Program Manager - GPU Software Development

Overview:

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Responsibilities:

THE ROLE:

Must be self-directed and work in complex and dynamic ecosystems.

THE PERSON:

The right candidate will have solid knowledge of technical program management, an outstanding track record of delivering sophisticated software programs, also drive a schedule for business planning towards growth that align to business strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defines, plans and drives projects and program plans based on management and senior technical guidance
• Scope technical feasibility of new Products by clarifying and analyzing requirements with SW/HW Architects, Technical Leads, Engineers and Product Managers.
• Develop program schedule by considering various Driver, SW Stack components and HW/FW dependencies, negotiate and create a staffing plan that supports the schedule
• Building, creating, and maintaining a well-developed plan, managing and executing the program as per plan is critical.
• Establish formal program management artifacts including a plan of record, statements of work, project/program timelines, budget, scope, performance, and quality KPIs
• The successful candidate must also plan for risks in the development path, identify prevention methods, and address them to save on engineering costs
• Being comfortable working with senior executives is a hard requirement. Candidate must address the needs and requirements called upon from AMD's Engineering, Product Management and Customer Engineering organizations.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle including requirements management, documentation management, and defect management.
• Industry experience in program / project management.
• Excellent presentation and leadership skills, able to lead technical discussions.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to grasp concepts during discussions and turn minutes into actionable items.
• Able to communicate concepts and processes with multiple stakeholders.
• Analytical, self-motivated, organized, detailed-oriented and results-oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work well with cross functional teams, ability to communicate progress to team members on a regular basis.
• Experience working in a fast paced environment and competing priorities and tight turnaround times.
• Engineering background preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Project, JIRA, Confluence and Excel is an asset.
• Experience with Agile methodology.
• PMP certification is highly desirable but not mandatory.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Management degree is a plus.

LOCATION:

Markham, Canada

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Qualifications:

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We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.