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Senior Vendor Technology Program Manager

AMD· Engineering
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Markham, OntarioCA$174.4k - CA$261.6kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior leadership role within AMD's Data Center Platform Engineering Group (DPEG) - Vendor Technology Enablement Team, focusing on defining and managing vendor programs to enable high-performance computing and AI infrastructure across AMD’s Instinct roadmap and solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement structured vendor processes qualification, validation, KPI/scorecards, and capture/drive lessons learned to assess vendor performance and capabilities.
  • Act as the primary program liaison with AMD cross-functional teams to vendors, ensuring alignment on technical, business, schedule, and process requirements.
  • Collaborate with current and future technology-facing architecture and design teams.
  • Collaborate with procurement, quality, and reliability teams to bridge AMD requirements with vendor capabilities for production execution.
  • Collaborate with architecture and design team to identify, and assess optics technologies and work with vendors and internal teams to evaluate the technologies for alignment to the AMD product roadmap
  • Communicate clear product technical status, risk and mitigation strategies to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Enable a robust component ecosystem, industry supply chain and NPI acceleration to identify early component risks.
  • Lead and participate vendor audit (onsite/virtual) for design and development process alignment and NPI to MP ramp readiness.
  • Work in a dynamic and fast-paced product development environment
  • Drive process improvements while executing fast time-to-market on products.
  • Collaborate with Legal and Procurement teams to align vendor technical requirements, scope, performance with SOW, SLA, GSA, NDA, and AVL enablement and executions.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and sustain cross-functional and cross-organizational teams in a matrixed environment.
  • Extensive experience managing complex technical programs; familiarity with server platforms, external third party vendor/supplier management, and Optics Technology concepts is a plus.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail; skilled at prioritizing and balancing multiple work streams under tight deadlines.
  • Strong problem-solving skills; capable of structuring complex analyses, extracting insights, and presenting actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Proven ability to manage schedules, risks, requirements, escalations, and stakeholder management and communications effectively.
  • Deep knowledge of productivity and project management tools (AI Application, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite)
  • Experience working with data visualization/reporting tools (e.g. PowerBI).
  • Server or Datacenter thermal module design, debug, and test experience a plus.
  • Experience in Optics technology and managing Optics suppliers/OEMs.
  • Semiconductor or high-performance computing industry experience.
  • Familiarity with vendor qualification processes and mass production readiness.
  • Proven track record of leading technical teams through complex problem-solving scenarios and interacting with executive leadership.
  • Good communication skills (Written and Verbal) in English, multi-lingual is a plus.
  • Ability to work in a team environment (internal/external stakeholders).
  • Experienced working with cross-functional and cross-organizational teams.

Skills

Required:Vendor program managementCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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