Strategy and Business Operations Lead (IT Enterprise Data and Analytics)

## Company: Qualcomm Incorporated ## Job Area: Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Project Management General Summary: Serves as a strategy and operations leader and chief of staff to the VP of IT and the IT leadership team, driving the strategic agenda, operating cadence, and execution of high-priority initiatives across the organization. Acts as a trusted extension of the leader—translating strategy into actionable plans, orchestrating the leadership operating rhythm, and ensuring alignment, accountability, and follow-through across teams. Brings structure to ambiguous, cross-functional problems; synthesizes data and insights into executive-ready recommendations; and represents the leader's priorities in forums where direct presence isn't possible. Operates with a high degree of discretion, judgment, and confidentiality. This role requires full-time onsite work in San Diego, CA (5 days per week). **This role is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. Qualifications * 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. * 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. Preferred Qualifications * 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. Principal Duties and Responsibilities * 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. * Synthesizes data, metrics, and qualitative inputs into clear, executive-ready briefings, recommendations, and decision support for the leader and leadership team. * Develops executive...