Director, Product Management - Data Center AI Software Stack

Qualcomm

  • San Diego, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 23 hours ago
Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area: Operations Group, Operations Group
Product ManagementGeneral Summary:Join Qualcomm's Data Center Business Unit as a Director of Product Management, where you will own and advance our end-to-end AI software stack for next-generation data centers. You'll shape products spanning orchestration, frameworks, compilers, runtimes, and observability-enabling hyperscale and enterprise customers to deploy and scale AI training and inference at cloud scale.Key Responsibilities:
  • Define and drive the product vision and roadmap for AI data center software, including:
- Container orchestration and cluster scheduling (Kubernetes, Slurm, Yarn)- AI frameworks and model runtimes (TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX Runtime, custom accelerators)- Compiler toolchains and performance optimizers (XLA, TVM, MLIR)- Telemetry, profiling, and observability stacks (Prometheus, Jaeger, custom agents)
  • Lead cross-functional teams of software architects, engineers, DevOps, and QA to deliver integrated solutions that maximize performance-per-watt and utilization of Qualcomm AI accelerators.
  • Conduct deep market and technical analysis to identify trends in model parallelism, inference pipelines, and MLOps-translating findings into product requirements.
  • Partner with hyperscale cloud providers, OEMs, and system integrators to co-develop reference architectures, PoCs, and early deployments, ensuring smooth integration into customer environments.
  • Collaborate with silicon and firmware teams to align hardware capabilities with software features, driving end-to-end optimizations and SDK/tool support.
  • Drive go-to-market planning in partnership with marketing and sales: develop competitive positioning, pricing, reference designs, and enablement programs.
  • Mentor and build a high-impact product management organization, fostering a data-driven culture and technical rigor.
Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
  • 8+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ph.D. or equivalent experience in systems, compilers, or machine learning systems.
  • Hands-on experience with MLOps platforms, model registries, CI/CD pipelines for AI workloads.
  • Contributions to open-source AI or orchestration projects (e.g., Kubernetes SIG-AI, ONNX).
  • Familiarity with emerging trends: serverless inference, disaggregated architectures, DPUs, edge-to-cloud AI pipelines.
  • 10+ years of product management experience, including 5+ years focused on AI infrastructure software.
  • Deep technical expertise in AI frameworks, orchestration platforms, compiler stacks, and observability tools.
  • Proven track record launching complex software products that integrate closely with custom silicon.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, GPU/accelerator virtualization, and performance tuning.
  • Excellent analytical skills, financial modeling, and competitive benchmarking capabilities.
  • Outstanding communication and storytelling skills, able to translate technical detail into strategic business impact.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $196,000.00 - $294,000.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this .If you would like more information about this role, please contact .

Qualcomm