Qualcomm

Director, Product Management - Ethernet Portfolio (PHY, NIC, & Switching)

Qualcomm$229K — $344K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
  • 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
  • Strong knowledge of hardware and software in the Ethernet infrastructure domain.
  • Experience in developing multi-generation product roadmaps and commercialization strategies.
  • Ability to engage with high-profile customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for Ethernet product portfolio.
  • Own product direction across hardware, firmware, system architecture, and software enablement.
  • Define product roadmaps with features, performance tiers, and SKU strategies.
  • Translate market requirements into silicon capabilities and platform software expectations.
  • Drive architectural trade-offs to optimize performance, power, cost, and time-to-market.
  • Establish business case models, including market analysis and revenue forecasts.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with teams to ensure successful product execution.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting work, home, and play.
  • Internal support resources for professional development.
  • Flexible working environment and culture.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management

General Summary:

We are seeking a Staff or Director-level Product Manager to lead the definition, productization, and commercialization of an Ethernet product portfolio spanning physical layer (PHY and multi-PHY), Ethernet controllers/NICs, and Ethernet switching platforms.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
• 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

  • This role owns end-to-end portfolio strategy across both hardware and software, including silicon capabilities, system integration, platform software, manageability, and ecosystem enablement. The position operates with significant autonomy and executive visibility, shaping multi-generation roadmaps and acting as the single point of accountability for product direction, business outcomes, and market success.
  • Own the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and commercialization of Ethernet product portfolio spanning PHY, multi-PHY, NIC, and Ethernet switching platforms.
  • Act as the single point of accountability for product direction across hardware, firmware, system architecture, and software enablement, ensuring cohesive silicon-to-system solutions.
  • Define multi-generation product roadmaps, including performance tiers, feature segmentation, SKU strategy, lifecycle planning, and integration across portfolio components.
  • Lead system-level product definition, translating market and customer requirements into silicon capabilities, platform software expectations, and reference architectures.
  • Serve as the executive voice of the customer, engaging directly with hyperscalers, OEMs, enterprise, and service-provider customers to shape requirements and capture early design-in commitments.
  • Drive architecture-level trade-offs across performance, power, cost, programmability, and time-to-market in close partnership with silicon and software architecture teams.
  • Own the business case and commercialization model, including TAM/SAM framing, pricing and packaging strategy, margin targets, and long-term revenue forecasts.
  • Define and execute go-to-market strategy in collaboration with sales, marketing, and business development, including positioning, launch readiness, customer sampling, and field enablement.
  • Lead cross-functional execution across silicon design, platform software, validation, manufacturing, supply chain, and ecosystem partners-without direct authority.
  • Influence portfolio investment and prioritization decisions at the executive level, shaping where the company competes and how it differentiates in Ethernet infrastructure markets.
  • Represent the product portfolio in executive reviews, customer roadmap sessions, and industry forums, articulating a clear and differentiated Ethernet vision.


Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$229,800.00 - $344,800.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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