Director, Product Management – Industrial & Embedded IoT, Edge AI On‑Prem Appliance GTM Lead

Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA Posted 111 days ago $196,000–$294,000 / year
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TL;DR

The Director of Edge AI-Cloud Product Management role at Qualcomm Technologies is a senior leadership position within the Industrial and Embedded IoT Business Unit, focusing on expanding the market for AI on-prem Appliance solutions. This leader will drive global go-to-market strategies, including segment prioritization, competitive positioning, and partnership frameworks, while also managing product innovation by translating customer requirements into differentiated features using Qualcomm’s AI engines and SoCs. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in AI and edge computing, with strong business acumen and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively. Key skills include strategic leadership, GTM execution excellence, customer engagement, and internal collaboration across engineering and marketing teams. This role involves deep domain expertise in AI/ML at the edge, MLOps, and LLM inference serving, as well as knowledge of Qualcomm’s platforms or similar SoCs.

Skills

AI ML MLOps Agentic AI LLM inference serving Qualcomm platforms SoCs Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Python PostgreSQL AWS Grafana Prometheus

What you'll do

  • Own global GTM strategy for AI on-prem Appliance.
  • Identify high-growth use cases across various industries.
  • Lead launches and create customer-facing materials.
  • Build a measurable pipeline generation engine.
  • Unlock value from edge-AI technologies through ROI-tied use cases.
  • Influence product roadmaps based on customer insights.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years in product management and business leadership roles.
  • Proven track record of establishing successful AI-enabled products in industrial and enterprise domains.
  • Strong understanding of AI/ML at the edge, agentic AI, embedded systems, and MLOps.
  • Deep knowledge of Qualcomm platforms or similar SoCs preferred.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive and customer audiences.
  • Experience in GTM strategy development and execution for new markets.

Market check

Salary context

This $196,000–$294,000 range sits above 69% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$178,600–$262,400

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$192,000–$248,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 237 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 595 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$222,500 across 540 roles with salary data.

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