Product Manager III - Embedded Systems

Vizio Services•Irvine, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

VIZIO is pioneering big data products powered by Smart TV viewing data. We are looking for an experienced, highly technical Product Manager to lead the evolution of the Inscape Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) client platform, a foundational technology embedded on millions of Smart TVs. As an industry leader in automatic content recognition, Inscape sits at the intersection of embedded systems, video technologies, consumer electronics, and large-scale data products. This role is responsible for defining the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the ACR client platform while driving innovation in how content recognition capabilities are delivered on resource-constrained TV hardware. The ideal candidate has deep experience with embedded software platforms and understands the tradeoffs between hardware capabilities, software performance, memory utilization, CPU consumption, and overall device cost. You will help shape the future of the ACR client architecture, modernize core technologies, and identify new ways to improve efficiency, scalability, and data quality across VIZIO's television ecosystem. In this role, you will work directly with TV platform teams, chipset manufacturers, embedded engineering, data engineering, and data science teams to deliver the next generation of content recognition technologies and data products.

Requirements

Experience in product management leading highly technical platform, embedded software, consumer electronics, or firmware-based products.
Strong understanding of embedded systems and the tradeoffs required to deliver high-performance software on resource-constrained devices.
Experience working with Embedded Linux and firmware-level integrations.
Understanding of how software architecture impacts hardware requirements, device performance, memory usage, CPU utilization, and overall product cost.
Experience with media processing technologies such as FFMPEG, GStreamer, video pipelines, or similar frameworks.
Experience modernizing existing platforms and driving complex technical transformations.
Ability to work effectively with engineers on architecture, performance optimization, and system design discussions.
Knowledge of SQL, REST APIs, and software development concepts.
Proven success shipping complex products that require coordination across engineering, data science, business teams, and external partners.
Highly organized and rigorous in execution while maintaining a strategic, long-term perspective.
Comfortable rolling up sleeves and diving into technical details when needed.
Exceptional communication, presentation, and writing skills.
Skilled at creating product artifacts, technical requirements, business cases, and executive-level communications.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in product management.
OR 5 years’ experience in product management or related area.

Nice To Haves

Experience with C or C++ is highly desirable.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 2 years’ experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products.
Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and joining Walmart in creating accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Masters: Business Administration
Masters: Computer Engineering
Masters: Computer Science

Responsibilities

Define and drive the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Inscape ACR client platform.
Partner closely with embedded software engineers and platform architects to modernize the ACR client architecture and underlying technologies.
Drive product decisions that balance customer needs, system performance, memory footprint, CPU utilization, power consumption, and bill of materials (BOM) efficiency.
Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, media processing frameworks, AI and machine learning capabilities, and new architectural approaches to evolve the ACR platform.
Write product requirements, technical specifications, use cases, and success metrics for complex platform initiatives.
Manage prioritization and tradeoff decisions across development timelines, TV firmware release schedules, technical debt, and business objectives.
Collect and synthesize inputs from customers, partners, sales, engineering, legal, and business stakeholders to define product strategy and investment priorities.
Create organizational alignment and buy-in for the product vision and roadmap, both internally and externally.
Define key platform health, performance, and business metrics and partner with engineering teams to achieve them.
Manage relationships with TV chipset vendors and platform partners.
Drive cross-functional execution across embedded engineering, data engineering, data science, QA, program management, and business teams.
Serve as the product leader for initiatives involving performance optimization, platform scalability, and next-generation content recognition capabilities.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.)