Sr. Director, Program Management -Data Center GPU Validation - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 1 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
You will contribute to the Data Center GPU organization, focusing on AI-based Graphic Processors for enterprise Data Centers, AI, HPC, and Embedded systems.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end program planning and execution for Data Center GPU system and platform validation.
- Drive readiness across pre-silicon validation, silicon bring-up, system integration, BKC delivery, production qualification, and customer deployment.
- Establish integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies, success criteria, and executive-level program dashboards.
- Identify critical-path risks early and drive cross-functional mitigation, escalation, and decision-making.
- Lead program governance and operating rhythms across global engineering, validation, and business organizations.
- Ensure clear ownership and accountability for deliverables spanning hardware, firmware, software, networking, systems, and clusters.
What you'll need
- Extensive program-management experience within the semiconductor, enterprise systems, cloud infrastructure, or high-performance computing industries.
- Proven success delivering complex SoC, server, GPU, platform, or cluster programs from definition through production.
- Experience with AI/ML accelerators, Data Center GPUs, HPC systems, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of silicon, hardware, firmware, software, system, and cluster-level integration.
- Demonstrated ability to lead large, globally distributed, cross-functional organizations.
- Strong command of program planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, resource alignment, and executive governance.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Nice to have
- An advanced degree is preferred.
- Experience leading Directors, Sr Managers, Senior Program Managers, Managers, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience engaging with strategic customers and managing high-priority escalations.
Skills: Program Management, Data Center GPU, AI/ML accelerators, SoC/System Validation, Silicon Design, platform validation
This role has been open 43 days — below the 48-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
167
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$219k
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| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (167 roles · 46 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 167 |
| Median days open | 27 d | 48 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $219k |
Skills observed across this category: Program Management, Data Center GPU, AI/ML accelerators, SoC/System Validation, Silicon Design, platform validation
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 49 d
- NVIDIA · 19 open roles · median 47 d
- AMD (this employer) · 18 open roles · median 36 d
- Synopsys · 13 open roles · median 54 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 80 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 6 open roles · median 33 d
How we counted: 167 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 46 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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.