Director, Product Management — Custom & Analog Design Solutions

Job Title

Director, Product Management — Custom & Analog Design Solutions

Role Summary

Lead product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market for a product line within Cadence's Custom & PCB Group (custom, analog, RF, and mixed-signal design solutions). Report to CPG product management leadership and align R&D, sales, and marketing to drive adoption and revenue among senior analog and custom design teams.

Experience Level

Senior level. Requires 10+ years in the semiconductor/EDA industry, including at least 5 years in product management, product marketing, or product-line ownership.

Responsibilities

Own product strategy and drive adoption across demanding analog and custom design teams.

• Engage and influence senior analog and custom circuit designers; build technical credibility and deep customer relationships.
• Define vision, multi-year roadmap, detailed requirements, and release priorities for the product line based on direct customer and market feedback.
• Own positioning, messaging, and technical value narrative; enable sales and field teams to communicate product benefits to analog designers.
• Lead key customer engagements and business development to convert skeptical, high-expertise teams into active users and advocates.
• Define pricing, packaging, and licensing in partnership with commercial and deal-desk teams.
• Monitor competitive and market trends and translate them into product and positioning decisions.
• Align cross-functional stakeholders (R&D, sales, marketing) and represent the product in executive, analyst, partner, and customer forums.
• Scale the product team: hire, coach, and develop product managers; instill rigorous product discovery and delivery practices.
• Define and track success metrics: adoption, active usage, customer productivity impact, pipeline, and revenue.

Requirements

Must-have technical and product leadership experience; preferred skills listed separately.

• Must-have: Deep, hands-on understanding of analog and mixed-signal circuit design (circuit topologies, device-level design, sizing and biasing, layout and parasitics, PVT/corner behavior, verification methodology).
• Proven ability to communicate credibly with and influence senior analog circuit design engineers.
• Demonstrated ownership of a product or product line with accountability for roadmap, requirements, pricing/packaging, adoption, and revenue.
• 10+ years in the semiconductor/EDA industry, including 5+ years in product management, product marketing, or product-line ownership.
• Strong executive-level communication and cross-functional leadership skills; ability to lead by influence across R&D, sales, and marketing.
• Experience defining go-to-market motion and measuring product success (adoption, usage, pipeline, revenue).
• Nice-to-have: Prior hands-on analog or mixed-signal circuit design experience; familiarity with the Virtuoso ecosystem and custom IC design flow; experience with AI/ML-assisted design tools and modern productivity approaches; experience with EDA commercial models (subscription, term, consumption); prior people-management experience.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field. MSEE with an analog/mixed-signal specialization is strongly preferred. MBA is a plus. Equivalent practical experience may be acceptable.

About the Company

Company: Cadence Design Systems

Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA

Cadence Design Systems is a global electronic design automation company that provides software, hardware, and intellectual property for designing advanced semiconductor chips. With over 25 years in the industry, Cadence is known for its innovative technology solutions and has been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The company is dedicated to solving complex technical challenges in order to enable customers to create revolutionary products and experiences.