Staff Program Manager, Hardware (ASIC/IP Development)

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General Summary:

Develops, defines, and executes plans of record, including: schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. Monitors and drives the program from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters, as needed. Monitors budget/spending, on-time delivery, and achievement of program milestones. Represents the program and drives alignment across stakeholders. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 1+ year of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
• Technical background with first-hand knowledge of ASIC/IP development
• Direct experience with IP delivery in the domains of DSP/NSP, Multimedia and AI/ML.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• With minimum supervision, support the establishment of program goals and prioritize deliverables to stakeholders.
• Manage and take responsibility for multiple small programs/technology with minimal complexity or a single program/technology with moderate complexity by applying up-to-date program management knowledge to meet deadlines.
• Build and manage the execution of the Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple small programs or a single medium sized program, which includes schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
• Track all key metrics pertaining to a program, providing early warning for potential deviations and escalates in timely manner when program trajectory deviate significantly from Plan of Record.
• Coordinate the work of a small team on assigned tasks with guidance and maintains progress in tracking system.
• Identify program issues/risks and create risk mitigation plans for multiple small programs or a single medium-sized program. Maintain and update trackers.
• Support team vision and objectives by motivating team members.
• Support compliance to Qualcomm processes by following best practices and procedures and providing observations for process improvement.

Level of Responsibility:

• Working under some supervision.
• Making decisions that are low to moderate in impact; errors may have relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question. May require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Completing tasks with multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; intermediate data analysis/interpretation skills may be required. 

The responsibilities of this role do not include:

• Financial accountability (e.g., does not involve budgeting responsibility).
• Influence over key organizational decisions.
• Role in strategic planning.

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