Sr. Product Manager, Portfolio Innovation & Incubation

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T-Mobile is seeking a visionary and strategically oriented Senior Product Manager to lead our AI innovation and long-term device portfolio strategy efforts. This high-impact role is responsible for defining the future of on-device intelligence, leading long-term portfolio strategy, and shaping the innovation pipeline for new hardware categories, partnerships, and technologies. The ideal candidate is forward-thinking, deeply curious, and thrives in ambiguity with a strong foundation in emerging tech, strategic frameworks and commercial sensibility.

This critical role serves as the connective tissue between cross-functional stakeholders—from Deutsche Telekom and Corporate Strategy to Product Marketing and Business Development—and will play a key role in identifying, defining, and governing next-gen portfolio opportunities.

Responsibilities:

AI Innovation Strategy & Foresight

• Serve as the subject matter lead for on-device AI strategy; monitor daily AI developments, capabilities, and industry announcements.
• Publish an AI & Emerging Device Category Strategy Roadmap with actionable options and portfolio hypotheses.
• Develop and maintain a T-Mobile POV on AI and its implications for the physical device landscape.
• Track our AI partnerships (e.g., OpenAI), including contractual elements, capabilities, and OEM integration progress.
• Produce documentation and executive level presentations on AI point-of-view and hardware implications

Strategic Planning & Governance

• Lead the creation of a 12–36 month hardware innovation and partnership strategy across emerging categories and technologies.
• Represent the Product Portfolio team in new business opportunities including joint ventures, M&A prospects, and deep technology partnerships.
• Create strategic frameworks for long-range planning across hardware and software convergence.
• Provide weekly updates and monthly strategic deliverables for innovation governance committees.

Innovation Funnel Development

• Ongoing development of competitive landscapes, horizon scanning, trend reports, and opportunity sizing frameworks.
• Maintain a real-time tracker and library of innovation ideas, partnership leads, and early concepts.
• Design and maintain the Innovation Funnel framework with defined gates, inputs, and success metrics.
• Aggregate ideas across teams and stakeholders, evaluate strategic fit, and prioritize initiatives for review.
• Define governance structure, stakeholders, and approval processes for funnel operations and strategy progression.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Drive alignment with DT, Corporate Strategy, Product Marketing, Lines of Business, and OEMs on evolving device strategy and undefined categories.
• Influence key decisions across disciplines by grounding ideation in market insights, competitor benchmarking, and technical feasibility.

Executive Storytelling & Decision Support

• Deliver strategic documents for senior executives, synthesizing financial and commercial insights with high-impact presentations that explain not just what the data says—but why it matters.
• Create executive briefing materials and analytical frameworks to support portfolio strategy & recommendations, emerging opportunities and supplier engagements.
• Guide C-level and SVP audiences through high-stakes decision-making using a mix of narrative, analytics, and visuals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Strategy, Business, Finance,  Engineering or related quantitative discipline required (MBA degree strongly preferred)
• 7–10 years of relevant experience in product strategy, innovation management, corporate development or emerging tech strategy—ideally within the technology, telecom, consumer electronics or consumer electronics sectors
• Proven experience working with emerging technologies, including AI, hardware/software convergence, or OEM partnerships
• Track record of supporting high-impact strategies across multiple hardware categories
• Fluency in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and ROI frameworks

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with comfort in ambiguity and emerging space exploration.
• Familiarity with technology partnerships, joint ventures, and strategic deal constructs.
• Experience building and managing innovation frameworks and governance models.
• Proficient in strategic research, trend analysis, and long-range forecasting tools.

• Comfortable navigating complex stakeholder environments and managing high-level ambiguity.

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No): Yes

DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

Base Pay Range: $121,600 - $219,400

Corporate Bonus Target: 20%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

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