Senior Release Operations PM – Cross-Group Leader + Equity

Cadence Design Systems; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

401(k) employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Health/dental/vision plans

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems seeks a Senior SW Program Manager to oversee release management for Sign-off Products in the Digital and Sign-off Group. This role emphasizes cross-group coordination among R&D, validation, configuration management, and product engineering to meet aggressive timelines.

Required: 8+ years in program management, software development/validation exposure, and strong leadership. California salary ranges apply, with bonus and equity potential disclosed by Cadence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program management experience.
• Background in software development and validation processes.
• Experience in cross-group coordination to achieve target timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and track the delivery of product releases through various stages.
• Facilitate the definition of release scope, goals and deliverables.
• Work across several functional groups to achieve target milestones in a fast-moving environment.
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of product releases to all stakeholders.
• Develop and streamline processes to improve productivity and ability to meet targets.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks.
• Monitor product quality metrics and track key indicators.

Skills

Program management

Cross-group coordination

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

BS in Engineering or Science

MS preferred

Tools

Python

C

C++

Software validation tools

Job description

Cadence Design Systems seeks a Senior SW Program Manager to oversee release management for Sign-off Products in the Digital and Sign-off Group. This role emphasizes cross-group coordination among R&D, validation, configuration management, and product engineering to meet aggressive timelines.

Required: 8+ years in program management, software development/validation exposure, and strong leadership. California salary ranges apply, with bonus and equity potential disclosed by Cadence.