Chief of Staff - Cores Post Silicon Validation Job Listing at AMD in Folsom, CA (Job ID 86634-en-us)

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Chief of Staff – Cores Post-Silicon Validation 

THE ROLE:

As Chief of Staff in the Cores Post-Silicon Validation team you will help to drive and evolve the processes that the business runs upon. Your objective is to enable the business processes to execute at a standard befitting the world-class products and solutions that our teams create. You will work closely with the leadership team and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders throughout the company to help the Cores Validation business meet its strategic objectives. 

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate for this role will possess solid skills and expertise in operations and post-silicon program management. Strong technical, analytical and programming skills (for example C/C++ or another high-level language) in a Post-Silicon Validation environment is also a must. Ability to work as part of a team, while also working independently, defining goals and scope and leading one's own development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and improve business processes for the Cores Post-Silicon Validation using state-of-the art AI tools
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure team preparation for important deadlines, program milestones, pre-reads, and executive meetings.
• Moderate process forums, capture minutes and actions, and follow up with action item owners to ensure closed-loop accountability.
• Data Champion: foster a data-driven culture through trusted data sources, analytics, insights, and AI-based recommendations to support business decisions.
• Data Analysis & Modeling: Analyze large datasets using advanced tools to develop predictive AI models.
• Process Automation: Implement AI and automation solutions to streamline recurring Post-Silicon Validation tasks and improve reporting efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and other departments to integrate AI solutions into business operations.
• Strategic Insights: Provide data-driven insights to senior leadership and contribute to strategic financial decision-making.
• Risk Management: Use AI and data to support investment decisions and enhance risk management processes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Extensive program management experience in Post-Silicon Validation
• Adaptable communication skills, including the ability to convey information clearly and at a level appropriate for both senior executives and individual contributors / stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute operational and business processes and metrics, and initiative to identify and drive improvements to process and visibility as needed.
• Experience with cross-organization project work and with building relationships to enable influence without authority.
• Strong organizational skills for record keeping.
• Experience in proactively establishing expectations and ownership for deliverables, as well as holding owners accountable.
• Has driven product development with hardware platforms and related software ecosystem. 
• Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly and to lead technical teams.
• Problem solving capability with confidence to evaluate risks and tradeoffs and present solution options to executive leadership.
• Ability to influence horizontally across multiple internal functional organizations.
• Skilled in interfacing with customers, partners and in managing joint-development projects.
• Ability to understand and extract action plans from complex technical discussions and translate into succinct messaging tailored for varied targeted audiences.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with AI/ML frameworks like Pytorch, Tensor flow, JAX, etc.
• Knowledge of x86 architecture

 ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer engineering, or a technology related field

LOCATION: 

Folsom, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.