GPU Program Manager, Staff

## Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

## Job Area: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group >Program Management General Summary: Own GPU engineering operations as a program and drive PMO strategic initiatives by building capacity/cost models, running planning cadences and quality gates, leading analytics/AI enablement initiatives, and maturing product planning operations and PMO processes.

This role is based in San Diego, CA and requires full-time onsite work (5 days a week). #What you will be doing \- Run GPU engineering operations as an operational "control plane" for planning cadences, decision-ready reviews, and business-partner communications in a matrixed environment.

\- Build and operate the capacity + NRE modeling engine: demand-capacity gap analysis, person month cost profiles, and what if scenarios that quantify tradeoffs and drive decisions (with assumptions logs and quality gates). \- Own recurring planning and review forums (forecast cadence, internal spend/capacity reviews, program and business-partner reviews), including preparation, controls, and follow-through.

\- Create and maintain a scalable system to track program attributes, assumptions, and NRE profiles used in planning and reviews (repeatable and audit-ready). \- Own product planning operations using Agile practices (process governance, workflow discipline, and continuous improvement including Kanban/WIP limits). \- Drive PMO maturity: tighten SOPs, templates, operating mechanisms, and quality controls; improve onboarding/training/documentation systems.

\- Lead strategic PMO initiatives (unified analytics/data foundation; tracking and operationalization of engineering AI/GenAI efficiency initiatives) with measurable adoption and outcomes.

\- Manage and coach a small team of direct reports (Engineering Ops Analyst(s), Data Analyst, Technical Writer) in a hands-on, player coach model.

#Minimum Skills \- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience). \- 15+ years of experience in program management / engineering operations / PMO leadership in complex engineering organizations.

\- Proven experience building and running planning cadences, governance controls, and decision-ready outputs (assumptions/version control, quality gates, repeatable SOPs). \- Strong Agile/Scrum experience; 5+ years using Agile planning/execution tools (e.g., Jira). \- Demonstrated ability to build models and scenario analysis that drive decisions (capacity/demand, cost, tradeoffs). \- Experience leading teams with direct reports and enforcing high standards of quality, clarity, and execution.

#Preferred Skills \- PMP and/or Agile certification (CSM/SAFe/Scrum). \- Experience with ServiceNow SPM.

\- Strong analytics mindset and hands-on comfort with dashboards/BI (Power BI/Tableau) and automation of reporting workflows.

\- Experience driving or operationalizing engineering AI/GenAI efficiency initiatives (tracking adoption, outcomes, and governance). >Note: This role is not IT program management and not a Technical Program Manager role running GPU HW/SW product development execution programs.

Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

* 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

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