Senior Software Technical Program Manager at Nvidia Corporation in Santa Clara, California

Job Description:

We are looking for a results-oriented person to be a Technical Program Manager for the Software Embedded Team! You will work with engineering and product leaders on the planning and execution of programs. You will coordinate work between multiple organizations. Today, we are increasingly known as "the AI computing company". We are looking to grow our teams with the smartest people in the world.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead, influence and drive process change and improvement
  
  


• Develop critical metrics, program schedules to measure release health, predictability, and achievements
  
  


• Identify failures, lead retrospective analysis, and help to develop action plans
  
  


• Lead and be viewed as a leader
  
  


• Work closely with engineers on architectural discussions and challenge design choices that we make
  
  


• Anticipate risks and develop risk management solutions as appropriate
  
  


• Regularly communicate the program status and key issues to management.
  
  


• Correctly represent the vitality of issues and raise issues appropriately.
  
  


• Build high level understanding of products, projects and goals and highlight domain specific / new market application possibilities
  
  


• Coordinate efforts between development teams, product managers and solution architects
  
  


• Drive the day-to-day operational aspects of software development, coordinating across multiple development teams as well as QA, release operations, etc.
  
  


• Work with development teams on test plans, execution, reviews, failure analysis and assessing overall quality and risk
  
  


• Develop and manage program schedules, achievements and results.
  
  


• Drive process change and improvement throughout the organization
  
  


• Create common strategies and efficiencies and persuade multiple business units of the advantages
  
  

What we need to see:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  
  


• Strong technical background.
  
  


• Strong communication and effective presentation skills with a proven ability to articulate a value proposition to technical and non-technical audiences
  
  


• Ability to multitask, quickly switch context, and be thorough
  
  


• Previous experience project managing engineering teams
  
  


• Background in driving process change
  
  


• 6+ years of Software Project Management experience driving engineering
  
  


• Ability to think strategically and tactically and to build consensus to make programs successful.
  
  


• Strong problem solving skills, consistently successful implementing systematic solutions
  
  

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Deep understanding of software engineering principles
  
  


• Natural inclination to improve what we build and how we build it
  
  


• Enthusiastic, responsive and passionate
  
  

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. If you strive for excellence, are self-motivated and enjoy having fun and learning, then don't wait-- apply today! NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression , sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.