SW Product Manager Edge AI and On-Device experiences

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SW Product Manager - Edge AI and On-Device experiences.

Product Manager (PM) in this specialized domain operates at the intersection of high-performance hardware and complex AI software. They must balance the high-level user experience with possible constraints of on-device processing and deliver state of the art software experiences.

Job Summary:
This role is responsible for defining planning and executing the product strategy collaborating with various teams to deliver software solutions that delight customers and meet business goals. The role plans and manages technical programs or projects effectively steering them to meet specific roadmap and feature objectives. The role develops a comprehensive software vision and roadmap for product initiatives.

Core Responsibilities:

Own the product vision and strategy for edge AI experiences across vision language speech and multimodal domains. Be in sync with the dynamic landscape of LLM/SLM/MLM etc. models and be familiar with model compression techniques.

• Strategy & Roadmap:Define the vision for on-devicemultimodal AI(combining audio voice and vision) and align it with PC and mobile hardware capabilities.

• Hardware-Software Synergy:Drive end-to-end strategy forsoftwareand hardware (including firmware) interactions specifically focusing on how AI models impact power performance and battery life.

• System Optimization:Manage criticalperformance trade-offs(e.g. latency vs. accuracy) to ensure AI features have minimal impact on power and performance and does not impact battery life

• Application Lifecycle Management:Experiencedefining developing and deliveringproduction-ready software applications that bridge the gap between high-level user interfaces and low-level system firmware.

• Technical Roadmap Ownership:Lead the integration ofmultimodal AI capabilitiesinto software features ensuring that hardware acceleration (NPU/GPU) is leveraged to maximizeon-device efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Leads the organization through the entire product development cycle ensuring quality and delivery.

• Collaborates closely with engineering design and other relevant teams to ensure the successful development and delivery of high-quality software solutions on time and within scope.

• Strategically partners with stakeholders to understand needs and priorities.

• Translates complex market and stakeholder needs into product requirements and definitions.

• Translates customer feedback and assesses the external environment to identify potential changes that could enhance the differentiated product roadmap.

• Provides thought leadership to stakeholders to guide feature development and prioritization.

• Translates user requirements into executable and workable feature items with the software engineering team.

• Provides guidance for junior team members on product management strategies.

• Tracks and reports key metrics to drive future product developments.

• Advises key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle.

Education & Experience Recommended:

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

• 4 yearsintechnical product management with at least2 yearsspecifically inAI/ML or data-driven products.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Dual Success Metrics:The ability to track bothproduct outcomes(user engagement) andmodel performance(latency precision recall etc).

• Prototyping:nice to have: Proficiency inAI prototyping toolsto demonstrate UX concepts for conversational or multimodal interfaces.

• Data Strategy:Experience managing thedata lifecycleacquisition labeling and qualityto train reliable models.

• Communication:Exceptional skill in translatingcomplex AI conceptsinto actionable plans for non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.

• Distill complex technical roadmapsinto persuasive narratives for cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership.

• Drive hardware and software synchronizationto ensure high-quality product delivery within strict project timelines.

• Lead end-to-end product launchesby aligning marketing sales and engineering efforts toward a unified go-to-market strategy.

• Neutralize project risksby identifying and resolving strategic bottlenecks before they impact team velocity or delivery goals.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Agile Methodology

• Automation

• Change Management

• Computer Science

• Continuous Improvement Process

• JIRA

• Kanban Principles

• Lean Manufacturing

• Milestones (Project Management)

• New Product Development

• Process Improvement

• Product Management

• Project Engineering

• Project Management

• Project Planning

• Project Schedules

• Risk Management

• Scrum (Software Development)

• Software Development

• Sprint Planning

Cross-Org Skills:

• Effective Communication

• Results Orientation

• Learning Agility

• Digital Fluency

• Customer Centricity

The pay range for this role is$116150to$182400USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location job-related knowledge skills and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position including:

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Long term/short term disability insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Life insurance

• Generous time off policies including;

• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure

• 11 paid holidays

• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time with or without notice subject to applicable law.

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