SR Director of Product Management, Windows API Platform San Diego, California, United States of America Flexible Location Posted a month ago

## SR Director of Product Management, Windows API PlatformSan Diego, California, United States of AmericaApply NowFind out how well you match with this jobJob ID: 3093277## **Company:**Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.## **Job Area:**Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management**General Summary:**Qualcomm is looking for an experienced Product Management lead in the Compute Business Unit to help strategize and drive windows API platform offerings and related software platform features and SDKs for Windows on Snapdragon initiative.Qualcomm is enabling a world where everyone and everything can be intelligently connected. You interact with products and technologies made possible by Qualcomm every day, including 5G-enabled smartphones that double as pro-level cameras and gaming devices, smarter vehicles and cities, and the technology behind the smart, connected factories that manufactured your latest purchase. Qualcomm 5G and AI innovations are the power behind the connected intelligent edge. You’ll find our technologies behind and inside the innovations that deliver significant value across multiple industries and to billions of people every day.Windows on Snapdragon initiative is revolutionizing the PC industry. Windows Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite are leading the industry with its revolutionary performance, efficiency and AI capabilities. The personal notebook industry is shifting towards these capabilities, and this has created momentum amongst the developer community to adopt this new platform. We are looking for a passionate person who can help accelerate this developer momentum.Windows PC is a development and target platform for millions of software developer community. These developers represent multiple use cases, needs and challenges. To make Snapdragon Compute platform developer ready and to provide developers the access to all the capabilities of Snapdragon, it is important to provide a well thought and developer friendly API platform. With Snapdragon differentiating technologies like Camera, Sensors, A/V, etc become even more important to ensure the power of the hardware is utilized by the ecosystem. More so these APIs need to be complimentary to the offerings in the existing complex Windows PC ecosystem. The role will be central to this movement.The successful candidate will have a good understanding of Core IP technologies like Camera, Audio,Video, Sensors as well developer technologies like Windows APIs, SDKs, tools and dependencies across consumer/enterprise segments of developers. She/he will have hands-on experience and knowledge about the Microsoft and competition offerings in the area of APIs. She/he will work with the internal stakeholders (core technology leads, product, engineering, marketing, business, and program management) and external developers to put together the right requirements and plan for the API platform, SDKs, libraries and tools and features for Compute. She/he will engage with developers and industry partners to analyze new APIs and technical opportunities - new software/hardware requirements, drive execution, and support the go-to-market plans and ISV adoption.The position requires understanding of PC and Windows, knowledge of technical and business sides of software and application development, proven track record of cross-functional leadership with strong interpersonal and communication skills. The role also requires AI tools, technology and ecosystem knowledge.Principal Duties and Responsibilities:* Does a thorough **market and technical competitive analysis** to identify current Qualcomm’s API offerings and gaps. Interact with Microsoft, OEMs, developers and industry experts, partners, to understand their products/roadmaps/strategies, competition, and overall market. Conducts a thorough API market analysis.* Works with internalto understand the Qualcomm software stack and APIs offered for different IP blocks (Camera, A/V, NPU, LPI, GPU, GPS..) and what other platforms like mobile expose today.* Defines a comprehensive **product roadmap and plan** with a clear articulation of what APIs Qualcomm should provide and by when, aligns across IP software teams and creates a product definition.* Working with multiple product management, engineering, program, marketing, and other business stakeholders **executes on the roadmap** creating a strong technology impact. Oversees a successful cross-functional collaboration by ensuring the completion of milestones ensuring the completed work aligns with roadmap for a product line(s).* **Develops a strong product GTM strategy** for these APIs to developers through SDK and driver updates by working with internal partners, Microsoft and external customers like OEMs and developers.* **Influences external developer/partner integrations and solutions** by advocating for Windows on Snapdragon APIs and Qualcomm technologies.* **Drives a product launch** strategies for new products and technologies through technical marketing opportunities such as conferences, congresses, and direct customer contact and ensures successful product launch.* Prepares and delivers highly complex and high-stakes **technical presentations** to internal and external developer audiences regarding product roadmaps that explain and demonstrate products to customers and integrates customer feedback into project roadmaps.Level of Responsibility:* Working independently with no supervision.* Making decisions that are significant in impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.* Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. Role may require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.* Having a great degree of influence over key technical and roadmap decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that have a substantial impact on the products).* Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.* Regularly determines what needs to be done and is involved with sharing innovative solutions to achieve broad policies and objectives.* Using deductive and inductive problem solving, multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or conflicting; advanced data analysis and interpretation skills are required.Preferred Qualifications:* 15+ years of product management experience in the area of APIs, SDKs and developer products.* Hands on experience developing Windows APIs and key IP technologies such as Camera, Audio, Video, AI, etc.* Relevant knowledge of:* x86/Windows ecosystem.* AI, Gen-AI technologies, developer tools, workflows, frameworks* Embedded technologies - CPU/GPU/codecs or related software.* Experience managing, influencing, negotiating with internal audience.* Experience working in a large matrixed organization.**Minimum Qualifications:**• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field. • 8+ years of Product Management or related work experience.Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.**EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.**Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.**Pay range** **and Other Compensation & Benefits****:**$237,800.00 - $356,800.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link. #J-18808-Ljbffr