Qualcomm

Senior Director, Program Management

Qualcomm • $228K — $342K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 10+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • Master's degree in a relevant field preferred.
  • PMP Certification is a plus.
  • 15+ years of Program Management experience preferred.
  • Experience in a large matrixed organization for 4+ years is preferred.
  • 3+ years of interaction with senior leadership (VP level and above) is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Translate stakeholder needs and organizational strategy into successful programs.
  • Manage multiple large programs with significant organizational impact.
  • Develop and execute program plans, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Own key program metrics and influence team priorities as needed.
  • Identify and secure resources to align with program demands.
  • Implement risk management strategies and review mitigation plans.
  • Drive program vision and influence executive leadership for stakeholder buy-in.
  • Lead the design and implementation of innovative Program Management processes.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting work-life balance.
  • Support for professional development and career growth.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

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.

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

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master's = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• PMP Certification.
• 15+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 4+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
• 4+ years of experience with program management tools such as dashboards, Gantt charts, etc.
• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Translates external stakeholder needs, product roadmaps and organizational strategy into successful programs, and drives decisions necessary for program delivery by partnering with program sponsors and organizational leadership.
• Manages and takes responsibility for multiple large programs/technology/portfolios of varying complexity with significant impact on the organization by applying up-to-date and innovative program management best practices.
• Develops, guides, manages the execution of, and reviews program Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple large programs with significant impact on the organization; this includes schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
• Fully owns all key program metrics, including updating them as needed based on technical, roadmap and organizational needs; influences the priorities of teams as necessary, and applies appropriate leadership style to overcome both technical and organizational challenges.
• Identifies and secures internal/external resources ensuring alignment to program/technology and organizational demands for large programs or portfolio.
• Makes recommendations, advises, implements risk management strategies, and reviews risk mitigation plans for multiple large programs or a portfolio of programs with significant impact based on knowledge of organizational strategies.
• Validates business cases and determines relevance to organizational strategy; provides guidance in creating the program roadmap to ensure roadmap direction is followed.
• Drives and presents program vision across portfolio and influences executive leadership to ensure buy-in from stakeholders.
• Leads and drives the design, development and implementation of new and innovative Program Management processes; identifies the need for new processes to increase organization efficiencies and profitability.

Level of Responsibility:
• Working independently with no supervision.
• Making decisions that are significant in impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds 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.
• Responsible to ensure budgets, schedules, and performance standards for functional areas and organization are realistically set and attained. Erroneous decisions, failure to achieve objectives results in significant long-term impact on the company's overall success.
• Having a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that have substantial impact on the organization).
• Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.
• Regularly determines what needs to be done and is involved with sharing innovative solutions to achieve broad policies and objectives.
• Working on abstract problems in variable situations that typically require complex analysis, interpretation, or evaluation of intangible factors. Directs the resolution of complex problems that have impact beyond own area. Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
• Develops, redesigns organizational strategies and provides overall direction for various functional areas and/or entire organization. Has influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$228,000.00 - $342,000.00

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.

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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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