Sr. Program Manager

AMD; Markham; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Markham is seeking a Sr. Program Manager to drive software release management for GPU-accelerated computing and machine learning. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills, with experience in AI software products and release management processes. This role focuses on cross-functional collaboration, technical leadership, and crisis management in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML software products.
• Experience in software program/release management.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end release management for ROCm software products.
• Coordinate across Engineering, QA, and DevOps to deliver stable releases.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for critical release issues.

Skills

Software Program/Release Management

AI/ML Software Products

Analytical Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

JIRA

Jenkins

Confluence

Excel

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences - the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.

AMD together we advance_

The Role

As Sr. Program Manager in AMD’s AI GPU Software team, you will drive planning of various SW release streams in high performance GPU-accelerated compute and machine learning for the ROCm software stack and eco system components. You will learn about how the power of open-source software can be applied to solve real-world problems. You will interact with product management, customer enablement, software and hardware engineering teams, quality assurance and operations in a growing team

The Person

The successful candidate in this role will be a self-starter, upbeat, quick learner who is passionate about new technology in addition to being results-oriented and able to demonstrate ownership to get things done. They will be able to resolve ambiguity and adapt to changes in a dynamic environment. Drawing on their engineering background and validated experience in delivering software, the ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator who can engage with key partners at all levels, from driving technical discussions to leading executive program reviews.

Key Responsibilities

Release Planning & Execution

• Own end-to-end release management for ROCm software products, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements.
• Define and optimize release processes, including milestones, dependencies, risk mitigation, and rollback strategies.
• Coordinate across Engineering, QA, DevOps,Product Management and Customer Enablement to deliver stable, scalable releases, meeting predefined criteria
  
  
  

Technical Leadership & Problem-Solving

• Drive resolution of technical challenges which may impact the release delivery for deployment, infrastructure scalability, and integration
• Understand AI/ML pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and deployment methods
• Evaluate risks, trade-offs, and bottlenecks in release cycles, proposing data-driven solutions.
  
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as the bridge between engineering teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of release status and blockers
• Drive the resolution of release issues across functions and alignment with stakeholders
  
  
  

Process Improvement and Metrics

• Establish KPIs for release quality, velocity, and post-release performance
• Implement automation and tooling to streamline release pipelines
• Conduct release retrospectives to drive continuous improvement
  
  
  

Crisis Management & Delivery Under Pressure

• Lead troubleshooting efforts for critical release issues, coordinating rapid response across teams
• Maintain composure and decisiveness in high-pressure scenarios
  
  
  

Qualification And Skills

• Experience in Software Program/Release Management and experience with AI/ML SW products
• Family with Open Source Software delivery and community support
• Analytical, self-motivated, organized, detailed-oriented and results-oriented
• Strong capability to improve existing process or establish new process for software releases
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work with team members and stakeholders with influence
• Strong communication and presentation skills up to executive level
• Experience working in a high-pressure environment and competing priorities and tight turnaround times
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Program Increments, Lean, Kanban
• Experience using Microsoft Project, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence, SharedPoint and Excel
• Technical background/knowledge in AI SW frameworks is desired
• Previous experience in DevOps with knowledge of CI/CD is preferred
• Experience in delivering software for new hardware products and GPUs is an advantage
• Experience with Agile methodology
  
  
  

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• PMP or Agile certifications are highly desirable
  
  
  

LOCATION: Markham, Ontario

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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