Senior Director, ADAS Product Management

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Job Summary

Job Description

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride platform is revolutionizing autonomous driving and ADAS with high-performance hardware, AI, and an autonomous driving stack, addressing challenges like localization, perception, and planning for safe and affordable solutions. The Senior Director of ADAS Product Management will lead global strategy, development, and execution of the ADAS portfolio, requiring expertise in ADAS functions, autonomous driving, and cross-functional leadership.
Must have:
  • Define and drive global ADAS product roadmap aligned with market trends, customer needs, and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain competitive differentiation across driving stack features and system power, performance, benchmarking, and cost.
  • Partner with engineering, sales, marketing, and executive leadership to deliver innovative, scalable ADAS solutions.
  • Act as the voice of the customer, translating insights into product features and enhancements.
  • Collaborate with business managers and marketing teams for opportunity identification and demand creation.
  • Lead customer RFIs/RFQs, system-level use case modeling, and analysis.
  • Oversee integration of radar, camera, and sensor fusion technologies into next-generation turnkey Qualcomm ADAS platforms.
  • Lead and mentor a global team of product managers and technical experts.
  • Monitor the competitive landscape and emerging technologies to inform product strategy.
  • Ensure adherence to functional safety standards (ISO 26262) and support homologation efforts.
Good to have:
  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
  • 20+ years in automotive technology
  • 10+ years in ADAS product development and leadership
  • Proven experience productizing ADAS systems from active safety to L2+
  • Background in managing large, cross-functional teams across global sites
  • Experience with Tier 1s, OEMs, and semiconductor companies
  • Strong background in software engineering
  • Deep knowledge of ADAS algorithms
  • Sensor Technologies expertise
  • Model-based Development
  • Familiarity with global AD regulations
  • Strong Interpersonal Skills
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Customer Engagement
  • Product Marketing
  • Financial Oversight
Perks:
  • Health: Qualcomm offers a world-class health benefit option providing world-class coverage to employees and their eligible dependents.
  • Wealth: Our programs are designed to help employees build and prepare for a financially secure future.
  • Self: Our self and family resources help you build emotional/mental strength and resilience, as well as define your purpose — in life and at work.
  • Wellbeing: Qualcomm’s wellbeing programs and resources offer support to help employees Live+Well and Work+Well, so they can unlock their full potential at home, at work, and everywhere between.

Job Details

Job Description

About Qualcomm Automotive

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride platform is revolutionizing autonomous driving and ADAS by combining high-performance, power-efficient hardware with cutting-edge AI and a pioneering autonomous driving stack. The platform addresses complex challenges such as centimeter-level localization, multimodal sensor perception, behavior prediction, and trajectory planning—delivering safe, comfortable, and affordable autonomous driving solutions.

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary and technically adept Senior Director of ADAS Product Management to lead the global strategy, development, and execution of our ADAS portfolio. This role is ideal for a seasoned leader with deep expertise in ADAS functions, autonomous driving technologies, and cross-functional product leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the global ADAS product roadmap aligned with market trends, customer needs, and regulatory requirements (e.g., NCAP, FMVSS, C-NCAP, Level 2/3/4).
  • Maintain competitive differentiation across driving stack features and system power, performance, benchmarking, and cost to ensure Qualcomm’s leadership in automated driving solutions.
  • Partner with engineering, sales, marketing, and executive leadership to deliver innovative, scalable ADAS solutions.
  • Act as the voice of the customer, translating insights into product features and enhancements.
  • Collaborate with business managers and marketing teams for opportunity identification and demand creation.
  • Lead customer RFIs/RFQs, system-level use case modeling, and analysis.
  • Oversee integration of radar, camera, and sensor fusion technologies into next-generation turnkey Qualcomm ADAS platforms.
  • Lead and mentor a global team of product managers and technical experts.
  • Monitor the competitive landscape and emerging technologies to inform product strategy.
  • Ensure adherence to functional safety standards (ISO 26262) and support homologation efforts.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 20+ years in automotive technology, with 10+ years in ADAS product development and leadership.
  • Proven experience in productizing ADAS systems from active safety to L2+ and beyond.
  • Background in managing large, cross-functional teams across global sites.
  • Experience with Tier 1s, OEMs, and semiconductor companies.
  • Strong background in software engineering, functional safety, and system-level integration.
  • Deep knowledge of ADAS algorithms, sensor technologies, and model-based development.
  • Familiarity with global AD regulations and evolving semiconductor technologies.
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience in customer engagement, product marketing, and financial oversight.

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