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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Manager – Human Resources - Human Resources Business Partner, Human Resources

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$124.8k - $187.2k+ Annual discretionary bonus + Annual RSU grants
Senior
Bachelor's
San Diego, CA, USA
In PersonFull-time onsite in San Diego, CA, five days per week.
People & HRHR Generalist & Employee Relations
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, psychology, or a related field.
  • At least seven years of human resources experience, preferably including four years in a business partner and/or generalist role.
  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills.
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, and to influence and negotiate effectively.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects, and to prioritize and adapt to changing situations.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and human resources information systems.
  • Ability to work across global time zones.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with senior HR business partners to understand the broader human resources strategy for the CTO organization.
  • Define and execute people-related strategies and initiatives that support business-unit or department objectives.
  • Partner with senior management and employees to understand needs, challenges, and opportunities, and provide timely solutions.
  • Coach senior leaders on leadership and human resources issues, including development and talent performance; facilitate talent development planning covering team efficiency, goal development and alignment, manager capability, organizational health and effectiveness, and talent planning.
  • Analyze and report on human resources metrics and trends, providing insights and recommendations to leaders using dashboards and other data sources.
  • Lead and facilitate organizational change and transformation initiatives, partnering with senior leaders to develop change-management plans that help employees navigate change.
  • Partner across global human resources teams to align business and human resources goals for successful implementation and execution.
  • Promote a positive and collaborative work culture, using data to advise leaders on improving employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
  • Ensure fairness and organizational consistency with company values.
Desired Qualifications
  • Four or more years of experience across multiple human resources functions, such as talent development, organizational development, or employee relations.
  • Two or more years of experience in a role requiring interaction with senior management at vice president level or above.
  • A human resources certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR.
  • Multinational corporation experience.
  • Semiconductor or data center industry experience.
  • Ability to travel as required by business needs.

About the company

Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Diego, California

Founded

1985

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What believers are saying

  • Cars are a second engine: automotive chip revenue rose 61% to $1.59 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Pays for learning: Qualcomm funds tuition assistance and apprenticeships and sells staff discounted shares through a stock purchase plan.
  • Profits support stability: Qualcomm earned $2.21 non-GAAP per share in the June 2026 quarter despite a 4% sales dip.

What critics are saying

  • Apple is walking away: Qualcomm expects Apple revenue to fall about 50% from the September to December 2026 quarter.
  • Data-center deals start thin: in July 2026, management said custom chips will cut chip gross margin 1.5 to 2 points.
  • Cuts keep trickling: Qualcomm filed WARN notices in April 2026 covering 144 layoffs, including 68 in San Diego.

What makes Qualcomm unique

  • Phones are only part of it: handsets were $5.09 billion of $8.50 billion chip revenue in fiscal Q3 2026.
  • Cloud giants buy its custom chips: two hyperscaler design wins start producing revenue in the December 2026 quarter.
  • It owns an AI software layer: Qualcomm completed its Modular acquisition in July 2026 for open generative AI software.

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Benefits

  • Premium-free health coverage
  • Onsite health & fitness centers
  • Retirement programs
  • Disability & life insurance programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Product discounts
  • Flexible time off
  • Parental leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

0%
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Oct 27th, 2026
January bonus for 2026 work won't count against $25,560 Social Security earnings limit

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Bloomberg
Oct 27th, 2026
Anduril and Qualcomm to build BlueChip laptops designed and assembled in the US

Anduril Industries and Qualcomm are producing laptops designed and assembled in the US, called BlueChip. The computers are meant to supply critical industries through a US-based supply chain.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 23rd, 2026
Qualcomm targets $15B data center sales by fiscal 2029 as handset revenue falls

Qualcomm is entering the data center chip market, with first revenue expected in the December quarter. The company says it has secured two custom chip customers, both global-scale hyperscalers, holds purchase orders from both, and has started making the wafers. Management targets data center revenue of $5 billion in fiscal 2027 and $15 billion in fiscal 2029. These are targets, not results. It closed its acquisition of Modular Inc. on July 29, 2026, to add data center software. The stock returned 4.5% over the past year, against 15.1% for the S&P 500. Revenue fell 4.0% in fiscal Q3 2026, and gross margin dropped to 53.1% from 55.6% a year earlier, as higher memory prices weighed.

CNBC
Oct 23rd, 2026
Indonesia's wealth fund steps in as stocks slide; Qualcomm plans layoffs, Lindt CEO exits

Indonesian stocks saw another round of panic selling this week after reports that index provider MSCI is considering downgrading the country's market status. Danantara, Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, stepped in to stabilise the market. Its chief executive officer, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, has called sharp pullbacks long-term buying opportunities. Qualcomm plans a new round of global layoffs, with figures undisclosed. Chief executive officer Cristiano Amon said in an internal memo that the cuts aim to build a stronger performance culture. Its shares have lagged the broader market this year. Lindt chief executive officer Adalbert Lechner stepped down on Monday after nearly 33 years at the company. His predecessor returns on an interim basis. Lindt raised prices about 16% in the first half to offset higher cocoa costs, then cut its full-year guidance twice as consumers pulled back.

Design & Reuse
Oct 22nd, 2026
Qualcomm buys RISC-V startup Akeana to push into AI and data-center chips.

Qualcomm buys RISC-V startup Akeana to push into AI and data-center chips. October 22, 2026 - By dealroom.co What's the deal? Qualcomm has acquired Akeana, a US semiconductor startup that designs processors using the open-source RISC-V architecture. Terms were undisclosed. The deal brings Akeana's technology and engineering team into Qualcomm to expand its push in AI and data centers. Who's Akeana? Founded in 2021 by engineers who previously built server processors at Marvell, the startup raised more than $100 million in August 2024 from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Mayfield, and Fidelity. Its RISC-V designs let companies customise processors for AI systems, computers, and data centers.