Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Engineering Operations
General Summary:

About Us
Qualcomm offers flexible work options tailored to our employee’s needs. These include a combination of work from home and working in our brand new, state of the art office in Penrose Dock, Cork.

Well-being and life balance are fundamental to Qualcomm as an employer. We recognise and understand that employees have missed spending quality time with loved ones and extended family.

As such, Cork Qualcomm policy allows our employees to blend short-term remote working with annual leave.

Join our diverse and innovative team
When you work for Qualcomm, you join a global leader in wireless technology and a pioneer in 5G. You also become part of a diverse and inclusive team that values collaboration, creativity, and excellence. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of connectivity and make a positive impact on the world. You will also have access to learning and development programs, competitive compensation and benefits, and a culture that celebrates your achievements and supports your growth

This SW Technology Program Manager position is part of the Qualcomm Central Program Management team tasked with managing development and delivery of SW technologies across multiple Business units. The candidate will be responsible for providing classical program management support and leadership including the following core priorities:

• Scope new products and feature requests as per the deadlines.
• Create feature delivery plans for new chipsets and drive workshop planning for tech teams.
• Plan for and drive execution of complex features across multiple teams and locations.
• Develop execution schedules comprehending staffing needs and interdependencies with other Qualcomm teams and 3rd parties.
• Manage risks and issues and communicate project status weekly to management.
• Partner with ecosystem to ensure all dependencies are aligned.
• Ensure team roadmap is well defined, project priorities are managed across the teams, manage change control, driving synchronization across several development teams.
• Establish communications process for weekly execution status, manage risk and recovery actions, and close on action items promptly. Manage program indicators to push information to internal customers and management.
• Partner with other functional areas to establish critical processes to support disciplined product development and decision making and to ensure quality.
• Coordinate across domestic as well as multiple international development sites.

Skills/Experience:

• Ideal candidate would have 10 years of experience in SW engineering and/or SW program management.
• Proficiency in Project Planning, and SW development lifecycle are required.
• Must be able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks at hand and manage multiple deliveries with tight timelines.
• Strong communication skills needed in order to collaborate with multiple teams.

Educational Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor’s in engineering (Computer Science, Electronics or Electrical)

Preferred:

• Master's in Computer Science, Electronics, or Electrical Engineering.
• PMP Certification.
• 5+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
  
• 5+ years of experience with program management tools such as dashboards, Gantt charts, etc.
  

Where you will be working
Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.
There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.
A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer
Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Science, or related field and 2+ years of Engineering Operations or related work experience.

OR
Associate's degree and 4+ years of Engineering Operations or related work experience.
OR
High School Diploma or equivalent and 6+ years of Engineering Operations or related work experience.

• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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