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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Program Manager - Program Management

Full-TimeUpdated
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's, Master's
Guangdong Province, China
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
  • At least 4 years of Program Management or related work experience is required.
  • Fluent verbal English and good English writing skills are required.
  • The role requires working independently with little supervision, making moderately impactful decisions, communicating complex information to multiple audiences, influencing organizational decisions, solving problems with incomplete or conflicting information, and using advanced data analysis and interpretation skills.
Responsibilities
  • Develop, define, and execute plans of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks.
  • Monitor and drive programs from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters as needed.
  • Monitor budget and spending, on-time delivery, and achievement of program milestones.
  • Represent the program and drive alignment across stakeholders.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to collect, prioritize, triage, and evaluate the feasibility of customer requirements, and work with cross-geography development teams on delivery plans.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop goals, prioritize deliverables, and discuss priorities and stakeholder needs.
  • Manage multiple small programs or technologies of moderate complexity, or a single complex program or technology, applying current program management knowledge to meet deadlines.
  • Develop and manage execution of the program Plan of Record for multiple small programs or a single medium-sized or complex program, including schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, communication methods and frequency, scope, and prioritization.
  • Track and manage program metrics, identify significant deviations from the Plan of Record, escalate issues promptly, and propose corrective actions.
  • Manage and prioritize program-team work by establishing schedules, assigning tasks, and tracking team-member tasks.
  • Identify program issues and risks, create risk mitigation plans, and maintain and update the risk tracker.
  • Promote program vision and objectives within the team and ensure program objectives are met or exceeded.
  • Support process adoption by applying best practices and identifying and recommending process improvements within programs.
  • Lead discussions across different geographies and time zones.
  • Occasionally participate in strategic planning within the role's area that affects immediate operations.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.
  • PMP certification is preferred.
  • At least 7 years of Program Management or related work experience is preferred.
  • At least 3 years of experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership, such as Director level and above, is preferred.
  • At least 2 years of experience working in a large matrixed organization is preferred.
  • At least 2 years of experience with program management tools such as dashboards and Gantt charts is preferred.
  • At least 2 years of experience working with AOSP or Linux software products is preferred.
  • At least 2 years of experience delivering wearable products is preferred.

About the company

Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Diego, California

Founded

1985

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What believers are saying

  • Cars are a second engine: automotive chip revenue rose 61% to $1.59 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Pays for learning: Qualcomm funds tuition assistance and apprenticeships and sells staff discounted shares through a stock purchase plan.
  • Profits support stability: Qualcomm earned $2.21 non-GAAP per share in the June 2026 quarter despite a 4% sales dip.

What critics are saying

  • Apple is walking away: Qualcomm expects Apple revenue to fall about 50% from the September to December 2026 quarter.
  • Data-center deals start thin: in July 2026, management said custom chips will cut chip gross margin 1.5 to 2 points.
  • Cuts keep trickling: Qualcomm filed WARN notices in April 2026 covering 144 layoffs, including 68 in San Diego.

What makes Qualcomm unique

  • Phones are only part of it: handsets were $5.09 billion of $8.50 billion chip revenue in fiscal Q3 2026.
  • Cloud giants buy its custom chips: two hyperscaler design wins start producing revenue in the December 2026 quarter.
  • It owns an AI software layer: Qualcomm completed its Modular acquisition in July 2026 for open generative AI software.

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Benefits

  • Premium-free health coverage
  • Onsite health & fitness centers
  • Retirement programs
  • Disability & life insurance programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Product discounts
  • Flexible time off
  • Parental leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

0%
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Bloomberg
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Yahoo Finance
Oct 23rd, 2026
Qualcomm targets $15B data center sales by fiscal 2029 as handset revenue falls

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CNBC
Oct 23rd, 2026
Indonesia's wealth fund steps in as stocks slide; Qualcomm plans layoffs, Lindt CEO exits

Indonesian stocks saw another round of panic selling this week after reports that index provider MSCI is considering downgrading the country's market status. Danantara, Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, stepped in to stabilise the market. Its chief executive officer, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, has called sharp pullbacks long-term buying opportunities. Qualcomm plans a new round of global layoffs, with figures undisclosed. Chief executive officer Cristiano Amon said in an internal memo that the cuts aim to build a stronger performance culture. Its shares have lagged the broader market this year. Lindt chief executive officer Adalbert Lechner stepped down on Monday after nearly 33 years at the company. His predecessor returns on an interim basis. Lindt raised prices about 16% in the first half to offset higher cocoa costs, then cut its full-year guidance twice as consumers pulled back.

Design & Reuse
Oct 22nd, 2026
Qualcomm buys RISC-V startup Akeana to push into AI and data-center chips.

Qualcomm buys RISC-V startup Akeana to push into AI and data-center chips. October 22, 2026 - By dealroom.co What's the deal? Qualcomm has acquired Akeana, a US semiconductor startup that designs processors using the open-source RISC-V architecture. Terms were undisclosed. The deal brings Akeana's technology and engineering team into Qualcomm to expand its push in AI and data centers. Who's Akeana? Founded in 2021 by engineers who previously built server processors at Marvell, the startup raised more than $100 million in August 2024 from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Mayfield, and Fidelity. Its RISC-V designs let companies customise processors for AI systems, computers, and data centers.