Job Title: Program Manager
Location: San Diego, CA (Onsite)
Duration: 9 Months
Job Description:
Top 5 Required Skills:

• Communication - able to communicate effectively within and outside teams in the organization. Understands audience and communicates accordingly.
• Risk Management – Exercises proactive & effective risk management and mitigation.
• Technical – Knowledge about HW/VLSI flows and different phases in chip development
• Organizational - detail-oriented about planning, tracking milestones, etc. Managed programs using PM best practices.
• Familiarity with program management tools and dashboards - Example- Splunk, JIRA, Thoughtspot, Tableau, PowerBI/automate etc.

 
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
 
Required Years of Experience:
2+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
 
Key Words:

• Program Management
• Communication
• Risk management
• Mitigation
• VLSI
• HW life cycle
• Scrum
• Agile
• Tableau
• JIRA
• Power BI
• Thoughtspot
• Planning
• Milestone tracking

 
Job Description:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for Program Management in our GSOC Hardware Program Management Office including the following responsibilities:
• Manages and takes responsibility for multiple small programs/technology with moderate complexity or a single complex program/technology by applying up-to-date program management knowledge to meet deadlines.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop goals, set the prioritization of deliverables, and discuss necessary priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Builds and manages the execution of the Plan of Record (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope) for the programs/projects, which includes schedule, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, infrastructure setup, test plan coordination and prioritization.
• Tracks and manages all key metrics pertaining to a program and identifies when metrics deviate significantly from Plan of Record; escalates issues in a timely manner and proposes corrective actions.
• Manages and prioritizes the work of the program team by establishing schedules, task assignments, and tracking tasks of team members.
• Coordinates the work of multiple cross functional teams on assigned tasks with guidance and maintains progress in tracking system.
• Identifies program issues/risks and creates a risk mitigation plan for multiple small programs or a single medium sized or complex program. Maintains and updates the risk tracker.
• Help to promote program vision and objectives within own team, and ensures program objectives are met or exceeded. Represents the program and drives alignment across stakeholders.
• Monitors budget/spending, on-time delivery, and achievement of program milestones.
• Supports the compliance of processes by following best practices and procedures and providing observations for process improvement.
• Develop engineering-based performance indicators/metrics geared towards risk identification, assessment, quantification. Monitor and ensure adherence to Test plan tracker, Sign-off checklists, etc.
• Partners with Engineering and Program Management leads to drive continuous improvement by coordinating Project Lessons Learnt sessions, participating in initiatives etc..
• Supports team vision and objectives by motivating team.

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
 
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $60.76/hr.