Sr. Director, Program Management – Instinct GPU Programs

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

37d•Hybrid

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: You will be part of AMD’s Data Center GPU organization, leading program management for a future Instinct compute accelerator program. The role will span across planning, execution, and delivery. You will build and lead a team of program managers and senior technical leaders responsible for the overall program. This role spans program planning through silicon bring‑up and readiness for production, requiring strong leadership, technical breadth, and deep expertise in orchestrating multi‑team interlocks. This is a highly visible role with broad collaboration across architecture, silicon design, firmware, software, platform/system teams, networking, cluster teams, operations, and other enabling functions to bring products to market. You will have latitude to innovate and drive execution excellence, while engaging regularly with AMD senior leadership. THE PERSON: We are seeking a senior program management leader with experience driving large, complex, cross‑functional silicon, platform, and SW programs in the semiconductor and/or systems industry. You thrive in ambiguity, enjoy building high‑performing global teams, and are a change agent with a track record of improving execution rigor, program predictability, and delivery outcomes. You possess strong interpersonal and executive communication skills and excel at aligning diverse technical stakeholders toward a unified plan.

Requirements

Extensive experience leading large-scale, cross-functional hardware programs (silicon + platform/system + software readiness).
Experience with AI/ML and HPC program environments and delivery expectations.
Strong knowledge of end-to-end program execution methodologies, milestone governance, risk management, and dependency tracking (HW/FW/SW).
Prior roles leading complex programs in global, matrixed organizations.
Demonstrated strength in developing and growing leaders, scaling processes, and building execution culture.
Understanding of HW/FW/SW interaction and system-level design tradeoffs sufficient to drive schedule and integration decisions.
Strong collaboration skills and executive communication, including presenting to senior executives.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI/ML acceleration, HPC workloads, and largescale compute platforms
Expertise spanning hardware/software codesign and system level optimization design and system level optimization
Prior experience representing technical strategy with customers, partners, or industry bodies

Responsibilities

Lead program planning and execution for a future Instinct product from early planning through silicon bring‑up and production readiness.
Own the integrated master schedule: milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical paths across architecture, silicon, FW, SW, platform/system, networking/cluster, and validation functions.
Drive program governance: operating cadence, decision forums, issue/risk management, and escalation paths to ensure timely resolution.
Build and cultivate strong relationships with key engineering and business organizations to enable alignment and execution.
Drive continuous improvement: incorporate learnings from prior programs to enhance predictability, quality of execution, and cross-team integration.
Partner with peers to drive readiness across manufacturing, quality, and downstream execution organizations.
Support customer/partner interactions and executive updates as required.
Recruit, develop, and retain top talent to support growth plans and scale program leadership capability.