Technical Software Product Manager - Power/Performance and On-Device Experiences Austin, Texas,[...]

HP; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave

Holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Job summary

HP seeks a Technical Software Product Manager in Austin to lead strategy, design, and execution for desktop power optimization, battery health, and performance tuning. You will define roadmaps, translate silicon telemetry into dashboards, and balance automated AI tuning with user control.

Responsibilities include PRD creation for local ML models, defining AI triggers, and ensuring on-device inference remains quiet and efficient while maintaining user privacy guardrails.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or CE or equivalent.
• 5+ years shipping consumer or enterprise desktop software.
• Experience with Windows system utilities or performance apps.
• Experience deploying on-device ML models or small language models.
• Knowledge of OS threading, background daemons, and RAM management.

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision and multi-year roadmap for the desktop optimization suite.
• Translate telemetry into intuitive UI dashboards and workflows.
• Oversee AI agent features and real-time on-device inference while balancing performance and user experience.

Skills

On-device ML

Performance tuning

OS thread scheduling

AI/ML basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or CE

Tools

DirectML

ONNX Runtime

Windows Copilot Runtime

Job description

## Technical Software Product Manager - Power/Performance and On-Device ExperiencesAustin, Texas, United States of AmericaFind out how well you match with this jobJob Id3161244Job Posting Start Date2026-08-11WorkstyleFlexTechnical Software Product Manager - Power/Performance and On-Device Experiences**Description -**The **Technical Software Product Manager** will lead the product strategy, design, and execution for enterprise, commercial and consumer end user application focused on PC power optimization, battery health, and performance tuning.You will own the definition and integration of on-device AI agents that analyze user behavior, system telemetry, and application workloads in real time to dynamically balance device longevity with peak computing performance.**Key Responsibilities:**Application services strategy, UX definition* Define the product vision and multi-year roadmap for the desktop optimization suite.* Translate complex silicon telemetry into intuitive, actionable user interface dashboards.* Design seamless user workflows for switching between automated AI tuning and manual control.* Establish application success metrics for active user engagement and churn reduction.AI Agent & Feature Execution* Write comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) for local machine learning models.* Specify reinforcement learning rewards that maximize hardware efficiency without lagging.* Define the triggers for AI agents to proactively recommend background app hibernation.* Ensure local on-device inference executes with zero audible fan noise or thermal throttling.Performance & Telemetry Validation* Prioritize engineering backlogs for real-time application-sensing telemetry pipelines.* Collaborate with QA to validate battery-saving metrics across diverse hardware form factors.* Monitor application footprint to guarantee the software itself uses minimal CPU, GPU, NPU and DRAM.* Manage user data privacy guardrails for all local profiling and behavioral analytics.**Required Experience:*** Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.* Product Experience: Minimum 5 years shipping consumer or enterprise desktop software.* Domain Expertise: Proven track record with Windows system utilities or performance apps.* AI Background: Practical experience deploying on-device ML models or small language models (SLMs).* Preferred Systems Knowledge: Solid understanding of OS thread scheduling, background daemons, and RAM management.**Preferred Qualifications:*** Experience designing software that interacts directly with OEM firmware or driver APIs.* Familiarity with cross-platform desktop frameworks or native Windows desktop development.* Direct experience leveraging DirectML, ONNX Runtime, or Windows Copilot Runtime frameworks.* Background in building system tools for PC gaming performance or creator workflows.The pay range for this role is **$147,050** to **$230,850** USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. **Benefits:** HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:* Health insurance* Dental insurance* Vision insurance* Long term/short term disability insurance* Employee assistance program* Flexible spending account* Life insurance* Generous time off policies, including;* 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure* 11 paid holidays* Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.**Job -**Software**Schedule -**Full time**Shift -**No shift premium (United States of America)**Travel -**25%**Relocation -**Not Specified**Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -**HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).