Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

Director of Software Program Manager role is a Leadership role within the Server Business Unit Software team, focuses on Server Software teams, leading a team of Program Managers and contributes to managing the planning, development, and delivery of software for Qualcomm's Server Business Unit. In this leadership position, you will be responsible for setting strategic goals, mentoring team members, and fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and excellence. You will drive the team's vision and ensure alignment with the overall business objectives.

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, achieve program milestones, and drive alignment across stakeholders, leveraging your leadership skills to navigate complex challenges and inspire your team to achieve their best work.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

PMP Certification and/or Agile Certification

15 - 19+ years Program Management or Engineering Leadership experience or related work experience.

2+ years experience with agile program management tools such as Jira and Confluence.

5+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).

5+ years working with operating budgets, resources, and/or project financials.

5+ years in firmware development

10+ years experience working in a large matrixed organization.

10+ years experience with software/firmware development

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

Develop, define, and execute plans:

Strategic Vision: Drive requirements scoping, analysis, and planning including interdependencies, staffing constraints, and schedule optimization across multiple tech teams and customers. Set clear, long-term goals and guide the team towards them.

Prioritization: Establish a clear Plan of Record commitment and drive prioritization. Make decisive choices that align with overall business objectives.

Consistency in Execution: Apply consistency and best practices through program initiation, planning, execution, and closing phases, enabling business outcomes and benefits tracking. Ensure that all team members adhere to defined processes.

Collaboration: 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.

Influence and Negotiation: Skillfully negotiate and align goals with stakeholders to ensure comprehensive support and shared vision.

Communication Excellence: Facilitate open communication channels, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and engaged throughout the program lifecycle.

Decision-Making: Lead discussions to drive critical decisions, ensuring alignment and commitment from all parties involved.

Manage program health and execution:

Possess strong leadership skills to oversee program health, ensuring timely SW deliverables and effective risk management/risk mitigation.

Establish rigorous execution discipline & communication process:

o Exhibit leadership in establishing risk management, mitigation, tracking, schedule trends vs baseline, recovery actions, executive reporting & stakeholder communication.

Develop program indicators to manage program health:

o Utilize leadership to develop program indicators, ensuring quality and timelines are maintained.

Promote program vision and objectives within the team:

o Demonstrate leadership in promoting program vision and objectives, ensuring program goals are met or exceeded, present program vision to management, and gain buy-in from stakeholders.

Additional responsibilities:

Promote organizational understanding of Agile roles, lead teams and individuals.

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.

Identify and secure resources to ensure alignment of the team with program/technology demand for multiple medium-sized programs with moderate complexity.

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.

Demonstrate adaptive leadership to inspire and guide teams through changes and challenges.

Foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement, encouraging team members to develop their skills and knowledge.

Mentor and coach team members to enhance their performance and professional growth.

Level of Responsibility:

Autonomy: Work independently with minimal supervision, providing clear direction and purpose to the team.

Communication: Use verbal and written skills to convey complex information to diverse audiences, including senior leadership and large groups, while inspiring and motivating the team.

Influence: Have a notable impact on key organizational decisions by providing strategic input to senior leadership and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.

Task Management: Execute multi-step tasks requiring simultaneous cognitive abilities and memory management, ensuring the team is aligned and focused on priorities.

Innovation: Exercise exceptional creativity to develop new ideas and innovative products/processes, encouraging the team to think outside the box and embrace change.

Problem Solving: Use deductive and inductive reasoning to solve complex problems with advanced data analysis and interpretation, guiding the team through challenges and obstacles.

Strategic Planning: Lead strategic planning affecting immediate operations within own area, involving the team in the decision-making process and setting a clear vision for the future.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$218,300.00 - $327,500.00

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.

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