Senior Staff Program Manager (f/m/d)

This includes but is not limited to

- Marketing
- Design Engineering (Silicon and Software)
- IP procurement / insourcing
- Operations (Quality, Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Planning, …)

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Significant experience in semiconductor/engineering environment

- Experience/awareness of the of IC design process including physical design
- Experience/awareness of the of requirements for Automotive IC products
- Experience/awareness of the of SW design process, especially embedded SW design
- Experience of working with IC fabrication, assembly and test organizations
- Technical acumen with ability to manage technical issues within a return on investment or risk management
- framework
- Strong commercial awareness with previous experience of P&L responsibility
- Language skills – English is essential, Dutch and/or German desirable

Responsibilities

Support business plan set up including setting of program budgeD; Budget; Deliver to requirements specifications; Timeline; Defining clear project KPI, monitoring and triggering associated actions; Establish, drive and maintain the overall program plan including regular program reporting to both internal; and external teams; Define all milestones and track on a regular basis. Highlight issues and derive options for resolution. Ensure; risk analysis is completed and maintained including options and trigger dates; Organize and hold regular program status meetings. Derive regular reports including management and; customer updates.; Establish and maintain efficient program reporting across involved departments; Lead and manage cross functional teams across multiple locations to deliver the program.

Requirements

Electrical or Electronic Engineering Degree or similar desired; PMI or Prince 2 (nice to have); Industry experience in the application of project management techniques; 7 years+ experience of managing large, multi-disciplined global delivery teams; 7 years+ experience of successfully program managing complex IC design projects for Automotive products.; Should include evidence of program managing multiple projects in parallel; Proof of working with satellite teams in different locations/countries; Proof of being able to work with 3rd parties and/or external contract resource companies; Excellent customer and stakeholder management skills; Ability to communicate effectively at all levels; Gravitas, strength of opinion and effective influencing skills; Strong presentation skills to present concise program status

Nice to have

Proven success in achieving design-in to Tier 1 customers in Wireless Connectivity; Previous experience in key account management or sales roles