Program Manager Portfolio / IP Development

Program Management Support

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing operation and program management support to our Architecture / Portfolio / IP development team including the following responsibilities : Manage architecture portfolio end to end across BUs : from conception, product requirements to mature hardware / firmware solutions with the objective to deliver high quality products within schedule and cost. Drive the program management framework (scope, planning, cost) and portfolio execution by developing and maintaining program master schedules and milestones, budgets, work plans and resource requirements. Organize and lead interdepartmental meetings to set project milestones / schedules, plans of records, define project tasks, establish program policies and processes. Troubleshoot program issues and help to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts. Develop engineering based performance indicators / metrics geared towards risk identification, assessment, quantification. Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders. Must be able to proactively drive and solve problems to solutions. Roll-up and report regularly to senior management on key development milestones, budget, metrics, risks and mitigation plans. Establish routine update and communication process : update status, trends vs. baseline, risk management, mitigation and recovery actions. Direct roadmap quotation and PPM activities encompassing scope, PPA, resource gap analysis, planning and cost projections. Manage budget allocation and on-boarding process with Finance / Human Resources. Charter focus on architecture phase and spec alignment with IP development team. Take an active role in innovating and improving the current program management metrics and processes.

Minimum Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 5+ years Program Management experience or related work experience. 5+ years working with operating budgets, resources, and / or project financials.

Preferred Qualifications : This position requires a self-motivated Program Manager with excellent project management and organizational skills to deliver high quality output in a timely manner. Requires a mix of strong people, technical and analytical skills, superb written and oral communication skills, and the ability to operate in team environments. Technical domain expertise in all aspects of VLSI, Hardware / Software development cycle. A successful candidate requires a strong IP core design and debug background along with people management skills. The responsibilities include Project Management of IP team working on multiple programs. Primary role is relationship building, negotiating, and problem solving. You will be negotiating across all functional groups including product marketing, HW / SW PM teams, Procurement and operations teams to achieve time to market for security technologies. Ability to influence the design methodology across all teams. You will help coordinate and support their methodology deployment, and play a key role in planning future IP development initiatives. Proven experience in a technical and / or program management role. Experienced in providing regular lead level communication. Prior experience in process HW development with a goal to deploy / improve decisions based on data analysis. Proven skills : communication, negotiation, motivation, dealing and resolving difficult and complex situations. Computer proficient and literate (fluent in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project). Program management certification preferred (PMP or equivalent).

Education Requirements Required : Bachelor's, Business Administration and / or Computer Engineering and / or Computer Science and / or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience Preferred : Master's, Business Administration and / or Computer Engineering and / or Computer Science and / or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

Minimum Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 2+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

EEO Employer : Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.