Job Description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

IE-IoT Program Management team is looking for a Staff Program Manager to lead camera systems and software activities.  Camera solutions are an integral part of our offerings in segments such as Retail, Robotics and Consumer. As the Camera systems and software PM, you will be working with engineering, business and operations teams to establish the plan of record. You will interact with a dynamic global team on abstract problems that require complex analysis.

Role Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with senior leadership to translate strategic initiatives into actionable plans.
• Establish process and structure to the functions of camera systems and software teams
• Partner with systems and software leads to evaluate multiple product requests that come in from IoT business segments
• Establish process to determine priority among evaluations for products
• Establish feasibility of solutions, create feature requests and transfer execution to global sites
• Lead planning and execution for demos
• Act as a facilitator/trainer to enable team adoption of tools and processes.

This is an office-based position located in San Diego, CA.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in software development or camera systems
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management in a dynamic and highly technical environment
• A strong track record in managing complex cross-functional projects in a tech company
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• MSEE plus MBA
• Experience defining and achieving KPIs on camera systems and software
• Deep understanding of the processes, strategies, and trade-offs in chipset and camera pipelines
• Domain expertise in Linux and Android software development
• Experience partnering with customers on major projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to successfully engage technical and non-technical stakeholders. Ability to succinctly summarize key findings
• Knowledge of software and hardware development process and lifecycle
• Proven ability to multitask and prioritize critical tasks with a high attention to detail
• Strong meeting management and negotiating skills
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

(All competencies below are required upon entry)

• Analytical Skills - The ability to collect information and identify fundamental patterns/trends in data. This includes the ability to gather, integrate, and interpret information from several sources.
• Building Trusting Relationships - The ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships and rapport with different types of people and businesses. This includes delivering on commitments and maintaining confidential information, as well as being approachable, showing interest in the other person, and relating well to people regardless of personality or background.
• Communication - The ability to convey information clearly and accurately, as well as choosing the most effective method of delivery (e.g., email, phone, face-to-face). This includes using a technically sound communication style both verbally and in writing.
• Creating the New and Different - The ability to be creative. This includes the ability to produce breakthrough ideas, being a visionary, managing innovation, seeing multiple futures, having broad interests and knowledge, and gaining support in order to translate new ideas into solutions. This also includes the ability to plan and implement unconventional ideas and speculate about alternative futures without all of the data.
• Decision Making - The ability to make quick, accurate decisions. This includes the ability to weigh alternatives and take into account the impact of the decisions on people, equipment, or other resources.
• Getting Work Done - The ability to be organized, resourceful, and planful. This includes the ability to leverage multiple resources to get things done and lay out tasks in sufficient detail. This also includes the ability to get things done with fewer resources and in less time, work on multiple tasks at once without losing track, and foresee and plan around obstacles.
• Mentoring and Coaching - The ability to develop, coach, and mentor associates. This includes the ability to provide development experiences and network opportunities, advise, and teach to prepare associates for effective job performance.
• Program Management - Knowledge of program management methodology (e.g., planning, scheduling, tracking, execution). This includes the ability to effectively use program management tools to carry out the program management function.
• Risk Management - The ability to identify (e.g., impact analysis) and mitigate risks that impact programs. This includes prioritizing and tracking risks.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$171,200.00 - $256,800.00

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.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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