Project Manager, IT

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Occupation:

Information Technology Project Managers

Location:

San Diego, CA - 92101

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Other, see job description Shift

Posted:

05/09/2026 Positions available: 1

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Not Specified

Updated:

05/10/2026

Expires:

06/08/2026 Job #: 19852215 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Education Bachelor's Degree Experience 36 Month(s) Schedule Full Time Job Type Regular Duration Permanent Employment Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window.

Company:

Qualcomm Incorporated

Job Area:

Operations Group, Operations Group > Project Manager

General Summary:

Location:

San Diego, CA (Onsite 5 days/week)

Immigration Sponsorship:

Not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship As a global technology leader,Qualcomm enables intelligent computing everywherefrom smartphones and PCs to automotive, IoT, networking, and edge AI platforms. Our innovations inhigh-performance, low-power computing, connectivity, and on-device artificial intelligence (AI)power the products and services shaping the future of technology. Come join the Engineering & Infrastructure Services (EIS) organization at Qualcomm IT.EIS plays a critical role in enabling Qualcomm's business by deliveringtheinfrastructure, platforms, analytics, and servicesthat support engineering innovation, global operations, and enterprise scale. Our teams ensure that Qualcomm employees and partnersoperateon secure, reliable, and modern infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role is part of theProject Management Office (PMO)within EIS and supportsinfrastructure, analytics, and GenAI-enabled initiatives. TheIT Project Managerdrives planning, coordination, tracking, and execution of IT projects, partnering closely with senior project managers, Scrum teams, and technical leads. The role emphasizesoperational execution, Agile delivery, structured project tracking, data-driven insights, and clear stakeholder communication, with hands-on involvement in enterprise infrastructure and emerging AI-enabled workflows in a fast-paced, global technology environment.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Serves as the operational backbone for an IT infrastructure team, coordinating day-to-day work, running Agile ceremonies, and keeping cross-functional tasks moving on time. Provides leadership, direction, and coaching to team members on assigned work; communicates expectations, priorities, and status clearly to the team and stakeholders ina timelyfashion.

Operates effectively in a quickly changing environment, balancing recurring operational rhythms with ad-hoc requests.

This role is hands-on with team operations and Agile delivery rather than focused on standalone large-program management. The responsibilities of this role include: Working independently with little supervision on recurring team operations. Taking responsibility for the smooth running of the team's day-to-day delivery cadence; errors mayimpactteam throughput, sprint commitments, or stakeholder confidence. Using clear written and verbal communication to coordinate across team members, peer teams, and vendors. Applying structured problem solving to triage incoming requests, surface blockers, and route issues to the right owner. Exercising judgment to refine team processes, ceremonies, and tools to improve flow and predictability.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinate departmental and cross-functional teams to assign and prioritize tasks, ensuring the right work gets to the right owner with clear expectations and timing. Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to team members on assignedwork;coach the team on Agile practices, ceremony hygiene, and continuous improvement. Run the team's

Agilecadence :

daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives keeping ceremonies focused, time-boxed, and outcome-oriented. Own backlog hygiene and work intake: capture new requests, ensure stories and tasks have clear acceptance criteria, andmaintainprioritization with theteamlead. Track team commitments and execution; surface slipping work early, follow up on open items, and help team members remove blockers. Maintain operational dashboards (Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or equivalent) so leadership and stakeholders can self-serve status. Manage standing operational rhythms: weekly team meetings, monthly business reviews, quarterly planning inputs, and recurring stakeholder syncs. Coordinate vendor andcontractortask assignments and onboarding/offboardinglogisticson behalf of the team. Make sound day-to-day decisions when faced with multi-faceted issues by weighing risks, urgency, and dependencies;escalateappropriately. Communicate project and operational expectations to team members and stakeholders ina timelyfashion; produce concise written status, risk callouts, and action-item summaries. Identifyprocess friction and propose pragmatic improvements to improve flow and predictability.

IT CORE COMPETENCIES

Accountability- Drives follow-through on team commitments and holds peers to agreed deliverables with tact. Collaboration- Builds working relationships across a mixed team of full-time employees, consultants, and vendors. Communication-Clear, concise written and verbal updates; strong meeting facilitation skills. Adaptability-Comfortable shifting between coordination, ceremony facilitation, and ad-hoc operational support. Organization-Keeps many small threads visible and moving; nothing falls through the cracks. Coaching & Motivation-Encourages and motivates team members; builds trust quickly with FTEs, consultants, and vendors.

ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES

(All competencies below arerequiredupon entry) Agile / Scrum Facilitation- Practical fluency in Scrum events, artifacts, and roles; able to run effective ceremonies and coach a team that is not fully Agile-mature. Backlog & Work Management- Hands-on with Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or equivalent; comfortable building queries, dashboards, and reports. Operational Coordination-Strong atintake triage, dependency tracking, andrecurring-rhythmmanagement. Stakeholder Communication- Translates team activity into status visibility for non-technical and senior audiences. Time & Priority Management- Quickly distinguishes urgent from important; protects the team from low-value churn. Problem Solving- Practical, root-cause-oriented; comfortable making moderate decisions without escalation, weighing risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Operating in Ambiguity- Multi-tasks effectively in a quickly changing environment; makes sound decisions with incomplete information.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I or II), orSAFeScrum Master /SAFeAgilist certification. Experience supporting an IT infrastructure, datacenter, or operations team. Experience coordinating mixed teams of full-time employees and consultants/contractors. Familiarity with Kanban and scaled Agile (SAFe,LeSS, or similar). Lean Six Sigma exposure for process improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of project management or related work experience. OR Associate's degree and 5+ years of project management or related work experience. OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 7+ years of project management or related work experience. •Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Masters = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

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Other Compensation & Benefits:

$120,800.00 - $181,200.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer and you can review more details about our US benefits at thislink. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers. (Confidential) Is a Private Sector employer with 11 locations

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