Qualcomm
Staff Manager, Business Development - Energy, Smart Grid and Utilities Vertical
$192K–$288K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a bachelor's degree; 8+ years with an associate's degree; or 10+ years with a high school diploma or equivalent. Preferred: 10+ years in business development, sales, or partnerships.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree; OR Associate's degree; OR High school Diploma or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. based position; not eligible for visa sponsorship.
About the job
Leads business development and ecosystem expansion for Qualcomm’s Utilities vertical, developing partnerships and scalable opportunities for its technology platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute utility-sector business development strategy and prioritize use cases and platform opportunities.
- Build relationships with utility customers and partners, and lead opportunity qualification, business cases, and deal structuring.
- Grow and execute the Utilities pipeline while coordinating cross-functional teams and informing product roadmaps and go-to-market plans.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of sales, business development, product development or related work experience; OR Associate's degree and 8+ years; OR High school Diploma or equivalent and 10+ years.
Nice to have
- 10+ years in business development, sales, or partnerships, with exposure to utilities, industrial, energy, or infrastructure markets.
- Experience with utilities or critical infrastructure, strategic partnerships, cellular or wireless technologies, edge compute, AI, or ecosystem-led business scaling.
Pay
$192,000.00 - $288,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
silicon, software, SDKs, 4G, 5G, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, edge compute
AI focus
Identifies utility opportunities for Qualcomm’s AI platforms and related use cases, including asset intelligence and predictive maintenance.
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