Staff Product Manager

Staff Product ManagerQualcomm Government Technologies (QGOV) partners with the U.S. Government to bring the latest in new and innovative commercial technologies to government use cases. QGOV is seeking a results-oriented Staff Product Manager to manage multiple products and technology areas as part of highly strategic, complex government programs.The ideal candidate is an outstanding team player, self-starter, and can thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced technical environment. This individual has both a Product Management and technical background, is capable of simultaneously managing multiple products and technology areas. Excellent oral and written communication skills are critical, including the ability to create and effectively present product plans and roadmaps to diverse audiences.Key responsibilities include: Directing a comprehensive product strategy from product conception and definition through end of life. Defining the requirements and interdependencies of assigned products and technology areas. Working with proposal teams to prepare responses to customer RFPs. Establishing regular communications with upper management and other stakeholders regarding products and technology areas. Interacting with Engineering, Program Management, Business Development and other internal functional groups as required to ensure alignment and accomplish objectives as the product(s) and/or product line(s) move through their lifecycle.A successful applicant must have excellent interpersonal, teamwork, mentoring, and organizational skills, as well as proven Product Management skills with an emphasis on Qualcomm products, technologies, roadmaps, and ecosystems with advanced knowledge of internal Qualcomm systems and an extensive network of Product Management contacts within the company.Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.***Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible for a U.S. Government security clearance***Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.• 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.Preferred Qualifications:• Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or MBA.• 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience managing complete lifecycle of products from concept to launch, defining product requirements and working with cross-functional teams, both technical and non-technical.• 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director level and above).• 3+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.• Experience within the Wireless Telecommunications industry, including Modem, Location, AI, Compute, and other technologies.Principal Duties and Responsibilities:• Identifies gaps in market based on complex analyses of market, customer, technology, and other ecosystem demands and provides this information to guide design conversations.• Leads team collaboration in the creation of product plans for development of new and complex products to ensure they are appropriate given business direction and asks appropriate questions to understand relevance of program to roadmap.• Markets new and complex products and technologies through technical marketing opportunities and drives product launch efforts.• Prepares and delivers highly complex technical presentations regarding a product roadmap that explains and demonstrates products managed to customers.• Translates customer feedback and external environment into potential changes for the differentiated product roadmap and communicates this to senior leaders.• Directs and oversees the development of highly complex products or new products areas and services, independently; maintains communication with individuals across functional teams.• Completes product development and definition activities for a new or highly complex, owned product, including determination of cost and impact, and interacts with sales team to generate forecasts.• Holds self and team(s) accountable for remaining up to date on competitors, technological advances, and the product ecosystem and taking the lead on developmentand design innovation of new and complex products to articulate differentiation of products to customer and identify trends.• Communicates regularly with leadership following a communication plan to ensure cross-functional understanding of product plans for a product line.• Ensures successful cross-functional collaboration by ensuring that agreed upon KPIs and specifications are met for a new, complex product(s), upon delivery by engineering team.• Collaborates with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop product goals (e.g., performance, cost, timeline, customer schedules), discuss product feasibility, and facilitate cross-functional decision making for products they own.Level of Responsibility:• Working independently with little supervision.• Making decisions that are significant in impact; 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. May require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).• 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.• Exercising exceptional creativity to innovate new ideas and develop innovative products/processes without established objectives or known parameters.• 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.• Actively participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :$179,200.00 - $268,800.00The 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.