Director Product Management

Qualcomm; Markham; On-site; CAD 271,000 - 407,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Markham, Canada, is seeking a product manager to manage CPU roadmaps as part of the Operations Group, Product Management team. You will drive Qualcomm's CPU strategy and collaborate with engineering to scope roadmap requirements based on real-world use cases.

You will build strong relationships with CPU and engineering teams, align CPU with internal units, and advocate Qualcomm's CPU with customers and media.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
• 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
• 15+ years of Product Management or related work experience preferred in a large matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Working independently with little supervision.
• Making decisions that are moderate in impact.
• Using verbal and written communication to convey complex information to diverse audiences.
• Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.

Skills

Processor architecture

SoC definition

Architecture tradeoffs

Customer facing

Communication

Influence without authority

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Information Systems/CS

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management

General Summary:

Qualcomm is seeking a product manager to manage CPU. This position is part of the team which drives Qualcomm's Technology roadmaps.

The successful candidate will be able to build strong relationships with the CPU and engineering teams, scope out product and roadmap requirements based on real world use cases, align CPU with various internal business units/product teams, and advocate Qualcomm's CPU with customers & media.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Strong background in processor architecture/microarchitecture
• Experience with SoC definition/execution
• Impact of architecture on debug/toolchain/software platform needs
• Familiarity with back-end implementation power, performance, and area tradeoffs
• Background in customer facing role
• Strong written and spoken communication skills with diverse audiences
• Ability to lead without direct authority across organization and industry

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Working independently with little supervision.
• Making decisions that are moderate in impact.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels.
• 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 do not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach; mistakes may result in significant rework.
• Exercising substantial creativity to innovate new processes, procedures, or work products within guidelines or to achieve established 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.
• Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

• 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.
• 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.
• Communication - The ability to convey information clearly and accurately, as well as choosing the most effective method of delivery (e.g., email, phone, face-to-face). This includes using a technically sound communication style both verbally and in writing.
• 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 take into account the impact of the decisions on people, equipment, or other resources.
• Getting Work Done - The ability to be organized, resourceful, and planful. This includes the ability to leverage multiple resources to get things done and lay out tasks in sufficient detail. This also includes the ability to get things done with fewer resources and in less time, work on multiple tasks at once without losing track, and foresee and plan around obstacles.
• Product Management - The ability to direct a comprehensive product strategy from product conception and definition through end of life. This includes the ability to function as a central resource with design, process, manufacturing, quality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
• 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
• 4+ 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.

Equal Opportunity:

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may email [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

EEO Employer Statement

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$196,000.00 - $294,000.00

The 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.