Director, Product Management - Camera and Vision SoCs

Company:

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:

Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management

General Summary:

We are seeking a senior product leader with deep expertise in camera systems, imaging pipelines, and video/AI SoCs. This leader will define and execute the multi-year product strategy that expands our IP camera presence globally and builds the foundation for a multi‑tier, billion‑dollar camera business.

As Director of Product Management, you will architect our IP camera SoC roadmap, steer global design wins with tier‑1 OEMs, and align silicon, software, ecosystem partners, and GTM motions into one cohesive strategy. You will own the full product lifecycle—from concept to end-of-life—while driving differentiation across edge AI, ISP leadership, and system-level integration.

This position requires deep technical fluency, strong customer instincts, high cross‑functional leadership, and the ability to translate market opportunities into successful silicon and platform offerings.

Previous IP camera SoC product management background would be a plus.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Roadmap Ownership

• Lead and scale our global IP camera expansion strategy, defining the vision, TAM opportunity, and multi-year roadmap for camera SoCs.
• Architect a multi-tier portfolio (high-end, mainstream, cost-optimized), balancing performance, AI capability, ISP requirements, and system cost targets.
• Formulate long-term product, technology, and investment strategies—driving profitability, cost control, competitive advantage, and ecosystem relevance.
• Drive internal alignment across silicon engineering, software, systems, ODM ecosystem partners, and GTM to ensure a single, coherent strategy.

Product Lifecycle Ownership

• Direct product definition, development, and lifecycle management across multiple SoCs and platform variants.
• Lead inbound product requirements, MRDs/PRDs, SKU strategy, competitive analysis, and product‑level P&L considerations.
• Oversee product modifications, upgrades, maintenance, and roadmap transitions across the entire lifecycle.

Camera / Video / AI Technical Leadership

• Integrate edge AI, ISP excellence, sensor technology, video pipelines, connectivity, security, and system architecture into differentiated solutions.
• Promote adoption of new technologies, industry-leading trends, and future-forward innovations in imaging, AI, and camera systems.

Customer & Market Leadership

• Drive design wins with top global OEMs across enterprise, prosumer, consumer and industrial segments.
• Engage directly with customers to understand requirements, win platforms, influence roadmaps, and guide long-term strategic partnerships.
• Conduct complex market, competitive, and technology analyses to assess product marketability and opportunity prioritization.
• Create compelling product positioning and technical marketing content; represent the company at key industry events.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as the central PM leader connecting engineering, operations, finance, marketing, quality, and sales throughout product development.
• Ensure KPIs, performance targets, cost structures, and customer requirements are met by cross-functional teams.
• Lead strategic decision-making with executives, engineering leaders, and program sponsors regarding performance, trade-offs, timelines, and customer commitments.

Business Execution

• Build business cases, pricing strategy, feature trade-offs, and investment frameworks for new product initiatives.
• Manage operating budgets, financial models, and multi-year forecasts in collaboration with finance and sales teams.
• Negotiate agreements with third-party partners, ODMs

New Position

Travel: >25%

Minimum Qualifications:

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

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years in Product Management, platform/SoC PM, or closely related technical leadership roles.
• 15+ years working with embedded systems or camera/vision systems.
• 10+ years working on imaging, camera ISP pipelines, or video encoding/processing.
• 5+ years in edge/on-device AI, neural networks, or NPU‑accelerated workloads.
• Experience building and shipping silicon-based products at scale (camera SoCs preferred).
• Experience with P&L, financial modeling, and operational cost control.
• Experience negotiating 3rd‑party supplier or ecosystem partnerships.
• Experience influencing and operating in a large, matrixed organization.
• Deep familiarity with IP cameras, image sensor technologies, or adjacent segments (mobile imaging, action cams, automotive, robotics, XR, etc.) is a strong plus.

What Success Looks Like

• A clearly defined, multi-tier camera SoC roadmap that is globally competitive.
• Strong design-win momentum across tier‑1 OEMs and leading ODMs.
• Integrated SW/HW/AI platform strategy aligned across engineering and GTM.
• A durable foundation enabling the camera business to scale toward $1B+.
• Recognition as the internal and external thought leader for camera SoCs.

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