Hiring: Strategy and Business Operations Lead (IT Enterprise Data and Analytics) Company: Qualcomm Location: San Diego, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:47:20 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Portfolio Management, Program Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •8+ years of project/program management, business operations, or strategy work experience with a Bachelor's degree. •OR 10+ years of equivalent work experience without a Bachelor's degree. •7+ years of Project Management-relevant work experience with a Bachelor's degree. •9+ years of Project Management-relevant work experience without a Bachelor’s degree. •10+ years of equivalent work experience without a Bachelor's degree. Required Skills: •Drives the IT leadership operating cadence—staff meetings, leadership reviews, business reviews (MBR/QBR), offsites, and all-hands—including agendas, pre-reads, content, and follow-up on action items and decisions. •Partners with the VP and leadership team to shape and operationalize strategy, including annual and quarterly planning, goal/OKR setting, and tracking progress against objectives. •Leads and orchestrates high-priority, cross-functional strategic initiatives end to end—defining scope, milestones, owners, and success metrics, and driving them to completion. •Leads change management and enablement to evolve the leadership team and broader IT organization into an AI-first / AI-native team—driving adoption, capability-building, and new ways of working. •Leads change management, training, and enablement to drive adoption of new platforms and tools both internally across IT and with business partners—building capability and ensuring sustained usage and value realization. •Owns resource planning and portfolio management—balancing capacity, priorities, and investments across the organization's initiatives, and providing leadership with visibility into the full portfolio. •Supports leadership on the mobilization of data governance across the organization for trust, quality, and AI readiness. •Establishes AI-first processes and mechanisms for tracking execution and operations against strategy, giving leadership real-time visibility into progress, performance, and outcomes. Qualifications: •Proven ability and experience leading large-scale data and analytics transformation and migration at scale (required), specifically geared toward AI readiness. •AI-enabled (required) — hands-on fluency with AI tools and a demonstrated ability to embrace, adopt, and continuously adapt to a rapidly evolving AI footprint. •Master's degree (MBA or IT/business-related field). •Prior experience in a chief of staff, strategy & operations, business operations, or PMO leadership role supporting senior executives. •Hands-on experience managing data and AI projects and leading data/AI-driven transformation initiatives at scale. •Knowledge of the semiconductor industry and enterprise IT functions. •Strong financial, planning, and data analysis skills; proficiency with executive communications and presentation development (PowerPoint, Excel, BI tools). •Exceptional written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and influence skills. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!