Program Manager
Qualcomm · Posted Sep 29
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
The role sits within Qualcomm India's Engineering Services Group under Program Management, where the team develops, defines, and executes plans of record covering schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. The program is monitored and driven from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters. This Program Manager will manage multiple medium-sized, moderately complex programs, establish key metrics, secure resources, own risk mitigation, and drive process improvement across the Program Management team.
What you will do
- Collaborates 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 drives decisions necessary for on time delivery.
- Manages and takes responsibility for multiple medium sized programs/technology with moderate complexity by applying up-to-date program management knowledge to meet deadlines.
- Develops and manages 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, stakeholders identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
- Establishes key program metrics and manages team to take action outside their comfort zone to ensure program success when metrics deviate from Plan of Record.
- Identifies and secures resources to ensure alignment of team with program/technology demand for multiple medium sized programs with moderate complexity.
- Drives teams to identify program issues/risks, and create a risk mitigation plan for multiple medium sized or a single complex program(s). Maintains and updates the risk tracker.
- Promotes program vision and objectives within the team, ensures program objectives are met or exceeded, presents program vision to management, and gains buy-in from stakeholders.
- Promotes adoption of processes by applying best practices and identifying and executing process improvement initiatives across the Program Management team.
- Working independently with little supervision.
- Making decisions that are significant in impact; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.
- Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. May require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.
- Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).
- Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.
- Exercising exceptional creativity to innovate new ideas and develop innovative products/processes without established objectives or known parameters.
- Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.
- Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.
- Financial accountability (e.g., does not involve budgeting responsibility).
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- PMP Certification.
- 10+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
- 5+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
- 3+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
- 2+ years of experience with program management tools such as dashboards, Gantt charts, etc.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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