Senior Director, Program Management - Data Center GPU Validation

Amd

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$246,400–$369,600 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Sep 1, 2027

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Above market

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AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

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TL;DR · Senior Director, Program Management - Data Center GPU Validation

Sr. Director, Program Management -Data Center GPU Validation will join the Graphics Data Center and Accelerated Processing Validation organization to lead program management for system and platform validation of next-generation AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing products. The role involves driving execution across the full product lifecycle, including SoC planning, pre-silicon readiness, silicon bring-up, system integration, production qualification, and customer deployment. You will manage integrated schedules, identify critical-path risks, and lead program governance across global engineering, validation, and business teams. Key responsibilities include coordinating hardware, firmware, software, networking, systems, and clusters to ensure successful delivery at scale. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in semiconductor, enterprise systems, or cloud infrastructure, with a deep understanding of silicon, GPU platforms, and cluster-level integration to solve complex technical challenges within the data center and high-performance computing domains.

What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end program planning and execution for Data Center GPU system and platform validation.
  • Drive readiness across pre-silicon validation, silicon bring-up, system integration, and production qualification.
  • Establish integrated schedules, milestones, success criteria, and executive-level program dashboards.
  • Identify critical-path risks early and drive cross-functional mitigation and decision-making.
  • Manage program governance and operating rhythms across global engineering, validation, and business organizations.
  • Ensure clear ownership for deliverables spanning hardware, firmware, software, networking, systems, and clusters.
  • Communicate program status, risks, and trade-offs to senior executives and strategic customers.
  • Build and lead a high-performing global program management organization.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Advanced degrees are preferred.
  • Extensive program management experience in the semiconductor, enterprise systems, cloud infrastructure, or high-performance computing industries.
  • Proven success delivering complex SoC, server, GPU, platform, or cluster programs from definition through production.
  • Experience with AI/ML accelerators, Data Center GPUs, HPC systems, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
  • Strong technical understanding of silicon, hardware, firmware, software, system, and cluster-level integration.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead large, globally distributed, cross-functional organizations and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Exceptional executive communication, influencing, and negotiation skills for stakeholder management and customer engagement.

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