Staff Program Manager

About the role

Synaptics is looking for a Staff Program Manager to join our Video Interface and Human Presence Detection team. You will be responsible for managing programs in SW/FW and ASIC domains, ensuring the engineering teams stay productive and focused on creating the greatest value for the business. This position reports to the Sr. Director, Program Management.

The typical base pay range for this position is USD $138,000 - $217,800 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, equity, and other benefits.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management of engineering programs from idea to mass production, including planning, scoping, design, development, and change management
• Lead, track, and monitor cross-functional projects, rallying teams around short-term and mid-term deliverables while maintaining the long-term plan
• Plan and track execution of programs lasting anywhere from 6 months to 2 years (depending on project) with a focus on interdisciplinary deliverables
• Support the teams in issue resolution and risk mitigation through well-balanced and efficient processes leveraging tools and automation
• Champion an efficient, disciplined approach to planning, tracking, requirements gathering, change management, and risk management with the use of tools and analytics
• Actively support sustainable, effective cross-functional communication at multiple levels in the organization
• Analyze technical issues and lead the team in generating creative mitigation options and solutions
• Report status of program execution with a focus on schedule, risks, and issues utilizing data-based models and indicators
• Drive continuous improvement of all processes, methodologies, and systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s (Master’s preferred) degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or a related field, or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience in SW and/or IC program/project management
• Experience in rigorous life-cycle management, including capturing requirements, decomposition, architecture, design, unit testing, and integration testing
• Proven expertise in planning tools and methodologies (Jira, MS Project, SCRUM, waterfall)
• Hands-on technical experience preferred
• 25% domestic and international travel is required

Skills

• Well organized with strong attention to data and detail; proactively ensures work is accurate
• Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly
• Ability to ask difficult but important questions and drive discussion to find answers
• Ability to influence horizontally across multiple internal functional organizations
• Proactive, self-starter, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability
• A highly structured planner with a strong discipline toward pragmatic and efficient processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in agile execution and facilitating multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to synthesize and report complex matters simply for senior and executive management to grasp quickly
• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work within a diverse team

Benefits

• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Equity
• Other benefits

Pay

USD $138,000 - $217,800 per year (base salary only). Individual pay is determined by work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.