THE ROLE: 

We are in search of an experienced program manager with strong analytical, problem-solving and risk management skills. Ability to work efficiently and manage effective relationships in a cross-functional organization to meet commitments for successful customer program launches. Must be self-directed and work in complex and dynamic ecosystems. 

THE PERSON: 

As a Program Manager you will partner with our cross functional teams to manage customer accounts and their portfolio, understand our customers platforms/solutions. Identify and document customer requirements and establish engineering schedules. Drive AMD product solution deliverables and alignment with customers’ platforms to ensure highest level customer satisfaction throughout their product lifecycle.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Defines, plans and drives projects and program plans based on management and senior technical guidance 
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of the principles ofproject management and can apply them effectively on small to large size projects 
• Has responsibility for projects or processes of significant technical importance and for results that cross engineering project areas 
• Initiates significant changes to existing processes and methods to improve project and team efficiency 
• Creates and maintains project management artifacts such as schedule, resource and resource forecast, risk and issues logs 

• Provides unique views of project status updates and facilitates cross development team dependencies and communications 
• Identify action or mitigation plans for issues or risks that arise during the project lifecycle 
• Collaborates with core teams and execution teams to identify areas that require special attention or escalations to identify corrective actions 
• Collect, analyze, organize and publish work performance data via dashboards and recurring status reports 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Detailed oriented, self-driven with a strong sense of pride and ownership. 
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively as a self-starter and as part of a team 
• Proactively involve team members in planning, decision-making and execution efforts 

• People management experience is desirable 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to handle all levels of interaction, including executive level 
• Horizontal leadership/Matrix management experience 
• Technical program management and customer relationship management 
• Collaborate in problem solving and mitigating risks with Engineering, Program/Project Management, Business Units and Product Management - both internal and external 

• Strong knowledge of productivity and project tools including Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering 

Formal project management education,PMP / Scrum Master

LOCATION:  

• Markham, Ontario, Canada

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