Project Manager (SERDES)

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Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.

Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Job Title: Senior Principal Program Manager (SERDES)

Location: Cork

Reports to: Group Director

Job Overview:

As a Senior Principal Program Manager you are responsible for driving the various internal teams at Cadence Ireland to deliver Serdes PHY IP based products and services.

In this role you will be responsible for creating and executing the project plan, proactively mitigating risks, and managing the Project life cycle from inception to project delivery and post production support.

You will also be responsible for managing external stockholders as a customer facing Program Manager.

Job  Responsibilities:

• Work with internal & external customers, stakeholders to define project objectives and requirements.
• Prioritize requirements and define scope to meet customer needs in a timely manner given available resources.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute (as appropriate) standard project management deliverables for the successful implementation of the project, including: implementation plan, project schedule, project budget and variances, issues & action items log, meeting minutes, risks assessment and contingencies.
• Manage deliverables (including SOWs, change management, approval of deliverables).
• Partner with internal and external development teams to deliver on time and with the quality required.
• Serve as the project owner in development process; maintaining quality checklists, Jira tickets, schedule tracker etc.
• Manage each release through the quality checker process.
• Partner with various teams to identify areas in need of improvement to increase customer satisfaction and decrease support requests.
• Anticipate problems and complications, formulate solutions so as not to impede the progress of the project.
• Assume responsibility and drive ownership for issue resolution.
• Holding status update meetings with technical teams and updating higher management on the project progress.
• Create and maintain scorecards to track project performance.
• Accountable for on time project delivery, product quality, cost, and operations.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 10+ years of experience out of which at least 2+ years of Program Management or Technical Product Management experience in a technology-oriented organisation.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to work on and track multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and strategically when executing the project and solving problems.
• Familiar with Integrated Circuit Design, Custom Layout, Physical Design & Verification and Silicon Validation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical individuals.

Additional Information:

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 

Travel: >10%

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