Qualcomm

Datacenter Software Program Manager

Qualcomm$154K — $231K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of Program Management or similar experience in the Semiconductor, Telecommunications, or Developer Ecosystems.
  • 3+ years of experience on x86 or ARM platforms/ecosystems.
  • 3+ years of experience interacting with senior leadership (Director level and above).
  • 2+ years of Engineering experience on AI products or applications.
  • Familiarity with software stacks and Linux-based distributions.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to set goals and prioritize deliverables.
  • Manage multiple small programs or a single complex program, ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive program Plan of Record, including scheduling and resource forecasting.
  • Track and report on key program metrics, addressing any significant deviations timely.
  • Prioritize and coordinate team workloads, including schedules and task assignments.
  • Identify program risks and create mitigation plans to address potential issues.
  • Promote program vision and objectives, ensuring team alignment with goals.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunities for annual RSU grants.
  • Highly competitive benefits package supporting work-life balance.
  • Full-time position located in San Diego, requiring in-office presence five days a week.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

General Summary:

The Qualcomm Datacenter is developing hardware and software solutions spanning the data center, edge, infrastructure markets. 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.

**Must be in San Diego full time, 5 days a week

Job Overview:

Develops, defines, and executes plans of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. Monitors and drives the program from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters, as needed. 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 in the Semiconductor industry, Telecommunications, and/or Developer Ecosystems
• 3+ years of Engineering, Product, or Program Management experience on x86 or ARM platforms/ecosystem.
• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
• 2+ years of Engineering experience on AI products or applications
• Understanding of software stacks and Linux-based distributions.

Fundamental 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) for multiple small programs or a single medium-sized or complex programs/technologies 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 a risk mitigation plan for multiple small programs or a single medium sized or complex program. 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.
• Work with software product management team to define end-to-end software and long-term maintenance strategy
• Drive an extensive ecosystem of third-party software developers while identifying opportunities for software reuse that result in software roadmap optimizations.

Level of Responsibility:
• Working independently with little supervision.
• Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. May require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.
• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).
• Completing tasks that do not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach; mistakes may result in significant rework.
• Exercising substantial creativity to innovate new processes, procedures, or work products within guidelines or to achieve established objectives.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.
• Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.

Ideal Candidate Will Have:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

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

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• PMP Certification.
• 7+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work 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.

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) for multiple small programs or a single medium sized or complex programs/technologies 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 a risk mitigation plan for multiple small programs or a single medium sized or complex program. 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.

Level of Responsibility:
• Working independently with little supervision.
• Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. May require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.
• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).
• Completing tasks that do not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach; mistakes may result in significant rework.
• Exercising substantial creativity to innovate new processes, procedures, or work products within guidelines or to achieve established objectives.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.
• Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.

The responsibilities of this role do not include:
• Financial accountability (e.g., does not involve budgeting responsibility).

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$154,400.00 - $231,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

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