Director, Product Management - Data Center CPU - Santa Clara, California, United States of America
$229,800 - $344,800 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Qualcomm is looking for a Director of Product Management in the Cloud Business Unit to strategize and drive Server SoCs and platforms roadmaps targeting general-purpose and AI workloads. This role partners with Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), OEMs, and ODMs to define cloud servers, racks, systems, and platform requirements.
What you'll do
- Define and execute strategic planning for the Server SoC roadmap, including server platforms and racks. - Drive adoption of Cloud server platforms with customers and product-manage customer engagement activities across program management, software development, performance benchmarking, and applications engineering. - Align cross-functional teams across Business Unit, Sales, and Engineering on CSP and OEM/ODM requirements using formal MRD and PRD processes. - Partner with and manage key OEM and ODM engagements from product concept through qualification and post-launch. - Guide executive decision-making for investments in cloud data center solutions, covering competitive analysis, program goals, architectural concepts, financial analysis, and hardware strategy.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field. - 8+ years of Product Management or related work experience. - Experience with business and systems analysis and cross-functional hardware lifecycle execution.
Nice to have
- 10 years of experience in the Cloud and Datacenter industry, with experience at CSP, OEM, ODM, or technology provider level. - Solid understanding of CSP, OEM, and ODM customer product life cycle. - Experience in a customer-facing role with CSPs or enterprise datacenter customers. - In-depth knowledge of server workloads, ISV ecosystem, and cloud and datacenter hardware requirements and design. - Experience in writing business plans and commercial justifications. - MBA.
Skills: roadmap, customer engagements, business requirements, market requirements, product lifecycle
This role has been open 110 days — well above the 47-day median for Product Management roles.
Product Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
39
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Median days open
47 d
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Median salary
$231k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (39 roles · 16 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 39 |
| Median days open | 44 d | 47 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $231k |
Skills observed across this category: roadmap, customer engagements, business requirements, market requirements, product lifecycle
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 50 d
- AMD · 6 open roles · median 23 d
- GlobalFoundries · 5 open roles · median 26 d
- NVIDIA · 5 open roles · median 5 d
- Intel Corporation · 2 open roles · median 43 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 2 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 39 open Product Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 16 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.