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Qualcomm · 2 days ago

Director, Product Management - Linux Software

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director

$189K/yr - $284K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Writing software product and functional requirements considering inputs from various internal and external stakeholders.

Define scalable architecture for IoT applications built on Android, Yocto Embedded Linux, Ubuntu. Expertise in RT kernels and RTOS is a definite plus.

Define the Linux software upstreaming strategy across various IPs, and partner with upstream community to ensure compliance of software frameworks used within the BSP.

Define the software roadmap of features across various IoT business segments and publish plan for commercialization. Oversee successful cross-functional collaboration by ensuring the completion of milestones and ensuring the completed work aligns with roadmap for a product line(s)

Drive an extensive ecosystem of third-party software developers while identifying opportunities for software reuse, and architecture innovation that result in software roadmap optimizations that drive an efficient engineering execution strategy and a clear go to market strategy.

Make 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.

Reviews and identifies gaps in market based on complex analyses of overall ecosystem demands and provides recommendations to address such gaps that impact product roadmaps.

Reviews, prepares, and delivers technical presentations regarding product roadmaps, customer RFPs, and/or proposals to demonstrate and market product portfolios to customers and/or prospective customers, and integrates customer feedback into project roadmaps.

Drives portfolios launch strategies and identifies technical marketing opportunities such as conferences, congresses, and direct customer contact and ensures successful product launch.

Validates business cases and determines relevance to organizational strategy; contributes to the creation of the product roadmap to advance organizational strategy and goals.

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.

Occasionally participates in strategic planning within own area affecting immediate operations.

Qualification

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Product ManagementEmbedded Software EngineeringLinux Operating SystemsSoftware FrameworksYoctoUbuntuRedHatDebianToolchainsContainersOrchestrationVirtualizationEffective CommunicationCollaborativeInnovative

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.

8+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

Preferred

Advanced degree in engineering or computer science or MBA

Deep understanding of embedded software engineering principles

Software Engineering background with in-depth knowledge of internals, system-architecture of various Linux based operating systems.

Deep understanding of software frameworks, and distributions based on Linux (e.g. Yocto, Ubuntu, RedHat, Debian)

7+ years of software product management experience managing medium to large scale embedded systems projects.

10+ years of Product Management experience managing complete cycle of products from concept to commercialization, defining product requirements document, change requests and prioritization of commercial feature requests.

Solid understanding of toolchains, package policies, boot flow, open-source frameworks, kernel, open-source community engagement and upstreaming procedures

Solid understanding of containers, orchestration and virtualization

Effective communication skills with cross functional teams, both technical and non-technical, within a fast-paced, collaborative, innovative environment, including experience in discussing complex ideas with partners, customers, and executives

Benefits

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program

Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Highly competitive benefits package

Company

Qualcomm

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Qualcomm designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services.

Founded in 1985

San Diego, California, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.qualcomm.com

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