Qualcomm
Senior Director, Handset Technology Product Manager
$238K–$357K
San Diego, California · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years in semiconductor, mobile platform, system architecture, product management, or related fields. Minimum qualifications separately state 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience; completed relevant advanced degrees may substitute for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years).
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field. Advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Leads product strategy and cross-functional technology planning to define future mobile experiences and align Snapdragon platform and IP roadmaps with customer and OEM needs.
What you'll do
- Identify emerging mobile use cases and translate customer needs into platform requirements, workloads, and investment strategies.
- Align architecture and requirements across engineering teams and drive complex initiatives from planning through execution.
- Engage OEMs and ecosystem partners and represent technology strategy in customer and executive discussions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
- 15+ years of experience in semiconductor, mobile platform, system architecture, product management, or related fields; minimum qualifications also state 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience, with advanced degrees substituting for up to two years.
- Deep technical understanding across multiple mobile technology domains, including architecture, AI, imaging, multimedia, memory, power and software.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives, defining technical requirements, and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree; MBA or equivalent experience is desirable.
- Experience with mobile OEMs, semiconductor architecture and IP roadmaps, mobile AI, competitive analysis, or use-case-driven architecture planning.
Pay
$237,800.00 - $356,800.00 USD (pay range; salary)
Tools
Snapdragon, CPU, GPU, AI/NPU, Camera, Multimedia, Connectivity, Memory
AI focus
Defines mobile AI use cases and requirements, including AI accelerators and machine learning systems; mobile AI and agentic systems are also noted as areas of expertise.
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