Director, AI Software Product Management

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CASanta Clara, CA
Salary
$198,200–$297,400 / yr
Posted
47 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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TL;DR · Director, AI Software Product Management

Director, AI Software Product Management joins the Product Management team to direct a comprehensive AI software product strategy for Windows AI platforms, AI PCs, and edge AI platforms. The role involves driving product conception, roadmap definition, and execution for ONNX Runtime, AI frameworks, and heterogeneous compute acceleration across CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures. You will build next-generation AI software capabilities by translating market requirements into differentiated platform features. Key responsibilities include managing ecosystem engagement with partners like Microsoft and ISVs while overseeing model deployment workflows. Required technical expertise includes PyTorch, ONNX, RoCm, Hugging Face, OpenVINO, TensorRT, and CoreML. You will solve complex problems regarding inference runtimes, Agentic AI architectures, RAG systems, and hardware-aware optimizations like quantization and kernel fusion to enhance performance and developer experience.

What you'll do

  • Define and own the AI software product roadmap for AI PCs and edge AI platforms.
  • Develop long-term strategies for ONNX Runtime, Windows AI software enablement, and heterogeneous acceleration.
  • Drive engagement with Microsoft, framework communities, ISVs, and strategic customers to accelerate technology adoption.
  • Translate customer feedback and market insights into differentiated software requirements and product investments.
  • Work with engineering teams to define software architecture priorities and evaluate emerging AI technologies.
  • Establish KPIs and metrics to measure ecosystem adoption, developer engagement, and product impact.
  • Represent the company in industry forums and conferences to drive innovation in intelligent computing platforms.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 8+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
  • 5+ years of experience leading AI/ML software products or platform technologies (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of AI inference software stacks, model deployment workflows, and optimization across CPU, GPU, and NPU accelerators (preferred).
  • Deep understanding of ONNX Runtime, Windows ML, Windows AI platform architecture, and AI PC ecosystem requirements (preferred).
  • Experience with PyTorch, ONNX, RoCm, Hugging Face, OpenVINO, TensorRT, CoreML, or comparable AI software frameworks (preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of Generative AI, LLMs, multimodal AI, Agentic AI architectures, RAG systems, and AI orchestration solutions (preferred).
  • Experience driving partnerships with operating system vendors, framework developers, cloud providers, OEMs, and ISVs (preferred).

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