Deputy Director, Product Platforms

Job Title

Deputy Director, Product Platforms

Role Summary

Lead product strategy and execution for a differentiated compute-platform portfolio (primarily 12nm). Convert processor, memory, interconnect, accelerator, I/O, software, and tooling assets into scalable platform families and derivative products that achieve design wins, launches, and revenue growth.

Experience Level

Senior - requires 8+ years of semiconductor or embedded-computing/platform experience, including 5+ years in product management, platform leadership, product marketing, applications, systems, or comparable customer-facing technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Accountable for platform vision, cross-functional execution, commercial outcomes, and ecosystem development.

• Define and own multi-year platform vision, product strategy, roadmap, business plan, and investment priorities for the 12nm compute portfolio.
• Maintain architecture and IP-reuse strategy anchored in 12nm with extension rules to adjacent nodes when justified.
• Translate market trends and customer use cases into platform requirements across CPU, memory, interconnect/NoC, accelerators, I/O, security, package, power, software, and tools.
• Create coherent platform families and derivative strategies (configurations, chiplets, customer IP integration, companion devices).
• Own product requirements, target specifications, competitive positioning, pricing, business cases, lifecycle plans, and go/no-go recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional execution with architecture, design, verification, physical design, package, test, validation, software, operations, quality, finance, sales, and marketing.
• Drive full launch process: concept, pre-silicon enablement, sampling, production release, market launch, customer ramp, and post-launch optimization.
• Build whole-product deliverables: virtual platforms, FPGA prototypes, evaluation systems, SDKs, OS enablement, drivers, toolchains, reference designs, documentation, and training.
• Develop and manage an external ecosystem of IP providers, EDA partners, OS/middleware vendors, tools vendors, design services, and board/distribution partners.
• Engage with strategic customers and field teams to create pipeline, convert engagements into design wins, and support ramp to production revenue.
• Own platform KPIs: roadmap execution, launch readiness, design wins, qualified pipeline, adoption, margin, forecast accuracy, revenue growth, and ROI.
• Continuously assess competitors, technology shifts, and make build/buy/partner decisions.
• Perform work in compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements.

Requirements

Must-have skills, experience, and expected competencies.

Must-have:

• 8+ years in semiconductor, embedded-computing, processor, SoC, platform, or closely related product roles, including 5+ years in product management or comparable customer-facing technical leadership.
• Proven record of successful semiconductor or embedded-platform launches and measurable commercial outcomes (design wins, revenue growth, portfolio expansion).
• Strong background with 32-bit or 64-bit compute products; experience with 64-bit MPU, application processors, edge compute, infrastructure, or Linux-class products preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of SoC hardware and software (architecture, firmware, BSP/SDK, OS, drivers, validation, or product engineering).
• Experience building software/tools/IP ecosystems and managing partner relationships.
• Ability to build market models, product P&Ls, pricing/margin frameworks, investment cases, and forecasts.
• Excellent leadership, influencing, and executive communication skills across matrixed organizations.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with RISC-V, Arm, MIPS, multicore SoCs, MMU/virtualization, coherent fabrics, cache/DDR subsystems, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes.
• Experience with Linux-class software enablement, virtual platforms, FPGA prototyping, evaluation boards, and developer tooling.
• Exposure to AI/ML acceleration, edge inference, networking offload, functional safety, cybersecurity, HSM/root of trust, or long-lifecycle industrial/automotive products.
• Experience managing process-node, foundry, package, test, yield, supply, cost, and lifecycle tradeoffs.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams and operating across engineering, field, partner, and executive communities.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a closely related technical field is required. An advanced technical or business degree is a plus.

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.