Program Manager

This role is a Customer Program Manager in AMD's Embedded Business unit, responsible for owning and driving the execution of business-critical customer programs and managing strategic/TIER-1 customers in the physical AI and networking segments. You will enable customer product launches using AMD products, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure milestones are met on time.

Own and drive enablement execution of strategic networking customer programs, making sure milestones are met on time, action items are tracked and closed, technical issues are resolved, and program risks are mitigated/bypassed in a timely manner. Manage the strategic customers post-design-win through their product launch, to get the best time-to-market and platform entitlement. Report overall execution status internally as well as externally and make critical communication to customers on schedule changes, unforeseen bugs, etc. and align on the right next steps. Craft and deploy standardized lightweight processes to bring execution focus and efficiency. Lead and drive process adoption among other customer program managers. Manage and handle escalations with a sense of urgency and proactive problem solving. Make sure customer issues are assigned, prioritized and response/resolution metrics are met for the customer programs per QoS. Connect and coordinate internally with key stakeholders in cross-functional teams to address and balance prioritization of reasonable needs/asks vs. push-back on others. Connect with customers, as well as AMD executives, to get sponsorship for critical needs of the customer requiring large resource and budget investments. Facilitate closure of complex issues and action items requiring multi-party alignment of AMD teams, customers and their partners. Drive alignment of customer product roadmaps with AMD technology roadmaps and facilitate planning and transition for customers well-established on current technology. Engage directly in hands-on efforts for critical customer issues triage, analysis and resolution. Build strong engineering relationships with the program management and engineering counterparts on the customer side. Help business teams on pre-design-win activities for strategic accounts.

Strong execution skills, excellent customer management and well-versed with different project management tools. Good breadth of technical knowledge (x86, SoC, SW, Tools) and experience in multi-disciplinary areas. Extensive customer program management experience enabling several customers into production (esp. high-volume top-tier customers) while multi-tasking and handling pressure well. Good knowledge of networking market segment and enabling networking customers and their products. Proven track record of enabling several customer product launches especially in the embedded market segments of networking or related. Experience working in a multi-site and multi-cultural environment and ability to travel as needed. Experience in leading a team of customer program managers and creating/deploying processes for efficiency and scale. Team player with passion and hunger to do whatever it takes for business success. Excellent communication skills. Proficiency in European or Asian languages. Ability to align and build consensus among parties working towards the final goal. Keen sense of urgency and drive for results.