Impinj is seeking a Product and Business Development leader to drive growth in the mobile ecosystem by increasing the adoption of Impinj's RAIN RFID platform, integrating RFID into smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other connected devices.
Requirements
- 12+ years in product management, business development, strategic partnerships, or product leadership in wireless, mobile, RF, or edge technologies.
- Demonstrated success building product strategies and executing strategic partnerships within the mobile ecosystem, especially with OEMs and platform vendors.
- Proven experience driving initiatives from concept to execution in fast-moving or ambiguous environments.
- Ability to translate technical solutions into business value and influence C-level stakeholders.
- Understanding of UHF RFID, mobile SoCs, modems, antennas, and wireless chipsets (e.g., Bluetooth, UWB).
- Familiarity with Android and iOS platforms, their technology stacks, and their influence on device strategy.
- Experience working with mobile ecosystem players globally—e.g., Apple, Samsung, Google, MediaTek, or Qualcomm.
Responsibilities
- Define business and product roadmaps that align with trends in mobile computing, edge intelligence, and enterprise and consumer technology ecosystems.
- Identify whitespace and guide go-to-market strategies.
- Build and grow relationships with OEMs, ODMs, chipset vendors, and platform providers.
- Influence mobile device roadmaps through joint development and technical collaboration.
- Lead cross-functional teams to create segment-specific offerings that address key adoption challenges.
- Drive the full lifecycle of complex commercial and technical partnerships—sourcing, negotiating, and closing.
- Work with Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Sales to align internal plans with partner objectives.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business, or related field.
- You bring a visionary product mindset, a scrappy startup-style execution approach, and a deep network within the mobile ecosystem.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Sales to align internal plans with partner objectives.
- Define KPIs to track success.
- This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations.
