Director, Product Management, Networking CPU Platforms

Qualcomm

Confirmed live yesterday Trusted

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$198,200–$297,400 / yr
Posted
32 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 24, 2027

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $250k
This role $248k
$185k $309k
below market most similar roles pay here above market

This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $213,375–$286,062 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $248k versus about $250k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 575 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $147,900–$221,900 across 550 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Qualcomm

At a glance

TL;DR · Director, Product Management, Networking CPU Platforms

The Director, Product Management - Networking CPU Platforms joins the Operations Group to lead the definition, productization, and commercialization of CPU platforms optimized for networking infrastructure. This senior individual-contributor leadership role involves owning the end-to-end product lifecycle, from market definition and architecture framing to execution and revenue impact. You will develop platform strategies and roadmaps for SD-WAN, security, and network appliances, defining silicon features, software expectations, and reference designs. Key responsibilities include driving architecture trade-offs regarding PPA, cost, and schedule while managing business cases, pricing strategies, and revenue forecasts. You will serve as the voice of the customer for hyperscalers and OEMs, translating requirements into actionable definitions. Required skills include engineering or computer science backgrounds and experience with operating budgets and third-party business agreements.

What you'll do

  • Own the product strategy and roadmap for networking-optimized CPU platforms, including performance tiers and lifecycle planning.
  • Define the "whole product" including silicon features, platform software, security, and reference designs.
  • Translate system-level requirements from hyperscalers and OEMs into actionable product definitions.
  • Drive architecture framing and trade-off decisions regarding performance, power, area, cost, and schedule.
  • Manage the business case including TAM/SAM framing, pricing strategy, revenue forecasts, and margin targets.
  • Lead cross-functional execution across silicon design, software, manufacturing, and marketing teams.
  • Execute go-to-market strategies including positioning, launch readiness, and customer sampling.
  • Influence multi-year investment decisions and portfolio trade-offs with executive leadership.

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.
  • 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience (preferred).
  • 3+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience working with operating budgets and/or project financials (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience negotiating 3rd party business agreements (preferred).

More like this

Similar roles

Senior Director, Product Management, Datacenter GPU

Qualcomm

San Diego, CA +1 29 days ago $237,800–$356,800
GPU AI ML TensorFlow PyTorch Heterogeneous Computing SoC PCIe CXL UAL CPU Memory Hierarchies Storage Subsystems rack level systems Compilers Optimization Toolchains APIs Software Stacks
10+ yrs exp

Technical Product Manager, CPU Platform Ecosystem

Nvidia

Santa Clara, CA 12 days ago $148,000–$235,750
BIOS UEFI BMC Firmware PCIe Linux Drivers Operating Systems Arm ServerReady DPUs Accelerators Telemetry Hardware Software Stacks Validation Certification Programs
6+ yrs exp