About HTC:

HTC is a global technology company advancing innovation across AI, virtual and augmented reality, and connected digital experiences. We bring together technology, creativity, and product innovation to develop experiences that connect people and expand what's possible.

About Your Next Opportunity:

HTC is seeking a Software Product Planning Senior Professional to help shape the strategy, development, and growth of our software and AI-powered products, including VIVE Roundtable. This role is ideal for an experienced software product management professional who understands how to turn customer needs, market opportunities, and emerging technologies into successful software products.

In this senior-level individual contributor role, you will lead product planning and execution across the product lifecycle, from discovery and roadmap development through feature prioritization, launch, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with engineering, UX/UI design, AI development, marketing, and business teams to deliver intuitive, competitive, and scalable software experiences. The ideal candidate has recent, hands-on experience managing software products, preferably SaaS or AI-powered applications, and can balance customer needs, technical feasibility, business objectives, and product performance.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Lead software product strategy and roadmaps: Define product vision, strategy, and roadmaps aligned with business goals, customer needs, and market opportunities.
Manage end-to-end product development: Drive the product lifecycle from discovery and requirements gathering through development, testing, launch, and ongoing optimization.
Translate customer needs into product requirements: Gather user feedback, identify pain points, define use cases, and develop product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Drive AI and SaaS product development: Support the evolution of AI-powered software experiences, including VIVE Roundtable, with a focus on usability, engagement, reliability, and differentiated customer value.
Prioritize features and enhancements: Work with engineering and design teams to evaluate feasibility, balance competing priorities, and deliver high-impact features within agreed timelines.
Analyze markets and competitors: Research software industry trends, competing products, customer expectations, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for differentiation and growth.
Drive product launches and go-to-market planning: Partner with marketing, sales, and business development teams to develop positioning, launch plans, product messaging, and adoption strategies.
Support SaaS business models: Evaluate subscription models, pricing strategies, packaging, user acquisition, retention, and monetization opportunities where applicable.
Monitor product performance: Establish and track KPIs such as active users, engagement, conversion, retention, customer satisfaction, and revenue performance to guide product decisions.
Collaborate across functions and regions: Coordinate stakeholders across engineering, design, AI development, marketing, and regional business teams to ensure alignment and timely execution.
Present product recommendations: Communicate roadmaps, business cases, product performance, risks, and recommendations to management and senior leadership.
Drive continuous improvement: Use analytics, customer feedback, and product experiments to refine features, improve user experience, and support long-term product growth.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Abilities):

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
Recent, hands-on experience in software product management is required, with a proven track record of managing software products from planning through launch and ongoing improvement.
8+ years of experience in product management, software product planning, or product strategy within the software or technology industry.
Experience managing software applications, digital platforms, or SaaS products, including product roadmaps, feature prioritization, requirements, and release planning.
Demonstrated ability to translate customer insights and business objectives into clear product requirements and actionable development plans.
Experience working closely with software engineering and UX/UI design teams in an agile development environment.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret product metrics, user behavior, market research, and competitive intelligence.
Understanding of software development lifecycles, product releases, quality assurance, and post-launch optimization.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Abilities):

Experience managing AI-powered products, generative AI applications, or AI-enabled digital platforms.
Experience with SaaS products, cloud-based software, subscription services, or recurring-revenue business models.
Familiarity with AI product capabilities and limitations, including large language models (LLMs), conversational AI, AI agents, and multi-model or multi-agent experiences.
Experience with user analytics, experimentation, A/B testing, and data-driven product optimization.
Understanding of API integrations, cloud infrastructure, software architecture, and technical dependencies sufficient to collaborate effectively with engineering teams.
Experience with monetization strategies, pricing, product-led growth, user acquisition, and retention.
Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, product analytics platforms, and roadmap management software.
Experience launching consumer-facing software products or applications in international markets.
MBA or advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
Experience working with global teams across Asia, North America, and Europe.

HTC is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity at our company. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and encourage people from all walks of life to apply without regard to race, color, ancestry, sex, national origin, citizenship, genetics, marital status, veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. HTC does not tolerate discrimination or harassment at any point during our employees' and applicants' time with us, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, leaves of absence, and general treatment during employment.

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