Sr. Program Manager – CPU Cores

Overview

Senior Program Manager for CPU Cores at AMD leads end-to-end delivery of core IP from conception to production, coordinating architecture, design, verification, and documentation. You’ll drive global, cross-functional execution and continuously optimize processes. You’ll partner with leadership to prioritize, scope, and mitigate risk while mentoring early-career PMs. This role sits at the heart of AMD’s CPU core roadmap, shaping high-performance silicon and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution planning and delivery of long-lead IP initiatives from concept to development
• Manage cross-program resource and scheduling across multiple product streams
• Coordinate IP component schedules with peer IP Program Managers and SoC milestones
• Provide data-driven insights to inform prioritization, scoping, and risk management
• Facilitate execution trade-offs, risk mitigation, and handling late discoveries or scope changes
• Coordinate communication between leadership and engineering teams and run recurring execution reviews
• Mentor and guide early-career or less-experienced Program Managers

Key requirements

• Program management experience in silicon engineering or complex hardware
• Ability to lead global, cross-functional engineering programs
• Strong understanding of silicon lifecycle and defect management
• Experience developing long-term program plans with clear deliverables
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and PM tools (MS Project, SharePoint, Teams)

• strong communication
• cross-functional collaboration
• mentorship
• program management for silicon/hardware
• silicon lifecycle and defect management
• Confluence

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