Qualcomm

Sr. Program Manager

Qualcomm$175K — $263K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • 2+ years in firmware development in an engineering or program management role.
  • PMP Certification and/or Agile Certification preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience with agile program management tools like Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute plans for software/firmware teams.
  • Drive requirements scoping and planning across multiple tech teams.
  • Establish a clear Plan of Record and manage prioritization.
  • Apply program best practices through all phases of management.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to set program goals and deliverables.
  • Ensure program health through technical understanding and risk management.
  • Promote program vision and objectives to the team and stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunities for annual RSU grants.
  • Supportive benefits package for employees' work, home, and play.
  • Access to competitive health and wellness programs.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

The Software Program Manager role focuses on Server Software teams, managing the planning, development, and delivery of software/firmware for Qualcomm's Server Business Unit.

You will develop, define, and execute plans, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. You will oversee the program from start to finish, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on technical matters. Additionally, you will ensure on-time delivery, and achieve program milestones, driving alignment across stakeholders.

Excellent opportunity to join the growing Server Software Business Unit organization. Collaborate with other impacting technology areas such as HLOS, FW, BMC, Platform, SoC and Oryon CPU.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ 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:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.


  • 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience


  • 2+ years in firmware development, either in an engineering or program management role


  • PMP Certification and/or Agile Certification


  • 3+ years experience using agile program management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Dashboards (Gantt charts, PowerBI, Tableau, etc)


Principle Requirements and Responsibilities:

  • Develop, define, and execute plans for 1 or more software/firmware teams:


  • Drive requirements scoping, analysis, and planning including interdependencies, staffing constraints, and schedule optimization across multiple tech teams and customers.


  • Establish a clear Plan of Record commitment and drive prioritization.


  • Apply consistency and best practices through program initiation, planning, execution, and closing phases, enabling business outcomes and benefits tracking.


  • Collaborate with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop program goals, set the prioritization of deliverables, discuss involvement of business processes (e.g., program change management, communication), and drive decisions necessary for on-time delivery.


  • Manage program health and execution:


  • Proven technical understanding of SW deliverables and risk management/risk mitigation.


  • Establish rigorous execution discipline & communication process: risk management, mitigation, tracking, schedule trends vs baseline, recovery actions, executive reporting & stakeholder communication.


  • Develop program indicators to manage program health including quality and timelines.


  • Promote program vision and objectives within the team, ensure program objectives are met or exceeded, present program vision to management, and gain buy-in from stakeholders.


Additional responsibilities:

  • Develop and manage the execution of the program Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple medium-sized programs which include schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.


  • Establish key program metrics and manage teams to take action outside their comfort zone to ensure program success when metrics deviate from Plan of Record.


  • Drive teams to identify program issues/risks and create a risk mitigation plan for multiple medium-sized or a single complex program(s). Maintain and update the risk tracker.


Level of Responsibility:

  • Autonomy: Work independently with minimal supervision.


  • Communication: Use verbal and written skills to convey complex information to diverse audiences, including senior leadership and large groups.


  • Influence: Have a notable impact on key organizational decisions by providing input to senior leadership.


  • Task Management: Execute multi-step tasks requiring simultaneous cognitive abilities and memory management.


  • Innovation: Exercise exceptional creativity to develop new ideas and innovative products/processes.


  • Problem Solving: Use deductive and inductive reasoning to solve complex problems with advanced data analysis and interpretation.


  • Strategic Planning: Occasionally partake in strategic planning affecting immediate operations within own area.


Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$175,500.00 - $263,300.00

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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