Operating Manager - PCIe/CXL/NVMe Software Programs

Responsibilities

- Own planning, tracking, and execution of software releases for PCIe, CXL, and NVMe programs.

- Define project scopes, objectives, deliverables, and timelines in alignment with product and architecture teams.

- Develop detailed schedules, milestone plans, dependency tracking, and risk mitigation strategies.

- Lead execution checkpoints, release readiness reviews, and cross-team program updates.

- Stay aligned with PCI-SIG specifications, compliance updates, and ecosystem developments.

- Manage day-to-day operations for protocol software programs.

- Drive improvements in execution discipline, documentation quality, and operational workflows.

- Manage external vendor and contractor engineering resources, including planning, tracking, and quality oversight.

- Coordinate with architecture, FPGA/hardware, validation, system engineering, product management, and product planning teams.

- Work closely with Product Planning to gather requirements and ensure feature definition closures.

- Proactively engage with Field teams and customers to gather feedback and understand requests.

- Prepare high-quality reports, updates, and dashboards for leadership.

- Establish, track, and communicate KPIs across productivity, milestones, and quality.

Required Qualifications

- 10-18 years of experience in program/project/operations management.

- Experience in complex software or system engineering programs.

- Understanding of PCIe, CXL, NVMe, or related interconnect protocols.

- Experience managing internal and vendor/contractor engineering teams.

- Strong skills in planning, tracking, risk management, and execution governance.