Technical Program Manager

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward.

Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE

The Technical Program Manager leads a portfolio of programs, projects, and support activities that enable critical AMD business functions. This role is responsible for delivery priorities, overseeing project execution, and ensuring teams are aligned to business objectives.

THE PERSON

The TPM partners closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners to drive planning, governance, resourcing, delivery, and ongoing operational support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program and Delivery Leadership: Provide direction across programs and projects, ensuring work is prioritized, planned, and delivered in alignment with business objectives, timelines, and expected outcomes.

People Management

Directly manage a team of project, development, and support resources by setting expectations, providing coaching, supporting career development, balancing workloads, and building a team focused on execution, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Project Execution

Oversee project planning, milestone tracking, risk management, issue resolution, and delivery readiness to ensure work progresses with clear ownership, transparency, and measurable results.

Stakeholder Management

Serve as a primary business group contact for one or more domains, maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders through regular engagement, status reviews, planning discussions, and alignment on priorities and outcomes.

Support and Operations Management

Oversee support operations for business applications and services, ensuring issues are managed effectively, service levels are maintained, resources are coordinated, and vendors or partners are engaged as needed.

Governance and Process Management

Lead consistent program and project governance practices, including intake, planning, prioritization, reporting, change management, and delivery processes across Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid delivery models.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Proven experience leading technical programs, projects, and operational support activities across business and technology teams. Strong people leadership skills with experience on setting priorities, and supporting individual development. Demonstrated ability to manage delivery plans, resource needs, risks, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder communications. Strong understanding of project delivery life cycles, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional business groups, technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners. Strong organizational and communication skills for managing priorities, schedules, reporting, resource allocation, and delivery commitments. Ability to identify, promote, and evangelize practical AI opportunities that improve productivity, simplify business processes, and support responsible adoption across teams and stakeholders.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

BS/MS in CS, CSE (or similar), PMP certification.

LOCATION

Austin, TX This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. #LI-GW1 Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance . AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here. This posting is for an existing vacancy.