Chip Program Manager

## Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. ## 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. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: * Capable of managing RFIC, Analog IC, and Mixed-Signal product development and the functional teams involved with the development * 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. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. • 2+ years of Program Management or related work experience. Level of Responsibility: * Working independently with little supervision. * Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group 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. * 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; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required. * Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations. * The responsibilities of this role do not include: * Financial accountability (e.g., does not involve budgeting responsibility). Preferred Qualifications: * Master's degree in...