Staff Program Manager

Qualcomm

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$197,000–$295,400 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Feb 27, 2027

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $246k
$122k most similar roles pay here $314k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $155,900–$208,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $246k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 623 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$222,500 across 603 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Program Manager

Staff Program Manager The Staff Program Manager joins the Engineering Services Group to manage Power and Performance teams across multiple locations. This role involves managing day-to-day interactions with stakeholders, aligning on deliverables, tracking milestones, and problem-solving to achieve program goals within a matrixed organization. The individual will define and manage requirements, scope, priorities, schedules, and deliverables while driving process improvements and leveraging AI for peak efficiency. They will also be responsible for ramping teams on tooling to track trends and coordinating supply and demand across various teams. The role requires expertise in technical program management for next-generation server platforms involving SoC and IP teams. Key competencies include experience with system bring up, standard benchmarks, power measurement methods, and navigating complex situations to ensure the effective use of power and performance insights for high-performance computing solutions.

What does a Program Manager earn in California?

Median $193000 from 39 postings across 11 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage day-to-day interactions between Power and Performance teams and various stakeholders.
  • Track progress toward milestones and solve problems to ensure program goals are met.
  • Align SoC, IP, and software teams to improve architectural decisions and implementation efficiency.
  • Define and manage program requirements, scope, priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
  • Drive process improvements across functions while leveraging AI to achieve peak efficiency.
  • Train and ramp up team members on tools used to track milestone trends.
  • Coordinate supply and demand for PnP platforms within established program constraints.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • Experience in AI, data center, server platforms, or high-performance computing (preferred).
  • Technical domain expertise in Power and Performance including system bring up, standard benchmarks, and power measurement methods (preferred).
  • Ability to drive teams toward long-term goals while navigating short-term, highly visible priorities (preferred).
  • Proven ability to resolve complex situations and think on the fly to meet business needs (preferred).

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