Staff Program manager

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

This Software Program Manager role focuses on Server Software teams, managing the planning, development, and delivery of software for Qualcomm's Server Business Unit. You will develop, define, and execute plans, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. You will oversee the program from start to finish, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on technical matters. Additionally, you will ensure on-time delivery, and achieve program milestones, driving alignment across stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity to join the growing Server Software Business Unit organization and collaborate with other impacting technology areas such as HLOS, FW, BMC, Platform, SoC and Oryon CPU.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 10-15+ years Program Management experience or related work experience.
• 10+ years working with operating budgets, resources, and/or project financials.
• 3+ years in firmware development.
• PMP Certification and/or Agile Certification.
• 5+ years experience with agile program management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
• 3+ years experience working in a large matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive requirements scoping, analysis, and planning including interdependencies, staffing constraints, and schedule optimization across multiple tech teams and customers.
• Establish a clear Plan of Record commitment and drive prioritization.
• Apply consistency and best practices through program initiation, planning, execution, and closing phases, enabling business outcomes and benefits tracking.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop program goals, set the prioritization of deliverables, discuss involvement of business processes (e.g., program change management, communication), and drive decisions necessary for on-time delivery.
• Maintain a strong technical understanding of SW deliverables and risk management/risk mitigation.
• Establish rigorous execution discipline & communication process: risk management, mitigation, tracking, schedule trends vs baseline, recovery actions, executive reporting & stakeholder communication.
• Develop program indicators to manage program health including quality and timelines.
• Promote program vision and objectives within the team, ensure program objectives are met or exceeded, present program vision to management, and gain buy-in from stakeholders.
• Manage one to many scrum teams applying Agile principles, practices, and theory.
• Promote organizational understanding of Agile roles, lead teams and individuals.
• Develop and manage the execution of the program Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple medium-sized programs which include schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
• Establish key program metrics and manage teams to take action outside their comfort zone to ensure program success when metrics deviate from Plan of Record.
• Identify and secure resources to ensure alignment of the team with program/technology demand for multiple medium-sized programs with moderate complexity.
• Drive teams to identify program issues/risks and create a risk mitigation plan for multiple medium-sized or a single complex program(s).
• Maintain and update the risk tracker.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants
• Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees