Program Manager
Overview:
WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded.Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
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Responsibilities:
THE ROLE:
Seeking a Customer Program Manager to drive customer collaboration and technical engagements from concept to execution. In this role, the candidate will focus on gathering customer requirements for hardware/software requirements, ensuring alignment with internal teams to deliver optimized solutions.The candidate must be a leader and innovator who is able to work with geographically distributed developer teams. The ideal candidate will lead a team of technical and business professionals, driving execution toward customer deliverables and fostering strong relationships with hyperscale, enterprise, and HPC customers.
Define and lead key deliverables/schedules and driving multi-functional activities. Ability to structure and execute complex analysis, draw insights, and communicate summary findings with recommendations to senior management and AMD customers.
THE PERSON:
Looking for a strategic and technically astute leader with a deep understanding of data center infrastructure, chip manufacturing, and AI workload optimization. This individual should have a proven track record in customer engagement, technical program management leadership, and cross-functional execution.Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to translate customer needs into actionable plans are essential.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work closely with customers to understand their platform, cluster, and AI workload needs.
- Define technical and business requirements
- Lead a cross functional core team of engineers, and program managers to drive customer deliverables.
- Establish execution plans and track progress against key milestones.
- Align internal teams (engineering, product, operations) to ensure customer success.
- Guide customers in deploying and optimizing HPC, AI/ML, and cloud workloads on new platforms.
- Act as the primary interface between customers and internal teams, ensuring smooth communication.
- Develop executive-level reports on customer requirements and engagement progress.
- Represent the company in customer meetings, industry events, and technical discussions.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- 7-10 years of experience in customer engagement, technical program management, or solution architecture in data center, semiconductor, or AI workload environments.
- Strong understanding of server architectures, data center infrastructure, and workload optimization (HPC, AI/ML, cloud).
- Experience leading cross-functional teams, driving customer deliverables and technical engagements.
- Ability to translate complex technical requirements into clear, actionable business strategies.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive reporting skills.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Formal Project Management education, PMP certified
- MBA is a plus.
LOCATION:
Markham, ON
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Qualifications:
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