Sr. Program Manager

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The Role:
AMD's Embedded Business unit is looking for a Senior PM -Automotive IVI SW and Solutions for the exciting role of owning and driving the execution of business-critical SW programs.

The Person:
As aSenior Software Program Manager, you will own the planning and execution of complex software programs that deliver SDKs, software suites, and integrated software solutions enabling new SoC product launches for key customers in theAutomotive Infotainment (IVI)segment. You will drive endtoend software release execution by partnering closely with silicon design, platform product management, software development, performance benchmarking, validation/QA, and applications engineering teams. You will build and leverage strong relationships with senior engineering and management stakeholders, to report progress, align on critical topics, influence priorities, and drive softwarerelated action items to closure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and drivesoftware program executionfor strategic IVI platforms, ensuring SDKs, software suites, and integrated SW solutions meet scope, quality, and schedule commitments aligned with hardware milestones.
• Leadcrossfunctional release planningfor SDKs and integrated software stacks (features, target platforms, OS support, toolchains, reference applications) with software architects, product management, and OEM/Tier1 customers.
• Define, maintain, and ownsoftware program plans and release roadmaps, including dependencies on silicon, boards, firmware, BSPs, middleware, applications, safety/security components, and ecosystem partners.
• Drive coordinatedrelease readinessfor Automotive IVI software through core team meetings
• Report overall software execution and release status atsenior leadership level and clearly communicate schedule changes, critical issues, and risks, along with mitigation and recovery plans.
• Design, implement, and continuously improvelightweight, standardized SW execution and release processes(e.g., integration gates, release criteria, defect triage, branching/labeling, release documentation) that scale across IVI programs.
• Lead theprioritization and resolution of critical defects and integration issues, coordinating across BSP, drivers, middleware, applications, silicon/platform teams, and customer engineering organizations.
• Manage and ownsoftwarerelated escalations, setting up and running tiger teams, driving rootcause and corrective actions, and ensuring timely, transparent communication to all stakeholders.
• Facilitate closure ofcomplex, crosscompany issuesand dependencies involving AMD teams, Automotive OEMs/Tier1s, and ecosystem partners (OS vendors, middleware providers, tool vendors).
• AlignIVI software roadmaps(SDKs, reference stacks, integrated solutions) with AMD's technology roadmaps (SoCs, GPUs, AI accelerators, connectivity, and platform features); lead migration strategies for customers on prior generations.
• Support predesignwin and postdesignwin activities for strategic Automotive accounts by providing credible software roadmaps, schedules, and feature commitments; coordinate early SDKs, evaluation kits, and reference demos.

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive experience leadinglargescale software programsfor SoCbased systems, ideally inAutomotive IVI(e.g., Android Automotive, Linux, Xen, QNX, or adjacent embedded domains).
• Strong background in thesoftware development lifecyclefor SDKs and application frameworks, including integration and release engineering.
• Proven ability to leverage AI-driven automation tools to optimize program delivery, including the streamlining of requirements management and cross-functional reporting to enhance operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to drivemultiple concurrent strategic programs, managing competing priorities across customers, platforms, and product lines.
• Solid understanding ofSoC architecturesand common IP blocks (CPU, GPU, display, audio, connectivity, safety/security IP) and their implications for software enablement and performance.
• Demonstrated experience withprogram metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting, and familiarity with budget, headcount, and resource planning.
• Exceptionalcommunication and influence skills, capable of aligning diverse stakeholders-from engineers to executives-around complex technical and schedule decisions.
• Comfortably operating in alarge, matrixed organization, achieving results through influence, leadership, and escalation management rather than direct authority.
• Selfstarter with strongownership and leadership qualities, energized by fastpaced, ambiguous environments and aggressive Automotive schedules.
• Track record of deliveringendtoend program outcomesfrom inception through production.
• Experience definingprogram scope, success criteria, and KPIsin collaboration with architects, systems engineers, and business leaders, and using data to steer the program.
• Primary owner forclear, concise messagingof software status, risks, and decisions to internal and external senior stakeholders.
• Stronganalytical and problemsolving skills, including structured risk management, scenario planning, and datadriven decision making.

Academic Credentials:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with12+ yearsof relevant experience in software program management, software development, or embedded systems.

Location:

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.