Senior Technical Program Manager

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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager who will be responsible for the overall coordination of R&D Development Projects and Key Customer Engagements within the Design IP Group.

The candidate must have solid, hands-on experience in digital and/or mixed-signal IP design and/or SoC development with a history of successfully leading or managing designs with end customers.

We are looking for an individual with good leadership skills who takes ownership to ensure flawless execution. The person needs to be passionate, be able to seamlessly work with multiple functional teams, possess clear communication skills, and exhibit a strong ability to organize and structure activities to ensure project success.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal & external customers and stakeholders to define project objectives and requirements.
• Prioritize requirements and define scope to meet customer needs in a timely manner given available resources.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute (as appropriate) standard project management deliverables for the successful implementation of the project, including: implementation plan, project schedule, project budget and variances, issues & action items log, meeting minutes, risks assessment and contingencies.
• Manage deliverables (including SOWs, change management, approval of deliverables).
• Partner with internal and external development teams to deliver on time and with the quality required.
• Serve as the project owner in development process; maintaining quality checklists, Jira tickets, schedule tracker etc.
• Anticipate problems and complications and formulate solutions so as not to impede the progress of the project.
• Assume responsibility and drive ownership for issue resolution.
• Holding status update meetings with technical teams and updating higher management on the project progress.
• Create and maintain scorecards and/or dashboard status to track project performance.
• Be accountable for on-time project delivery, product quality, cost, and operations.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• MSEE preferred
• 8+ years of experience, out of which at least 3+ years of Program Management or Technical Product Management experience in Chip Design/ VLSI organization.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to work on and track multiple projects simultaneously. PMP/PgMP and/or other Project Management certification would be preferred.
• Excellent in English, both verbally and literarily, as a working language.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical individuals.
• Knowledgeable about interface IP like DDR, HBM, Serdes, UCIe etc is an added advantage
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and strategically when executing the project and solving problems.
• Familiar with mixed-signal IP design flow and methodologies, Verilog/RTL coding & Verification would be a plus