$237,800 - $356,800 USD yearly
Lead software product strategy and roadmap alignment across Linux, Android, Windows, and Chrome OS for Snapdragon and Dragonwing platforms.
Originally posted September 22, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Qualcomm is seeking a Senior Director of Software Product Management to lead product strategy and roadmap alignment for foundational software technologies spanning Linux, Android, Windows, Chrome OS, and emerging operating system environments. The role emphasizes central software architecture, Linux and open-source enablement, and software portability across Snapdragon and Dragonwing platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute software product strategies and multiyear roadmaps across Linux, Android, Windows, Chrome OS, and emerging operating system environments.
- Lead product management for foundational software capabilities, central software architecture, and platform enablement across Snapdragon and Dragonwing platforms.
- Partner with software engineering, systems, core technology, and silicon teams to align hardware capabilities with operating systems, middleware, developer tools, and applications.
- Drive software portability, reuse, and common architecture across products, business segments, and multiple hardware generations to reduce fragmentation.
- Establish product requirements and priorities for open-source software, Linux enablement, upstreaming, kernel support, distributions, and developer ecosystems.
- Manage, coach, and develop a team of software product management professionals while defining enablement roadmaps for OEMs, ISVs, and application developers.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent experience substitution).
- 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20% to 30%.
Nice to have
- 15 years of relevant experience in software product management, platform strategy, software architecture, operating systems, or ecosystem development.
- Master's degree, MBA, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- 4 or more years of people leadership experience, with 3 or more years working in a large, highly matrixed organization.
- Deep experience with Linux, Android, Windows, Chrome OS, or other embedded and intelligent-device operating systems.
- Experience with Linux kernel development, open-source communities, upstream contribution models, and software distribution strategies.
- Knowledge of ARM-based computing, heterogeneous compute architectures, AI acceleration, graphics, connectivity, and system-on-chip capabilities.
- Experience defining software architecture or product strategy for semiconductor, embedded, edge-computing, mobile, PC, automotive, IoT, or data center platforms.
Skills: product management, software roadmap, operating systems, Linux, open-source
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