Director, Solution Development, IoT Subject Matter Expert

Qualcomm; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a dynamic leader in IoT solutions. This role requires 15+ years of experience in networking and a strong ability to engage customers. The ideal candidate will lead business development efforts and work closely with internal teams to innovate solutions. Key skills include C/C++ and Python programming. The company offers competitive compensation, stock options, and extensive benefits, including paid parental leave.

Benefits

Salary including housing & transport allowance

Stock (RSUs) and performance related bonus

16 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave

6 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave

Child Education Allowance

Life and Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant industry experience in networking and API design.
• Experience in delivering technical presentations and leading sessions.
• The ideal candidate will have excellent executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional leadership for business development and strategy.
• Understand customer’s needs and develop new services.
• Collaborate with Qualcomm’s business and product management leads.

Skills

C/C++ programming with OOD/design pattern experience

Python experience

Hands on AI experience

Experience with multimedia frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Engineering FZ LLC

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly dynamic leader to partner with technical sales teams as an IoT subject matter expert in CV /A/ VSaaS/ Drones /Hybrid Ai. This leadership position provides an opportunity to use your expertise and presentation skills to engage with customers to understand their business and technical requirements, and present practical and useful solutions on Qualcomm’s IoT solutions.

You will have excellent technical, communication and organizational skills. You will partner with internal engineering stakeholders to improve products and build solutions, optimizing for results when in production and identifying innovative ways to multiply your impact and the impact of the team. The priorities for the role include:

• Provide regional leadership for business development, strategy, planning and execution of team engagements in the region
• Understand customer’s needs and strategies and develop new services and opportunities for increasing the engagement for the regional team
• Collaborate effectively with Qualcomm’s business and product management leads in the region to understand Qualcomm’s regional and global priories and ensure solution team engagements are aligned with those priorities
• Provide technical and business leadership to the UAE AI and Solutions Innovation Hub team

What are we looking for?

• 15+ years of relevant industry experience in networking, device to cloud infrastructure, and on device software architecture and API design.
• Experience in delivering technical presentations, leading discovery and planning sessions that are aligned jointly with the customer with defined scope and success criteria.
• Experience in developing new services and engaging customers
• The ideal candidate will have excellent executive presence and well-developed market leadership skills, with a proven track record of establishing executive level relationships with wireless/telecommunications carriers.
• He/she would have the entrepreneurial drive to ensure that the business enjoys superior growth rates by expanding the customer base and capturing new business opportunities.
• It is vital that the candidate is culturally aligned with the Company, in terms of possessing the highest standards of integrity and business ethics and being people oriented.
• He/she must have regional/global leadership exposure
• Preferred Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, a business management degree is desirable

Required Skillset

• C/C++ programming with OOD/design pattern experience
• Python experience is desired.
• Hands on AI experience desired. Experience with open source AI frameworks such as Pytorch or TFLite. AI concepts/fundamentals, understanding different AI architecture, tensor layout, tensor conversion, understanding math required for tensor processing, etc.
• Experience with multimedia frameworks (Android, Linux, Tizen, any other OS). Gstreamer experience a plus

Required Competencies

• Leadership – The ability to lead a team to define and execute engineering and business strategies. This includes motivating and guiding the team, peers, cross-functional team members and senior leaders. Also includes rapid and effective responses to adversity and problem solving.
• Building Trusting Relationships - The ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships, and rapport with different types of people and businesses. This includes delivering on commitments and maintaining confidential information, as well as being approachable, showing interest in the other person, and relating well to people regardless of personality or background.
• Creating the New and Different - The ability to be creative. This includes the ability to produce breakthrough ideas, being a visionary, managing innovation, seeing multiple futures, having broad interests and knowledge, and gaining support in order to translate new ideas into solutions. This also includes the ability to plan and implement unconventional ideas and speculate about alternative futures without all of the data.
• Decision Making - The ability to make quick, accurate decisions. This includes the ability to weigh alternatives and consider the impact of the decisions on people, equipment, or other resources.
• Analytical Skills - The ability to collect information and identify fundamental patterns/trends in data. This includes the ability to gather, integrate, and interpret information from several sources.
• Communication – The ability to communicate effectively across a variety of mediums. This includes strong writing skills, ability to create compelling PowerPoint presentations and executive level and public speaking skills.
• Mentoring and Coaching - The ability to develop, coach, and mentor associates. This includes the ability to provide development experiences and network opportunities, advise, and teach to prepare associates for effective job performance.

What’s on Offer

• Salary including housing & transport allowance
• Stock (RSU's) and performance related bonus
• 16 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave
• 6 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Child Education Allowance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life and Medical Insurance
• Live+ Well Reimbursement for health and recreational membership fees

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• *References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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