Sr. BKC Release Manager - Data Center GPU

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

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About The Position

AMD is seeking a BKC Release Manager for its Data Center GPU organization. The role owns end-to-end delivery of complex, system-level hardware and software configurations spanning silicon, firmware, software, validation, and manufacturing. It is a hands-on senior program management position at the intersection of technical depth, execution, and cross-organizational leadership. The manager is accountable for release outcomes consumed by internal teams, manufacturing partners, and external hyperscale customers, without people-management responsibilities. The role oversees Best Known Configuration (BKC) releases from integration and release-candidate planning through validation, sign-off, and delivery. It coordinates release schedules and readiness across firmware, BIOS, drivers, software, validation, and manufacturing; makes decisions on release scope and quality-versus-schedule tradeoffs; and ensures release artifacts are complete, traceable, production-ready, and usable by downstream teams and customers. The position is based in Austin, Texas, and is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in technical program or release management for complex hardware/software systems.
Proven ownership of cross-functional, system-level releases spanning multiple engineering disciplines.
Strong technical understanding of system integration, including firmware, BIOS, drivers, software, and validation workflows.
Good understanding of requirements management, documentation management, and defect management.
Demonstrated ability to make and defend difficult scope and priority decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with senior technical stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, or electrical engineering.
Formal project management education and PMP certification.

Nice To Haves

Background in silicon validation, platform bring-up, firmware, or large-scale system integration.
Track record of improving release rigor, predictability, and quality through process and tooling.
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with incomplete information.
Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Excel.

Responsibilities

Own the full lifecycle of BKC releases, from integration and release-candidate planning through validation, sign-off, and final delivery.
Drive release cadence, milestones, and readiness checkpoints across firmware, BIOS, drivers, software stack, validation, and manufacturing teams.
Ensure release artifacts are complete, traceable, and consumable by downstream users.
Make release-scope decisions, including fix inclusion or deferral and quality-versus-schedule tradeoffs.
Define and enforce entry and exit criteria, release-readiness standards, and fix-version discipline.
Identify systemic risks such as quality gaps, tool limitations, and coverage holes, and drive mitigation with clear recommendations.
Lead cross-functional release forums and working sessions involving engineering, program management, validation, and manufacturing.
Resolve conflicts across teams by clarifying ownership, driving decisions, and enforcing agreed-upon outcomes.
Serve as the single point of accountability when execution issues arise.
Ensure BKCs are production-ready and customer-consumable, including release notes, documentation, and delivery mechanisms.
Partner with manufacturing teams on production transitions, special SKUs, and sustaining releases.
Coordinate release strategy for high-visibility customer programs with strict delivery and quality requirements.
Own release plans, schedules, dashboards, status reporting, and executive-level visibility.
Improve release processes, tooling, and handoff mechanisms to increase predictability and quality.
Communicate release posture, risks, and expectations clearly to stakeholders.