Staff Program Manager

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$202,000–$303,000 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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Above market

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This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$208,800 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $252k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 575 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $147,900–$221,900 across 550 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Program Manager

The Staff Program Manager joins the Engineering Services Group to support the Data Center team in developing high-performance, energy-efficient server solutions. This role focuses on program management for Power and Performance teams across California and Texas. You will manage daily stakeholder interactions, align on deliverables, track milestones, and solve problems to achieve program goals. Key responsibilities include defining requirements, scope, and schedules for next-generation server platforms within a matrixed organization. You will ensure alignment across SoC, IP, and software teams to drive power and performance insights. Required skills include program management experience, technical domain expertise in power measurement methods, system bring up, and standard benchmarks. You will also drive process improvements, leverage AI for efficiency, and manage supply and demand constraints for platforms based on Snapdragon SoCs.

What does a Program Manager earn?

Median $173592 from 118 postings across 23 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 achieve specific program goals.
  • Align PnP, SoC, IP, and SW teams to improve architectural decisions and product execution.
  • Define and manage program requirements, scope, priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
  • Drive process improvements across functions and leverage AI to achieve peak efficiency.
  • Train and ramp up team members on tools to track trends for every milestone.
  • Coordinate supply and demand for PnP platforms within program constraints and priorities.

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 and power measurement methods (preferred).
  • Ability to drive teams toward long-term goals and navigate short-term, highly visible priorities (preferred).
  • Proven ability to resolve difficult and complex situations and drive teams to meet business needs (preferred).

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