Program Director Jobs at Qualcomm with Visa Sponsorship

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

Director-level Program Manager opportunity focused on the Operations of Qualcomm’s Automotive Module and IOT Hardware Evaluation Kit (EVK) Platform builds. We are searching for an exceptional leader who can not only drive operational excellence and deliver superior program outcomes as we expand our module and EVK business but also bring a strategic emphasis on contract manufacturer management and the successful onboarding of new contract manufacturing partners.

This role is responsible for overseeing every aspect of module operations—spanning planning, execution, delivery, and continuous improvement. A significant part of this position centers on managing our relationships with contract manufacturers, ensuring that we establish and maintain world-class standards across all interactions. The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record in both managing existing contract manufacturing partners and leading the seamless bring-up of new contract manufacturers, enabling us to scale efficiently while maintaining high levels of quality and operational rigor.

Collaboration is key; you will work closely with technical teams, subject matter experts, and various stakeholders to ensure all operational milestones are achieved with precision and excellence. This position also calls for a proactive approach in implementing best practices, standardizing processes, and developing robust metrics to measure and track performance.

Key responsibilities include leading program management of module and platform initiatives, identifying and resolving risks and issues, and facilitating open, regular communication with leadership and project teams via both execution reviews and weekly reports and metrics. You'll be a driving force behind a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration, always pushing for ways to optimize processes and deliver outstanding results. Experience with large-scale operations, stakeholder engagement, contract manufacturer management, and change management is essential.

This is an office based position located in San Diego, CA and is expected to comply with the company's onsite work policy.

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, Business Administration, or related field.
PMP Certification.
15+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
4+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
4+ 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).

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Applies project management strategies to review and translate high-level requirements into program goals and prioritized deliverables, coordinates business processes (e.g., project change management, communication), and drives decisions necessary for program delivery by partnering with program sponsors.
Manages and takes responsibility for multiple large programs/technology varying from moderate to complex by applying up-to-date and innovative program management best practices.
Develops, guides, manages the execution of, and reviews program Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for large programs; this includes schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
Establishes key program metrics and manages team to take action outside their comfort zone to ensure program success when metrics deviate from Plan of Record.
Identifies and secures resources to ensure alignment of team with program/technology demand for multiple large sized programs with varying complexity.
Makes recommendations, implements risk management strategies, and reviews risk mitigation plans for multiple large programs based on knowledge of appropriate strategies.
Reviews and validates business cases in partnership with cross-functional teams (e.g., product management, finance, engineering) based on a thorough understanding of internal and external influences, and assists in determining program needs.
Establishes and advances a clear vision of a program as well as the goals and objectives to the team, presents program vision to executive leadership, and gains buy-in from stakeholders.
* Executes implementation of defined policies and procedures to drive process improvement in the internal Program Management team.

Level of Responsibility:

Working independently with no supervision.
Making decisions that are significant in impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.
Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. Role may require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.
Some financial accountability (e.g., manages a small budget, has input into P&L).
Having a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that have substantial impact on the organization).
Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.
Regularly determines what needs to be done and is involved with sharing innovative solutions to achieve broad policies and 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.
* Develops, redesigns organizational strategies and provides overall direction for various functional areas and/or entire organization. Has influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$188,000.00 - $282,000.00
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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