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You will be the central orchestrator ensuring delivery excellence, stakeholder alignment, and continuous innovation across the full EDA product lifecycle.\nKey Responsibilities\n Multi-team coordination: Drive alignment across cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, design, operations, business) to ensure seamless execution and on-time delivery of EDA software projects.\nCustomer project ownership: Manage end-to-end delivery of customer-facing EDA projects, acting as the primary point of contact and ensuring commitments are met with quality.\nHigh-stakes project leadership: Lead critical, high-visibility programs with significant business or technical impact, managing risks proactively and escalating appropriately.\n Structured planning: Define project scope, milestones, dependencies, and resource plans using rigorous methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid).\nInnovation facilitation: Champion new approaches and continuously explore emerging tools - including AI-assisted project management (intelligent scheduling, risk prediction, automated reporting, and AI-driven decision support) - to improve team efficiency and project outcomes.\nStatus reporting: Provide clear, concise, and accurate communication to all stakeholders - from engineers to senior leadership.\nTeam collaboration: Foster a strong team spirit, removing blockers and ensuring every contributor feels supported and empowered.\nRequired Profile\nProven track record managing complex, multi-team programs in a technical or software development environment.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills - able to adapt messaging for both technical and executive audiences.\nHighly organized, detail-oriented, and structured in approach.\nCollaborative mindset with genuine team spirit - you succeed when the team succeeds.\nComfortable operating under pressure and navigating ambiguity on high-stakes deliverables.\nExperience with project management tools (Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent).\n Understanding of EDA tools and the semiconductor design flow is a strong plus - familiarity with the domain (simulation, synthesis, place & route, verification, etc.) enables faster ramp-up and more credible engagement with engineering teams.\n PMP certification (Project Management Professional) is a strong plus - it demonstrates mastery of globally recognized PM standards and a commitment to the discipline.\nWhat We Value\nYou are not just a process enforcer - you are a builder of bridges between teams, a guardian of commitments to customers, and a driver of a culture where quality and innovation go hand in hand. You embrace AI as a force multiplier to manage smarter, not just harder - and you bring enough EDA domain awareness to speak the language of the engineers you serve.\nWe’re doing work that matters. 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