$165,200 - $247,800 USD yearly
Windows on Snapdragon portfolio
Originally posted September 30, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads compute chipset products through the full product lifecycle within the Windows on Snapdragon portfolio, covering laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, and other compute form factors. The focus centers on defining AI platform products and specifications spanning silicon, models, agentic systems, and reference devices.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end PC chipset processor product strategy from concept and definition through execution and end of life.
- Assess market requirements, establish product positioning and feature specifications, and partner with engineering to evaluate technology trade-offs.
- Develop business case justifications and collaborate with OEMs to secure portfolio design-ins and support device launches.
- Analyze AI technology trends and workloads, including LLM architectures, model optimization, on-device and hybrid AI, software stacks, and AI accelerators.
- Track cross-functional product delivery against defined KPIs, specifications, milestones, and customer schedules.
- Support technical marketing and customer engagements with technical presentations explaining roadmap concepts and product capabilities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 4+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
- Understanding of the PC processor market across desktops, laptops, all-in-ones, small form factor devices, OEMs, ODMs, and channel partners.
- Experience in semiconductors, AI infrastructure, data center systems, networking, or related technology areas.
- Knowledge of AI software ecosystems, frameworks, compilers, optimization toolchains, and interfaces such as PCIe, HBM, or LPDDR.
Nice to have
- 10 years of product management experience translating system solutions into shippable products and ratifiable specifications.
- Understanding of AI accelerators, CPUs, GPUs, memory subsystems, high-speed interconnects, storage technologies, or client / data center architecture.
- Experience with local AI accelerators (CPU, GPU, NPU) across the app-to-silicon stack.
- MBA.
Skills: product management, chipset, roadmap, PC processor, NPU
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First seen in our index 44 days ago, well above the 31-day median for Product Management roles.
Product Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
52
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Median days since first seen
31 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$228k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (52 roles · 16 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 52 |
| Median days since first seen | 37 d | 31 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $228k |
Skills observed across this category: product management, chipset, roadmap, PC processor, NPU
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 19 open roles · median 31 d
- AMD · 9 open roles · median 31 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 29 d
- GlobalFoundries · 3 open roles · median 43 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 2 open roles · median 108 d
- Silicon Labs · 2 open roles · median 12 d
How we counted: 52 open Product Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 16 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.