Board Program Manager

Advanced Micro Devices; Markham; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Markham is seeking a Technical Program Manager with over 5 years of experience in product development within the computing industry. The successful candidate will drive program planning and execution, collaborate across teams, and manage complex deliverables. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential, along with a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering. This role includes dynamic interactions with engineering teams to ensure successful product deliverables, fostering innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PM experience in product development in the computing industry.
• Detail-oriented and self-driven with pride in ownership.
• Strong communication skills for interaction at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Drive efficient program planning & execution through leadership and communication.
• Provide updates to Program and Executive teams on plans and risks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define dependencies and deliverables.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Risk management skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Project management education, PMP/Scrum Master

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

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.

The Role

We are in search of an experienced technical program manager with strong analytical, problem-solving and risk management skills. Ability to work efficiently and manage effective relationships in a cross-functional organization to meet commitments for successful customer program launches. Must be self-directed and work in complex and dynamic ecosystems.

The Person

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the development of products from Concept through Customer Ship, working with large, matrixed teams to plan and execute board level deliverables. This role requires blending your strategic and tactical experience to produce high-quality solutions, within time and budget. It is a hands-on and dynamic role which encompasses all areas of Data Center graphics board solution development. The role requires proactive and frequent engagement with cross-functional teams to ensure that engineering teams are enabled for successful planning, design, development and validation of board-level data center graphics solutions. You are energized by working in a fast-paced technical organization across multiple sites, with multifaceted product requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive efficient program planning & execution through active leadership, clear communication, and effective organization skills.
• Provide frequent & concise updates to Program and Executive teams on plans, status, and risk mitigation.
• Proactively drive plans to mitigate delays, and follow through with the internal platform teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define teams’ dependencies & deliverables.
• Coordinate 3rd parties & contract manufacturers to align material supply and prototype deliveries for board sample deliveries in line with committed schedules
• Unify cross-business unit product requirements into a cohesive and achievable engineering delivery plan
• Management and alignment of design deliverables into corporate phase gate review process
• Proven capability of leading concurrent programs in a metric-driven environment and demonstrated ability to deliver
• Excellent problem structuring and problem-solving skills
• Able to manage a high degree of complexity
• Strong attention to detail with a high sense of urgency
• Coordinate on-time delivery of all engineering project deliverables into customer development projects
• The successful candidate must also plan for risks in the development path, identify prevention methods, and address them to save on engineering costs.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum 5 years of PM experience working on product development in the computing industry
• Detail oriented, self-driven with a strong sense of pride and ownership
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively as a self-starter and as part of a team
• Proactively involve team members in planning, decision-making and execution efforts
• People management experience is desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to handle all levels of interaction, including executive level
• Horizontal leadership/Matrix management experience
• Technical program management and customer relationship management
• Collaborate in problem solving and mitigating risks with Engineering, Program/Project Management, Business Units and Product Management - both internal and external
• Strong knowledge of productivity and project tools including Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering
• Formal project management education, PMP / Scrum Master

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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