Senior Software Program Manager - Modem & RF Platforms

Nutanix; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced Software Program Manager to lead the scoping, planning, and execution of software deliverables across SoC and RF domains within the Central PMO of the Technology Planning and Edge Solutions group.

You will collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to align plans, manage risks, and report program health. The role is office-based in San Diego with opportunities for strategic impact across multiple business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• Master's degree may substitute for up to two years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Build strong technical and program understanding to develop key insights and influence.
• Drive and deliver overall program alignment and execution across multiple technologies.
• Understand requirements priority and drive scoping and planning, including interdependencies, staffing constraints, and schedule optimization across multiple tech teams.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to establish clear Plan of Records commitments and enable prioritization.
• Establish rigorous execution discipline and communication processes, including risk management, mitigation, tracking, schedule trends vs. baseline, recovery actions, and executive reporting.
• Develop program indicators to manage program health, including quality and timelines.
• Develop and establish strong processes that streamline the development cycle and integrate multiple plans, dependencies, and deliverables effectively.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, channel requirements to respective development teams, and drive consensus on development schedules, plans, and processes.
• Use verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information to multiple audiences, requiring strong negotiation and alignment skills.
• Work independently with little supervision.

Skills

Program management

SoC/embedded knowledge

Software development principles

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Dashboards

Gantt charts

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced Software Program Manager to lead the scoping, planning, and execution of software deliverables across SoC and RF domains within the Central PMO of the Technology Planning and Edge Solutions group.

You will collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to align plans, manage risks, and report program health. The role is office-based in San Diego with opportunities for strategic impact across multiple business units.