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IT Program Manager, Staff (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Technology, Data & Digital · Product & Design · Program Management

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In short

Qualcomm seeks a Staff IT Program Manager in San Diego, CA, to lead large, cross-functional initiatives requiring a U.S. Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance. This role involves translating strategy into executable programs, managing risks, and ensuring delivery of business value within classified environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, cross-functional programs aligned to OneIT and business objectives.
  • Translate strategic priorities into executable roadmaps, milestones, outcomes, and measurable success criteria.
  • Drive alignment across multiple stakeholders, organizations, and delivery teams.
  • Ensure programs deliver intended business outcomes, benefits, and value realization.
  • Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, resource strategies, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
  • Coordinate execution across multiple projects, product teams, workstreams, and external partners.
  • Monitor progress against commitments and proactively resolve execution challenges.
  • Manage program scope and facilitate tradeoff decisions when priorities, budget, schedule, or resources change.
  • Establish and facilitate program governance forums, steering committees, and decision-making processes.
  • Create executive-level reporting, dashboards, and status communications.
  • Provide clear visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, financials, and outcomes.
  • Drive accountability across participating teams and stakeholders.
  • Identify and assess program risks, issues, assumptions, and interdependencies.
  • Develop mitigation and contingency plans to minimize impacts to delivery.
  • Escalate critical decisions with recommended actions and business impacts.
  • Ensure effective cross-program coordination and dependency management.
  • Manage program budgets, forecasts, investment plans, and resource models.
  • Monitor actual spending against approved funding and business cases.
  • Partner with Finance, Procurement, and leadership to optimize program investments.
  • Ensure resources are effectively aligned to strategic priorities.
  • Partner with business and technology leaders to drive stakeholder engagement and organizational readiness.
  • Support communication, training, adoption, and change management activities required for successful outcomes.
  • Ensure operational readiness and successful transition into support and sustainment models.
  • Measure and track adoption, business value, and benefits realization.
  • Promote consistent program management methodologies, governance practices, and execution standards across OneIT.
  • Drive process improvements that increase transparency, predictability, and delivery effectiveness.
  • Mentor project managers and program managers and contribute to PMO capability development.
  • Champion modern delivery practices, Agile ways of working, and data-driven decision making.

Requirements

  • 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 and the ability to maintain that clearance throughout employment.
  • U.S. citizens only.
  • Experience supporting classified environments.
  • Working within NIST, RMF, CMMC, FedRAMP, and related federal compliance frameworks is strongly desired.

Desired Qualifications

  • Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.
  • Reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.
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Company

Qualcomm

Job Posted

1 month ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

San Diego, United States of America

Qualification

Bachelor

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