About the position
Qualcomm's Gaming Ecosystem Team and Snapdragon Studios are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead the development and expansion of our next-generation global PC gaming ecosystem and enhancing the best-in-class compute gaming experiences on the Snapdragon platform. In this role, you will drive all market pc gaming research, analysis and gaming market trends, direct comprehensive competitive analysis and next-generation PC gaming ecosystem product development from conception through end-of-life, engaging in all stages of the product lifecycle, including modifications, upgrades, and maintenance. You will serve as a central advanced pc gaming product lead resource, coordinating with engineering design, process, development, quality, test, marketing, and GTM teams as the product(s) and/or product line(s) progress through their lifecycle. Additionally, you will formulate and execute long-term pc gaming ecosystem and technologies roadmaps for operational expenditure control related to new pc gaming experiences, promote the adoption of new pc gaming technologies and industry-leading trends, and oversee all phases of new pc gaming products or product groups, including PC Game AI.
Responsibilities
- Conducts pc gaming market analysis to identify gaps and make portfolio decisions impacting pc gaming ecosystem product roadmaps.
- Validates advanced pc gaming business cases, aligning them with organizational strategy and contributing to the gaming technologies product roadmap.
- Develops and executes product portfolio launch strategies for pc gaming technologies, identifying technical marketing opportunities and ensuring successful product launches.
- Prepares and delivers technical presentations on pc gaming ecosystem product roadmaps and proposals, integrating customer feedback.
- Leads the creation of differentiated pc gaming technologies product roadmaps, facilitating cross-functional decision-making and stakeholder buy-in.
- Drives cross-functional discussions to develop new and innovative pc gaming technologies that meet consumer and customer needs.
- Oversees the development of new pc gaming technologies and ecosystem product portfolios, assessing cost, impact, and ROI.
- Establishes long-term innovation strategies, product roadmaps, and aligns with our core Tech IP strategies for gaming technologies, ensuring alignment with AAA PC game studio interests.
- Manages communication plans with internal customers, vendors, and senior management to build relationships and achieve gaming technologies product goals.
- Ensures cross-functional collaboration to meet customer expectations and align with pc gaming ecosystem product roadmaps.
- Translates cross-business unit needs and organizational strategy into successful gaming technologies product portfolios, partnering with cross-functional leaders.
- Communicates complex information about gaming technologies effectively, requiring strong negotiation and influence skills.
- Ensures realistic budgets, schedules, and performance standards for gaming technologies, with significant influence over key organizational decisions.
- Completes multi-step tasks related to gaming technologies, requiring various cognitive abilities for both technical and creative tasks to reach innovative solutions.
- Addresses abstract problems in gaming technologies requiring complex analysis and directs the resolution of issues impacting multiple areas with gaming ecosystem teams.
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
- 5+ years of Technical Product Management in PC Gaming or Development or related work experience in the Game Industry.
- Deep knowledge of the PC Gaming Industry and Gaming ecosystem for PC.
- Deep knowledge of the latest PC Gaming trends and Gaming Technologies.
- Deep knowledge of PC Game Engine development & roadmaps.
- Knowledge of PC graphics technologies.
- 2+ years of working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
- 2+ years of negotiating 3rd party pc gaming business agreements, contracts, SOWs.
Benefits
- $196,000.00 - $294,000.00 salary range.
- Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
- Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
- Highly competitive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.
