Senior Program Manager TPE – Processor and Platforms

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Services Group, Program Management

The Software Program Manager is a key member of the Central PMO within the Technology Planning and Edge Solutions (TPE) group s role focuses on CPU, Kernel, SoC Infra and other technologies for software products across Data Center and other business units. The Program Manager will lead efforts in scoping, planning and managing the execution of Software deliverables across technologies, SoC platforms, and programs.

This role is based in San Diego, CA and requires full-time onsite work (5 days a week).

• Build strong technical and program understanding to develop key insights and influence.
• Drive and deliver overall program alignment and execution across multiple technologies.
• Understand requirements priority and drive scoping and planning, including interdependencies, staffing constraints, and schedule optimization across multiple tech teams.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to establish clear Plan of Records commitments and enable prioritization.
• Establish rigorous execution discipline and communication processes, including risk management, mitigation, tracking, schedule trends vs. baseline, recovery actions, and executive reporting.
• Develop program indicators to manage program health, including quality and timelines.
• Develop and establish strong processes that streamline the development cycle and integrate multiple plans, dependencies, and deliverables effectively.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, channel requirements to respective development teams, and drive consensus on development schedules, plans, and processes.
• Use verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information to multiple audiences, requiring strong negotiation and alignment skills.
• Work independently with little supervision.

• 5 to 10 years of experience in a combination of technical product development and program management in the SoC /embedded industry.
• Strong technical understanding of CPU technology and deliverables.
• Strong working knowledge of software development principles at the SoC / embedded industry.
• Experience with multiple technology development and end-to-end product integration.
• Experience managing products through the entire development life cycle, including risk management.

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

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• PMP Certification.
• 7+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
• 2+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
• 2+ years of experience with program management tools such as dashboards, Gantt charts, etc.

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In addition to base salary, Qualcomm offers a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. Employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for the annual bonus. For more details about benefits, please review Qualcomm US benefits at this link.