Director, Product Management - Networking CPU Platforms

Technology, Data & Digital · Product & Design · Product Management

In short

We are seeking a Director-level Product Manager to define, productize, and commercialize CPU platforms optimized for networking infrastructure. This role owns end-to-end product leadership, shaping platform strategy and roadmap, and driving execution across cross-functional teams for market success.

Responsibilities

Shape platform strategy and roadmap across high-growth segments like SD-WAN appliances, network/security appliances, and emerging infrastructure compute use cases.
Define the 'whole product,' including silicon features, platform software expectations, security/boot, reference designs, ecosystem enablement, and customer-ready solutions.
Serve as the executive 'voice of the customer' to hyperscalers, OEMs, and network appliance vendors, translating system-level requirements into product definitions.
Drive architecture framing and trade-off decisions, balancing PPA, cost, schedule, and differentiation.
Own the business case, including TAM/SAM framing, pricing strategy, revenue forecasts, margin targets, and long-term ROI narrative.
Lead cross-functional execution across silicon design, platform software, validation, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and business development.
Define and execute go-to-market strategy, including positioning, launch readiness, customer sampling, design-in capture, and field enablement.
Influence multi-year investment decisions and portfolio trade-offs, including reuse vs. derivative vs. new silicon strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related technical field.
8+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years of work experience (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years).

Desired Qualifications

10+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
3+ years of working in a large matrixed organization.
2+ years of working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
2+ years of negotiating 3rd party business agreements.

Benefits

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.
Recruiter will discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.

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