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.
#Networking CPU Platforms#Product Management#SD-WAN appliances#network/security appliances#infrastructure compute#silicon features#platform software#security/boot#reference designs#ecosystem enablement#customer-ready solutions#hyperscalers#OEMs#network appliance vendors#PPA#business case#pricing strategy#revenue forecasts#margin targets#ROI#go-to-market strategy#positioning#launch readiness#customer sampling#design-in capture#field enablement#investment decisions#portfolio trade-offs#reuse vs. derivative vs. new silicon strategies
About Qualcomm
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Company
QualcommJob Posted
3 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Salary
US$198,200–297,400 / year
Experience Level
Director
Locations
San Diego, United States of America
Qualification
Bachelor
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