Staff Software Program Manager - Datacenter team

Qualcomm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 350,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead semiconductor software development programs for Data Center products. You will define plans of record, manage schedules, budgets, resources, and risks, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders across functions from initiation to delivery.

The role requires directing execution across architecture, silicon, firmware, and software, ensuring on-time delivery and product readiness, while guiding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 8+ years of semiconductor, SoC, firmware, embedded software, system software, platform software, or related development experience.
• Direct experience managing semiconductor or SoC software development programs.
• Leadership of software development, firmware, and platform execution for complex semiconductor products.
• Experience driving execution across architecture, silicon, firmware, and software through product release.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop goals, set priorities, and discuss stakeholder needs.
• Manages multiple small programs or a single complex program by applying up-to-date program management knowledge to meet deadlines.
• Develops and manages the program Plan of Record including schedule and resource forecasting, scope, and prioritization.
• Tracks metrics and escalates issues with proposed corrective actions.
• Manages and prioritizes the work of the program team with schedules and task assignments.
• Identifies risks and creates mitigation plans; maintains the risk tracker.
• Promotes program vision within the team and ensures objectives are met.
• Supports adoption of best practices and process improvements across programs.

Skills

Program Management

Dashboards

Gantt charts

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in engineering, computer Science, or related field

Tools

Dashboards

Gantt charts

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

The Qualcomm Datacenter team is developing hardware and software solutions spanning the data center, edge, infrastructure, automotive market. Qualcomm’s Cloud products are currently deployed at several large organizations. We are rapidly expanding for large scale deployments and are hiring across many disciplines. This position is an excellent opportunity to work on the latest cutting‑edge software, hardware technologies and is part of Chipset SW Program Management support and leadership for managing planning, development and delivery of software that spans across multiple technology areas across Qualcomm for Data Center Products.

Job Overview:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in engineering, computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 3+ years of experience working with digital SOC and/or mixed-signal baseband and/or RF chips
• 3+ years of 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.
• 2+ years of Engineering experience on CPU and AI products or applications
• Note: Only candidates with direct experience in semiconductor development and/or manufacturing experience will be considered.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop goals, set the prioritization of deliverables, and discuss necessary priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Manages and takes responsibility for multiple small programs/technology with moderate complexity or a single complex program/technology 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) which includes schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
• Tracks and manages all key metrics pertaining to a program and identifies when metrics deviate significantly from Plan of Record; escalates issues in a timely manner and proposes corrective actions.
• Manages and prioritizes the work of the program team by establishing schedules, task assignments, and tracking tasks of team members.
• Identifies program issues/risks and creates risk mitigation plans. Maintains and updates the risk tracker.
• Helps to promote program vision and objectives within own team and ensures program objectives are met or exceeded.
• Supports the adoption of processes by applying best practices and identifying and recommending process improvement opportunities within respective programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 8+ years of semiconductor, SoC, firmware, embedded software, system software, platform software, or related development experience.
• Direct experience managing semiconductor or SoC software development programs is required. Demonstrated leadership of software development, software readiness, firmware, & platform execution for complex semiconductor products involving hardware-software co-development.
• Experience driving execution across architecture, silicon, firmware, validation, and software organizations through product release.

This role is specifically targeted at leaders with demonstrated experience driving semiconductor software development, software readiness, firmware development, platform software, silicon bring-up, validation, and productization for complex SoC products

Preferred Candidate Profile

The strongest candidates for this role typically have direct semiconductor software development and SoC program execution experience and will meet Minimum qualifications stated above. Backgrounds primarily focused on the following areas are generally NOT aligned with the core requirements of this position:

• Dedicated Program/Project Management, PMO, Scrum Master, operations management, or PMP-focused roles lacking direct ownership and execution of semiconductor, SoC, firmware, platform software, or software development programs.
• Enterprise Software, SaaS, Web Applications, Business Applications, and Enterprise IT Systems.
• IT Infrastructure, Cloud Operations, Production Operations, Deployment Engineering, and Software Upgrade or Migration Programs.
• Sustaining/deployment Engineering/Operations or Non-Semiconductor Software Development environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

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