Silabs India - Director - Software Project Management

Summary:

Directs and leads a global Software Project Management Office (SW PMO) responsible for portfolio planning, program execution governance, and on-time delivery of highly complex IoT software-enabled product solutions.

This role sets strategy, establishes execution discipline, and drives continuous improvement across software and product development while influencing outcomes across R&D, Product Management, and Business teams.

Essential Functions:

- Lead and develop a global team of technical program and project managers; establish vision, mission, and objectives aligned with PMO and corporate strategy.

- Build strong leadership capability within the team through mentoring, coaching, and performance management.

- Partner with R&D, Product Management, and Business leadership to drive portfolio and roadmap alignment.

- Own and continuously improve planning frameworks spanning concept, development, release, and product delivery.

- Define and mature prioritization, planning, and execution models that balance scope, schedule, cost, and quality.

- Lead portfolio-level planning and execution governance across the organization.

- Enforce continuous planning practices constrained by realistic resource capacity and critical-path awareness.

- Ensure disciplined scope, change, dependency, and risk management across programs.

- Drive proactive identification of risks and deviations, and lead mitigation and recovery actions to protect delivery commitments.

- Establish metrics, KPIs, and decision data to enable fact-based execution and portfolio decisions.

- Evangelize modern software and product development practices and provide executive-level communication on status, risks, and outcomes.

Director-Level Scope & Accountability:

- Accountable for driving the release of multiple software SDKs and capabilities through globally distributed teams.

- Broad operational and strategic impact beyond the PMO.

- Participates with senior leadership in defining long-term strategy, operating models, and execution frameworks.

- Makes final decisions on operational and administrative matters within scope.

- Decisions have long-term impact on company performance, delivery credibility, and customer outcomes.

Complexity & Leadership:

- Drives innovation in PMO practices and product development ways of working.

- Leads effectively through ambiguity, complexity, and change.

- Builds high-trust, high-performance teams and leadership bench strength.

- Ensures budgets, schedules, and commitments meet corporate requirements.

- Leads primarily through influence across organizational Bachelors degree in EE, CE, CS, or related technical field.

- Advanced degree or MBA and Project Management certifications desired.

- 8+ years of project or program management leadership experience.

- Experience in direct Embedded Software development desired.

- Experience with complex semiconductor software development.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills.

- Deep expertise in project and program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Critical Path/Chain, EVM).

- Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, and Excel.

- Ability to operate effectively across globally distributed, cross-functional teams.

- Proven ability to anticipate risk, align stakeholders, and deliver results.

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