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Job Title: Program Management Director

We are looking for a Program Management Director who will be responsible for the overall coordination of R&D Development Projects and Key Customer Engagements for the SSG Nanjing team.

The candidate must have solid, hands-on experience in digital and/or mixed-signal IP design and/or SoC development with a history in successfully leading or managing designs with end customers.

We are looking for an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset and focused to ensure flawless execution. Someone who is passionate about coordinating all the facets of the project in a matrix organizational structure to deliver successful results. The projects involve the latest advanced protocols and newest foundry nodes.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables

Plan and schedule project timelines

Manage/track project resource allocation using existing online tools

• Support quality assurance
• Constantly monitor and report on progress/KPIs of the project to all stakeholders
• Present to management on project progress, problems and solutions
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• Manage customer engagement and expectations – project and relationship management
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Engineering to assure effective and efficient project execution  

Education and Experience

• Minimum 10-15 years working experience in IC industry with MSEE is preferred
• Hands-on experience in digital design and mixed-signal design and end-to-end flow is highly preferable
• Proven experience in working or managing designs and teams from conception to manufacturing    
• Knowledge of end-to-end design flow and tools for both analog and digital design from Architecture to GDS
• Familiarity with Confluence/Jenkins/Atlassian-JIRA
• Plus: Knowledge of ISO9001 and/or ISO26262 Functional Safety, Knowledge of program management tools like MS Project or similar

Plus: Strong organizational skills and deep understanding of Project Management concepts for planning, monitoring, and reporting

Key competencies

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Team work and collaboration
• Adaptability

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