Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management
General Summary:
Qualcomm’s MCX Business Unit (BU) delivers leading system solutions into Mobile, Compute, XR, Voice/Music, and Wearables products. As the company’s largest BU by revenue, operating expense (opex), and portfolio breadth, the MCX Program Management team is looking for an experienced Program Manager to lead opex and new product introduction (NPI) process optimization and governance. The Program Manager will be a key figure in support of opex planning, allocations, optimization, risk mitigation, tracking, and stakeholder communication. Stakeholders include a broad swath of the company including, but not limited to, Program Management, Engineering Operations, Engineering leadership, Finance, and many other areas of the business. Additionally, the Program Manager’s responsibilities will extend into NPI process optimization for the benefits of establishing consistent and accurate Plan of Record (PoR), including NRE, for each product in the MCX portfolio.
The Program Manager must possess exceptional comfort with cross-functional collaboration and impeccable organization skills. This role requires onsite presence in the San Diego, CA, office (4 days/week), and only candidates with design and/or operational experience in the semiconductor or electronics industries will be considered.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Collaborate continuously with Program Management, Engineering Operations, and Finance to ensure opex is optimized at the program, BU, and company levelsDrive cross-functional teams to achieve opex optimization targets established by Finance leadership (up to the CFO); make recommendations to optimize opex, and drive teams towards development of risk mitigation plansCoordinate with Program Managers and Engineering Operations to ensure forecasted and actual expenses are in-line with program and BU PoRDrive Finance and Engineering towards allocation adjustments using data-driven analyses of forecasted and actual effort spent on programsChair recurring data-driven and actionable reviews with Program Managers timed with financial cycles of opex metrics that deviate from PoR and financial forecastsDrive towards improvement of forecasting accuracy and opex tracking, including partnering with the Program Management Tools team to develop the requisite planning and tracking toolsPerform comprehensive evaluation of Program Management policies and procedures to inform NPI process improvements with emphasis on opex optimizationTake responsibility for driving improvements by aligning with Program Management team, publishing new procedures, and ensuring compliancePreferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field15+ years of Program Management or related work experience that includes focus on financial metrics10+ years of design and/or operational experience in the semiconductor or electronics industries5+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization3+ years of experience with program management tools such as dashboards, Gantt charts, etc.3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above)Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.• 8+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$188,000.00 - $282,000.00The 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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