About GlobalFoundries:
GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power‑efficient and high‑performance solutions for high‑growth markets. With global manufacturing operations across the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity, and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com.
Summary of Role:
We are seeking a highly driven Software Program Manager (SPM) to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across our engineering organization. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and business operations, ensuring seamless execution of software programs from concept through delivery.
The ideal candidate brings strong program execution discipline, technical fluency, and the ability to drive alignment across diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Essential Responsibilities:
Collaborate with product management, application and technology teams on requirements
Build and manage detailed program plans, including schedules, milestones, dependencies, and risks
Own end-to-end delivery of complex software programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and quality expectations
Drive predictable execution through rigorous tracking, reporting, and issue resolution
Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and resource constraints. Implement mitigation strategies and escalate issues appropriately.
Provide clear, concise updates to leadership on program status, risks, and key decisions. Drive executive-level reviews and stakeholder alignment.
Other Responsibilities:
Work closely with architects, hardware designers, firmware teams and silicon
Work with Finance, IT and other business and corporate entities as needed
Support internal and external audits
Establish and refine program management best practices, tools, and operating rhythms
Work with Finance, IT and other business and corporate entities as needed
Required Qualifications:
Education – Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Experience - Minimum of 5 years of experience in program or project management within a software or technology environment
Proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale software programs
Familiarity with tools such as Jira, MS project, MS Excel or similar program tracking systems.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid)
Strong sense of urgency in driving execution and decision-making in a dynamic environment
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities
Experience managing globally distributed teams.
Technical background enabling effective engagement with engineering teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong planning & organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in large-scale engineering environments or enterprise systems (e.g., cloud, enterprise software, semiconductor/EDA, or systems software).
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certification
Expected Salary Range
$167,000.00 - $275,000.00The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of program or project management experience within a software or technology environment
- Proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale software programs
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, MS Project, MS Excel or similar program tracking systems
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid)
- Experience managing globally distributed teams
- Technical background enabling effective engagement with engineering teams
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Strong sense of urgency in driving execution and decision-making
- Experience in large-scale engineering environments or enterprise systems (e.g., cloud, semiconductor/EDA, systems software)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certification
GlobalFoundries Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GlobalFoundries and has not been reviewed or approved by GlobalFoundries.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health support is presented as a meaningful part of the package. Wellness programs and an Employee Assistance Program add to the sense of broad health coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with matching from day one and access to an employee stock purchase program are positioned as notable financial benefits. Retirement provisions are repeatedly framed as a strong counterweight to other compensation concerns.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous, including high annual vacation accrual, dedicated sick time, and additional personal days. Extended paid parental leave frameworks are also outlined as a substantial leave benefit.
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What We Do
GlobalFoundries (GF) is one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF is redefining innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions that provide leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development, and fabrication services. With a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology source to its worldwide customers. For more information, visit www.gf.com. GlobalFoundries is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer Minorities/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V).#CB
