Sr. Manager, Program Management

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

4h•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. In this leadership role within the Engineering Core Team, the candidate will leverage their strong understanding of the general silicon engineering process, from concept to tape-out to production to manage and drive the execution activities of cross-disciplinary engineering functions developing semi-custom ASIC solutions in collaboration with one of AMD’s largest customers. Candidate would be part of leadership team running Chief Engineering Council (CEC) Forum THE PERSON: The Sr. Manager, Technical Program Management is a strategic leader with exceptional program management and organizational skills. The ideal candidate can collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, engage with executive management, and is able to foster strong relationships with customers through direct interactions.

Requirements

Experience in product development with hardware platforms and related software ecosystem
Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Strong networking and social skills
Able to influence horizontally across multiple internal functional organizations
Excellent analytical, project planning, and management skills
Proven ability to deliver large cross-functional strategic initiatives
Quickly adapt to dynamic business and technical requirements
Business savvy: ability to think strategically and make intelligent technical vs business trade-off recommendations.
Skilled in interfacing with customers, partners and in managing joint-development projects.
Energized by working in a fast-paced matrixed technical organization and multi-site environment
10+ years of program management experience
Bachelors or Master’s degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Candidate will plan out and drive the cross-functional execution of various engineering functions to enable best in class customer solutions.
Drive AMD product solution deliverables and alignment with customer platforms to ensure highest level of customer satisfaction throughout the product lifecycle.
Engages with technical leadership team to understand and document program scope, establish integrated schedules, assess, and manage program progress and risk, and create resource and budget plans.
Represents the Semi-Custom Engineering organization in corporate and executive planning and execution forums
Work with finance team, engineering team leads to keep the program budget on track
Work with the Core Leadership team (Chief Engineer, BU heads, et al.), Product Architects, and relevant team members to ensure compliance to customer gate checklists & contract milestone attainment with business development team
Must be well-organized, technically oriented, and a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate the activities of geographically distributed technical teams
Act as the “Voice of the Customer” while working with internal teams