Head of Program & Portfolio Management – SerDes Networking Solutions - San Jose (Holger Way), United States
$220,400 - $303,100 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 July 2026 by the employer.
Scale the program and portfolio management organization for NXP's SerDes Networking Solutions post-acquisition.
About the role
This role leads and scales the program management function for the SerDes Networking Solutions business, overseeing end-to-end execution, portfolio governance, and customer engagement. The position supports the ongoing integration of Aviva Links into NXP's operating model across automotive networking, ADAS, and IVI systems.
What you'll do
- Build, lead, and develop the program management competence and team for the SerDes Networking Solution segment. - Drive project portfolio and pipeline management, aligning investments, priorities, and resources with business strategy and budget constraints. - Oversee program definition activities including market input, product positioning, and execution strategy across make, buy, or partner decisions. - Drive disciplined planning, risk management, budget tracking, and milestone control across multi-site, cross-functional engineering teams. - Act as an executive interface for key OEMs and Tier-1s in alignment with Sales, CAS, FAEs, and Product Management. - Support the integration of Aviva Links into NXP's processes to build scalable program structures and governance.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Engineering (MBA is a plus). - 15+ years of experience in automotive or high-tech industries, with significant leadership responsibility in program, product, or general management roles. - Proven track record leading large, cross-functional, and multi-site projects with substantial budget and revenue responsibility. - Strong background in complex system development covering HW, SW, validation, qualification, and automotive NPI processes. - Deep understanding of automotive networking, ADAS/IVI systems, or closely related domains. - Demonstrated business and financial acumen balancing strategy, execution, and customer commitments.
Skills: program management, portfolio management, SerDes, automotive networking, ADAS/IVI
This role has been open 122 days — well above the 51-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Automotive IC
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Open roles in category
43
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
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| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (43 roles · 10 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 43 |
| Median days open | 37 d | 51 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: program management, portfolio management, SerDes, automotive networking, ADAS/IVI
Who's hiring in this category
- Mobileye · 13 open roles · median 64 d
- NXP Semiconductors (this employer) · 8 open roles · median 37 d
- Qualcomm · 5 open roles · median 51 d
- NVIDIA · 4 open roles · median 22 d
- Infineon Technologies · 3 open roles · median 105 d
- onsemi · 3 open roles · median 73 d
How we counted: 43 open Technical Program Management (Automotive IC) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.