Senior Director, Head of Enterprise Strategy - Compute

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

1d • $237,800 - $356,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Qualcomm Technologies’ Compute Business Unit is seeking a senior technology and product strategy leader to define the technical and product strategy that accelerates Snapdragon adoption across commercial and enterprise computing. The role requires a deep understanding of the Enterprise PC technology stack, including silicon and platform architecture, operating systems, security, manageability, device deployment, software and application compatibility, AI, cloud services, enterprise infrastructure, and IT lifecycle requirements.

The Head of Enterprise Strategy will work directly with enterprise customers, OEMs, Microsoft, ISVs, ecosystem partners, and Qualcomm product and engineering teams to identify the capabilities and technical differentiation Snapdragon platforms need to succeed in Enterprise. The role translates Enterprise customer and IT requirements into Market Requirements Documents (MRDs), platform and software requirements, product roadmaps, and differentiated end-to-end solution strategies.

This leadership role is located in San Diego, California, and full relocation support will be provided. Compensation is listed as $237,800–$356,800, with a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and the opportunity for annual RSU grants. Qualcomm also describes a competitive benefits package; details are available through the recruiter or the company’s US benefits information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or a related field.
• 10+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
• 4+ years working in a large matrixed organization.
• 2+ years working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
• 2+ years negotiating third-party business agreements.
• Significant experience working with Enterprise computing platforms and Enterprise IT requirements.
• Demonstrated experience translating complex customer and market requirements into product definitions, MRDs, platform requirements, or technology roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of PC hardware and software architectures and the interaction between silicon, operating systems, platform software, and applications.
• Deep knowledge of the Windows commercial PC ecosystem and Enterprise IT environment.
• Experience with Enterprise security, endpoint management, device provisioning, identity, application compatibility, and lifecycle management.
• Understanding of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Intune, and enterprise security and management architectures.
• Experience working with major PC OEMs, Enterprise customers, software vendors, and cloud or platform companies.
• Strong understanding of AI PC architectures, including NPU, CPU, and GPU compute, on-device AI, hybrid AI, and Enterprise AI workloads.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end Enterprise technology and product strategy for Snapdragon Compute platforms.
• Develop an understanding of Enterprise IT architectures, workflows, and procurement requirements and translate them into Qualcomm product and platform strategy.
• Establish technical requirements and differentiation needed for Snapdragon platforms to scale across commercial and enterprise deployments.
• Identify gaps across silicon, hardware, firmware, operating systems, software, security, manageability, applications, and cloud services that may limit Enterprise adoption.
• Build a multi-year view of capabilities required to establish Snapdragon as a leading Enterprise compute platform.
• Own the process for capturing Enterprise customer requirements and translating them into actionable MRDs and platform requirements.
• Create requirement frameworks covering performance, battery life, security, manageability, deployment, application compatibility, device lifecycle, connectivity, AI, and total cost of ownership.
• Prioritize requirements based on Enterprise customer impact, competitive differentiation, ecosystem readiness, and business opportunity.
• Translate customer and ecosystem requirements into recommendations that influence silicon, platform, software, and product roadmaps.
• Establish success criteria and KPIs for Enterprise product readiness.
• Define the Enterprise value proposition and technical differentiation of Snapdragon platforms relative to alternative PC architectures and competitive platforms.
• Identify opportunities for differentiated Enterprise experiences through performance-per-watt, connectivity, security, AI, manageability, and platform integration.
• Work with product, engineering, and technical marketing teams to make differentiated capabilities measurable, demonstrable, and relevant to Enterprise IT decision makers.
• Develop technical frameworks that translate platform capabilities into meaningful Enterprise outcomes.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of Enterprise computing architectures, competitive platforms, and emerging technology trends.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for the annual bonus).
• Competitive benefits package designed to support employees at work, at home, and at play.
• Full relocation support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior