Staff Product Manager - IoT Software (Linux)

Originally posted 8 May 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role defines software product requirements and manages the product roadmap for Qualcomm's Industrial and Embedded IoT Business Unit to support emerging IoT use cases. You will oversee the software product lifecycle from definition to delivery, focusing on Linux-based software architecture and open-source upstreaming strategies.

What you'll do

- Write software product and functional requirements based on customer needs and ecosystem gap analyses. - Manage the product roadmap and lifecycle from definition to release across various IoT business segments. - Define scalable software architecture for IoT applications built on Linux, including upstreaming strategies across various IPs. - Review and deliver technical presentations, customer RFPs, and proposals, integrating customer feedback into project roadmaps. - Drive launch strategies, technical marketing opportunities, and go-to-market plans alongside engineering, sales, and business development teams. - Cultivate a third-party software developer ecosystem to identify opportunities for software reuse and architectural optimization.

What you'll need

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or a related field. - 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience. - Experience defining software architecture for applications built on Linux. - Experience managing product roadmaps and customer requirements through full product lifecycles.

Nice to have

- Advanced degree in engineering, computer science, or MBA. - 5 years of software product management experience managing medium to large scale embedded systems projects. - Expertise in software frameworks and distributions based on Linux (such as Yocto, Ubuntu, RedHat, Debian). - Experience with open-source development models, business principles, and Linux operating system integration and packaging policies. - Expertise in RT kernels, industrial safety protocols, or RTOS. - Knowledge of technologies such as containers, orchestration, and virtualization.

Skills: product roadmap, IoT software, Linux, customer needs, go-to-market plans