Technical Software Product Manager – PC Power/Performance, On-Device Experiences

HP France

Technical Software Product Manager overseeing product strategy and execution for HP's PC power optimization software. Integrating on-device AI and leading desktop optimization initiatives.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $147,050 - $230,850 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the product strategy, design, and execution for enterprise, commercial and consumer end user application focused on PC power optimization, battery health, and performance tuning.
Own the definition and integration of on-device AI agents that analyze user behavior, system telemetry, and application workloads in real-time to dynamically balance device longevity with peak computing performance.
Define the product vision and multi-year roadmap for the desktop optimization suite.
Translate complex silicon telemetry into intuitive, actionable user interface dashboards.
Design seamless user workflows for switching between automated AI tuning and manual control.
Establish application success metrics for active user engagement and churn reduction.
Write comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) for local machine learning models.
Specify reinforcement learning rewards that maximize hardware efficiency without lagging.
Define the triggers for AI agents to proactively recommend background app hibernation.
Prioritize engineering backlogs for real-time application-sensing telemetry pipelines.
Collaborate with QA to validate battery-saving metrics across diverse hardware form factors.
Monitor application footprint to guarantee the software itself uses minimal CPU, GPU, NPU and DRAM.
Manage user data privacy guardrails for all local profiling and behavioral analytics.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years shipping consumer or enterprise desktop software.
Proven track record with Windows system utilities or performance apps.
Practical experience deploying on-device ML models or small language models (SLMs).
Solid understanding of OS thread scheduling, background daemons, and RAM management.
Experience designing software that interacts directly with OEM firmware or driver APIs.
Familiarity with cross-platform desktop frameworks or native Windows desktop development.
Direct experience leveraging DirectML, ONNX Runtime, or Windows Copilot Runtime frameworks.
Background in building system tools for PC gaming performance or creator workflows.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 )

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Hard Skills & Tools

product strategyproduct designproduct executionon-device AI agentsmachine learning modelsreinforcement learningWindows system utilitiesOS thread schedulingRAM managementcross-platform desktop frameworks

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationuser engagementproblem-solvinganalytical thinking

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering