Senior Director, AI Product Management - Data Center

## Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. ## Job Area: Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management General Summary: Join Qualcomm’s rapidly expanding Data Center Business Unit as a Director of Product Management, where you will shape the future of AI-driven data center solutions. You’ll lead cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end system-level innovations—from custom AI accelerators to full-stack software and rack-scale systems—driving performance, efficiency, and scale for hyperscale and enterprise customers. Key Responsibilities: * Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for AI-centric data center platforms and rack-level systems, including compute nodes, interconnect fabrics, power delivery, and cooling subsystems. * Lead market analysis to identify AI workloads and emerging system-level trends (e.g., large language models, inference at scale, rack-scale orchestration). * Collaborate with silicon architects, systems engineers, firmware and software teams to translate market and customer needs into detailed product requirements and rack-level integration specifications. * Engage directly with hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise customers and strategic partners to gather feedback, co-develop proofs of concept, and drive early deployments of rack-scale AI clusters. * Partner with marketing and sales leadership to craft compelling value propositions, competitive positioning, launch plans and go-to-market collateral. * Mentor and grow a high-performing team of product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, customer obsession, and rigorous decision-making. T * rack product performance post-launch—covering system-level metrics like power efficiency, thermal headroom, and network utilization—iterating on features, pricing, and lifecycle management to maximize ROI and market share While there is a strong preference for this position to be based in San Diego, remote work can be considered for the right candidate. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field. • 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience. Preferred Qualifications: * Ph.D. in Computer Architecture, Data Center Systems, Machine Learning Systems or related field. * Direct experience with AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), compilers and optimization toolchains. * Familiarity with emerging data center trends such as disaggregated architectures, DPUs, or AI inference at the edge. * Patent filings or technical publications in AI accelerator design, high-performance interconnects, rack-scale architectures or thermal/power management. * 12+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years focused on data center or AI infrastructure. * Deep system-level knowledge of AI accelerators, CPU/GPU architectures, interconnect fabrics (PCIe, CXL, UAL), memory hierarchies, storage subsystems, and rack-level system design (power delivery, cooling, cabling, rack orchestration). * Demonstrated success defining and launching complex silicon-plus-software AI products and rack-scale solutions in collaboration with cross-functional development teams. * Proven ability to engage with C-level executives and engineering leads at hyperscale cloud providers or tier-1 enterprise customers. * Strong analytical skills, comfortable with financial modeling, market sizing, and competitive benchmarking. * Excellent communication and storytelling abilities—able to translate technical detail into clear business impact. * Track record of leading and mentoring product management teams, fostering career growth and cross-functional collaboration Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail...