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Sr. BKC Release Manager - Data Center GPU

AMD· Engineering
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Hybrid (Austin, TX)$185.6kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Senior program management role owning end-to-end release delivery of complex HW/SW configurations across silicon, firmware, software, validation, and manufacturing within AMD's Data Center GPU organization.

Responsibilities

  • - Own the full lifecycle of Best Known Configuration (BKC) releases, from integration and release candidate planning through validation, sign‑off, and final delivery
  • - Drive release cadence, milestones, and readiness checkpoints across firmware, BIOS, drivers, software stack, validation, and manufacturing teams
  • - Ensure release artifacts are complete, traceable, and consumable by downstream users
  • - Serve as the final integrator and decision owner for release scope, including fix inclusion, deferral, and quality vs schedule tradeoffs
  • - Define and enforce entry / exit criteria, release readiness standards, and fix‑version discipline
  • - Identify systemic risks (quality gaps, tool limitations, coverage holes) and drive mitigation with clear recommendations
  • - Lead cross‑functional release forums and working sessions spanning engineering, program management, validation, and manufacturing
  • - Resolve conflicts across teams by clarifying ownership, driving decisions, and enforcing agreed‑upon outcomes
  • - Act as the single point of accountability when execution issues arise
  • - Ensure BKCs are production‑ready and customer‑consumable, including release notes, documentation, and delivery mechanisms
  • - Partner with manufacturing teams to support production transitions, special SKUs, and sustaining releases
  • - Coordinate release strategy for high‑visibility customer programs with strict delivery and quality requirements
  • - Own release plans, schedules, dashboards, status reporting, and executive‑level visibility
  • - Continuously improve release processes, tooling, and handoff mechanisms to increase predictability and quality
  • - Drive clear communication of release posture, risks, and expectations to stakeholders

Qualifications

  • - 10+ years of experience in technical program or release management for complex HW/SW systems
  • - Proven ownership of cross‑functional, system‑level releases spanning multiple engineering disciplines
  • - Strong technical understanding of system integration (firmware, BIOS, drivers, software, validation workflows)
  • - Good understanding of requirements management, documentation management, and defect management
  • - Demonstrated ability to make and defend difficult scope and priority decisions
  • - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with senior technical stakeholders
  • - Background in silicon validation, platform bring‑up, firmware, or large‑scale system integration
  • - Track record of improving release rigor, predictability, and quality through process and tooling
  • - Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments with incomplete information
  • - Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Excel is an asset
  • - Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
  • - Formal Project Management education, PMP certified

Skills

Required:Release managementCross-functional leadership
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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