Company:Qualcomm India Private Limited

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.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 3+ years of working with operating budgets, resources, and/or project financials.

Successful candidate will be part of the Multimedia HW Program Management team, providing full line of solutions to the Snapdragon family of products and will be primary responsible for

program execution of complex semiconductor devices in terms of schedule, performance, power, and cost.

Lead, drive and influence execution of complex programs throughout lifecycle to meet plan of records and ensure successful and timely delivery of a quality product.

Organize and lead cross-functional teams to develop project schedules, resource plan, metrics, and overall project plans of records.

Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders.

Troubleshoot program issues and helps to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts.

Roll-up and reporting regularly to senior management on key product development milestones, metrics, risk mitigation plans and staffing status.

Participate in functional team reviews and coordinate or assure compliance to department checklists and procedures.

Ensures change control, development reviews, and other product development processes are effectively implemented.

Take active role in innovating and improving the current program management metrics and processes.

Lead the development of processes and metrics by driving implementation of best project management practices to optimize team execution and deliverables quality.

Lead teams through the development process with attention to cultural priorities: collaboration, partnering, can do attitude.

Must be articulate, have a leadership presence, and be able to develop top quality presentations that are concise and engaging.

Must be able to multi-task and react to changing business needs with clear direction for subsequent action plans.

       Principal Duties & 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.

The Responsibilities of this role include

Working independently with little supervision.

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; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.

Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience

Overall 12+ yrs of Semiconductor Industry experience and minimum 5+ years of experience in a technical project management role

Must be experienced in complete ASIC lifecycle development including pre-silicon, silicon validation and IP development process

Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to effectively communicate at all levels

Experience with Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies

Experience with project schedule and resource management tools, advanced Excel, power-point.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience

Experience in managing global programs/teams across different time zones

Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)

Ability to learn and adapt quickly

Detail and action oriented, self-starter, leader and motivator

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