Director, Product Management - Automotive Software (Android, Hypervisors & Virtualization)

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

16d•$196,000 - $294,000•Onsite

About The Position

Key responsibilities Own the end‑to‑end Android Automotive platform roadmap—covering next‑generation Android enablement for vehicles, Google partner program alignment, SDK/API integrations, and Android compatibility/compliance (e.g., CDD/xTS/BFG). Lead Qualcomm’s Google partnership strategy as the primary product interface—coordinating reference hardware readiness, compliance escalations, OEM interpretations, and exception handling. Define and drive the virtualization roadmap—including hypervisor strategy and Guest/Primary VM models—to support software‑defined vehicle (SDV) architectures on Snapdragon. Own delivery of a production‑intent guest‑virtualized Android (GVM) in collaboration with SoC Architecture, OS/hypervisor teams, and OEM programs—meeting stability, performance, startup, and compliance objectives. Shape long‑term Android architecture across diverse SoCs and product tiers (multi‑SKU, mixed criticality, hypervisor‑based and bare‑metal deployments) to maximize reuse and time‑to‑market. Ensure plan‑of‑record (POR) readiness and quality adherence by partnering with Program Management and cross‑functional engineering to land features predictably through release gates. Prioritize external and partner‑driven requests with crisp scope, dependency mapping, tradeoffs, and transparent decision logs. Author clear PRDs, specs, and value narratives that connect customer needs, platform capabilities, and measurable success criteria. Represent the product externally with OEMs and Tier‑1s to align on Android functionality, virtualization behavior, compliance interpretations, and roadmap direction.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
8+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

12+ years in Product Management, Technical Product Ownership, or software platform delivery in automotive, embedded systems, OS platforms, or virtualization.
Demonstrated depth in Android platform internals and Automotive OS integration.
Hands‑on experience with hypervisors/virtualization and multi‑OS partitioning on complex SoCs.
Proven leadership running cross‑functional delivery (engineering, program, partner) and representing platform decisions with OEM/Tier‑1 stakeholders.
Strong familiarity with Android compatibility and compliance processes (e.g., CDD / xTS / BFG) and partner‑aligned AAOS delivery.
Prior ownership of Android or automotive‑class OS programs within a semiconductor, cloud, or automotive ecosystem (e.g., chipset vendor, Tier‑1, OEM, or Google partner programs).
Technical grounding in SoC architecture, low‑level OS constructs, startup/performance tuning, and system reliability at scale.
Working knowledge of automotive software processes (e.g., ASPICE) and safety concepts sufficient to partner effectively with Quality/Program teams.
Executive‑caliber communication—ability to simplify complex system behavior and align diverse stakeholders around measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

Own the end‑to‑end Android Automotive platform roadmap—covering next‑generation Android enablement for vehicles, Google partner program alignment, SDK/API integrations, and Android compatibility/compliance (e.g., CDD/xTS/BFG).
Lead Qualcomm’s Google partnership strategy as the primary product interface—coordinating reference hardware readiness, compliance escalations, OEM interpretations, and exception handling.
Define and drive the virtualization roadmap—including hypervisor strategy and Guest/Primary VM models—to support software‑defined vehicle (SDV) architectures on Snapdragon.
Own delivery of a production‑intent guest‑virtualized Android (GVM) in collaboration with SoC Architecture, OS/hypervisor teams, and OEM programs—meeting stability, performance, startup, and compliance objectives.
Shape long‑term Android architecture across diverse SoCs and product tiers (multi‑SKU, mixed criticality, hypervisor‑based and bare‑metal deployments) to maximize reuse and time‑to‑market.
Ensure plan‑of‑record (POR) readiness and quality adherence by partnering with Program Management and cross‑functional engineering to land features predictably through release gates.
Prioritize external and partner‑driven requests with crisp scope, dependency mapping, tradeoffs, and transparent decision logs.
Author clear PRDs, specs, and value narratives that connect customer needs, platform capabilities, and measurable success criteria.
Represent the product externally with OEMs and Tier‑1s to align on Android functionality, virtualization behavior, compliance interpretations, and roadmap direction.