Software Program Manager, Director

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Qualcomm Datacenter is developing hardware and software solutions spanning the data center, edge, infrastructure markets. Qualcomm’s Cloud products are currently deployed at several large organizations. We are rapidly expanding for large scale deployments and are hiring across many disciplines. Position requires to be in San Diego full time, 5 days a week Job Overview: Develops, defines, and executes plans of record, including: schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. Monitors and drives the program from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters, as needed. Monitors budget/spending, on-time delivery, and achievement of program milestones. Represents the program and drives alignment across stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
8+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
7+ years of Program Management or related work experience in the Semiconductor industry, Telecommunications, and/or Developer Ecosystems
3+ years of Engineering, Product, or Program Management experience on x86 or ARM platforms/ecosystem.
3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
2+ years of Engineering experience on AI products or applications
Understanding of software stacks and Linux-based distributions.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop goals, set the prioritization of deliverables, and discuss necessary priorities and stakeholder needs.
Manages and takes responsibility for multiple small programs/technology with moderate complexity or a single complex program/technology by applying up-to-date program management knowledge to meet deadlines.
Develops and manages the execution of the program Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple small programs or a single medium-sized or complex programs/technologies which includes schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
Tracks and manages all key metrics pertaining to a program and identifies when metrics deviate significantly from Plan of Record; escalates issues in a timely manner and proposes corrective actions.
Manages and prioritizes the work of the program team by establishing schedules, task assignments, and tracking tasks of team members.
Identifies program issues/risks and creates a risk mitigation plan for multiple small programs or a single medium sized or complex program. Maintains and updates the risk tracker.
Helps to promote program vision and objectives within own team and ensures program objectives are met or exceeded.
Supports the adoption of processes by applying best practices and identifying and recommending process improvement opportunities within respective programs.
Work with software product management team to define end-to-end software and long-term maintenance strategy
Drive an extensive ecosystem of third-party software developers while identifying opportunities for software reuse that result in software roadmap optimizations.