Senior Director, ADAS Product Management

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.