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IT Program Manager, Staff (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Qualcomm San Diego, California, United States of America, United States 3 months ago
Product & Program Management

$171,200 - $256,800 USD yearly

Originally posted 4 August 2026 by the employer.

This role is responsible for translating strategy into executable programs.

About the role

The Staff IT Program Manager leads large, complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive strategic business outcomes for OneIT. This role is responsible for translating strategy into executable programs, establishing governance and execution frameworks, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring delivery of committed business value.

What you'll do

  • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, cross-functional programs aligned to OneIT and business objectives.
  • Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, resource strategies, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
  • Establish and facilitate program governance forums, steering committees, and decision-making processes.
  • Identify and assess program risks, issues, assumptions, and interdependencies.
  • Manage program budgets, forecasts, investment plans, and resource models.
  • Partner with business and technology leaders to drive stakeholder engagement and organizational readiness.

What you'll need

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • Active U.S. Top Secret (TS/SCI) security clearance.
  • U.S. citizenship.
  • Experience supporting classified environments and working within NIST, RMF, CMMC, FedRAMP, and related federal compliance frameworks.

Skills: program leadership, program planning, governance, risk management, financial management, organizational change

Market context

This role has been open 71 days — well above the 59-day median for Technical Program Management roles.

Technical Program Management · Infrastructure Platform

Open roles in category
35
Median days open
59 d
Median salary
$245k
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How Qualcomm compares in Technical Program Management hiring
Metric Qualcomm All employers we track in this specialty (35 roles · 12 employers)
Open roles in this specialty 5 35
Median days open 137 d 59 d (+78 d vs this employer)
Median salary (USD postings) — $245k

Skills observed across this category: program leadership, program planning, governance, risk management, financial management, organizational change

Who's hiring in this category

  • NVIDIA · 18 open roles · median 27 d
  • Qualcomm (this employer) · 5 open roles · median 138 d
  • AMD · 2 open roles · median 31 d
  • Arm Holdings · 2 open roles · median 164 d
  • Ayar Labs · 1 open role · median 68 d
  • Cerebras · 1 open role · median 83 d

How we counted: 35 open Technical Program Management (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 12 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.

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San Diego, California, United States of America, United States
On-site
$171,200 - $256,800 USD yearly
3 months ago

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