Sr. Manager, Program Management

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Defines, plans and drives projects and program plans based on management and senior technical guidance
• Scopes technical feasibility of new products by clarifying and analyzing requirements with SW/HW Architects, Technical Leads and Engineers
• Develops program schedules considering various driver, software stack components, and hardware/firmware dependencies, and creates staffing plans to support the schedule
• Builds, creates, and maintains a well-developed, managed, and executed program plan
• Establishes formal program management artifacts including a plan of record, statements of work, project/program timelines, budget, scope, performance, and quality KPIs
• Plans for resources effectively and manages risks in the development process, identifying prevention methods and addressing issues to reduce engineering costs
• Works with senior executives and addresses the needs and requirements from AMD's Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Engineering organizations

Requirements

• Solid knowledge of technical program management and experience delivering sophisticated software/hardware programs
• Ability to scope technical feasibility of new products by analyzing requirements with architects and engineers
• Experience developing program schedules considering dependencies and creating staffing plans
• Excellent communication skills to work with multiple teams and stakeholders
• Experience working in high-pressure environments with competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Engineering background preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Project, JIRA, Confluence, and Excel is an asset
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar
• Formal Project Management education; PMP certification is ideal but not required

Nice to Have

• Good understanding of requirements management, documentation management, and defect management
• Ability to quickly grasp concepts during discussions and turn minutes into action items
• Strong analytical, organized, detailed-oriented, and results-oriented mindset
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate progress effectively

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar
• Formal Project Management education, PMP certified ideal but not required

Benefits & Perks

• Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance