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. THE ROLE: As the Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to manage End-to-End ownership of overall solutions for innovative products. Solid program management of various software development teams, monitoring the quality of the resulting software deliverables and a strong partnership with the customer support teams are the key focus area of this role. THE PERSON: The right candidate will have solid knowledge of program management, impeccable track record of delivering complex software programs, and experience with Device Drivers, Firmware, Graphics technology, SOC product development and customer facing experience.

Requirements

Proven Project & Program Management experience in dynamic and competitive industry, particularly within Software Development or Engineering based organizations
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Horizontal leadership/Matrix management experience is required, People management is desirable
Flexible working schedule to manage global program execution team (Asia and North America emphasis)
PMP certification is required
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering is desired

Nice To Haves

Agile development or certification is a bonus

Responsibilities

Plan and execute programs focusing on quality and deadlines
Drives completion of all required deliverables, with a focus on customer quality feedback and established deadlines
Creates and maintains project management artifacts such as schedule, resource and resource forecast, risk and issues logs
Provides unique views of project status updates and facilitates cross development team dependencies and communications
Identify action or mitigation plans for issues or risks that arise during the project lifecycle
Collaborates with core teams and execution teams to identify areas that require special attention or escalations to identify corrective actions
Collect, analyze, organize and publish work performance data via dashboards and recurring status reports
Strong self-motivator, with a sense of urgency when needed and strong crisis management skills