Sr. Program Manager-Validation

AMD
Santa Clara
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 189,000 - 324,000 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Analytical thinking","Self-motivation","Organizational skills","Cross-team collaboration"]

Lead end-to-end validation and engineering program execution, guiding key initiatives from concept through delivery. Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to scope and assess technical feasibility, build integrated program schedules across hardware/firmware/software/driver teams, and manage program management artifacts such as plans of record, SOWs, budgets, and KPIs. Drive risk identification and mitigation, staffing plans, and execution excellence within AMD’s Data Center GPU organization.

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Sr. Program Manager-Validation

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end validation and engineering program execution, guiding key initiatives from concept through delivery. Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to scope and assess technical feasibility, build integrated program schedules across hardware/firmware/software/driver teams, and manage program management artifacts such as plans of record, SOWs, budgets, and KPIs. Drive risk identification and mitigation, staffing plans, and execution excellence within AMD’s Data Center GPU organization.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define, plan, and drive program plans based on guidance from management and senior technical leaders.
  • •Scope and evaluate technical feasibility of new products by analyzing requirements with architects, validation teams, technical leads, and engineers.
  • •Lead end-to-end program execution across development and validation phases, ensuring alignment across hardware, firmware, software, and driver teams.
  • •Develop and manage integrated program schedules covering drivers, software stack components, validation milestones, and hardware/firmware dependencies.
  • •Establish program management artifacts (plans of record, SOWs, schedules, budgets, scope definitions, and KPIs) and proactively manage risks and mitigation strategies.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 189,000 - 324,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Several years of hands-on experience working with hardware and/or software validation teams, including test planning, execution, and readiness reviews.
  • •Strong understanding of requirements management, documentation management, defect tracking, and validation sign-off processes.
  • •Ability to translate technical and validation discussions and meeting minutes into clear, actionable plans.
  • •Strong communication skills for conveying complex technical and validation topics to diverse stakeholders.
  • •Engineering background strongly preferred, with formal project management training; PMP certification preferred.
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationAnalytical thinkingSelf-motivationOrganizational skillsCross-team collaboration
Certifications:PMP
Tech Stack:Microsoft ProjectJIRAConfluenceExcelAgile

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

AMD
Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1969
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