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 (CPG), focused on custom, analog, RF, and mixed-signal design solutions.

Partner with senior analog and custom circuit designers, R&D, sales, and marketing to drive adoption, revenue, and product-led customer success.

Experience Level

Senior — requires extensive industry experience (see Requirements). Typical background: 10+ years in the semiconductor/EDA industry with at least 5 years in product management or product-line ownership.

Responsibilities

Own product vision, roadmap, and go-to-market while engaging expert analog designers and cross-functional teams to drive adoption and revenue.

• Engage and influence senior analog and custom circuit designers; gather direct customer insight.
• Define product strategy, multi-year roadmap, detailed requirements, and release priorities.
• Develop positioning, messaging, and technical value narrative for field and sales teams.
• Lead customer engagements and business development to convert skeptical teams into active users and advocates.
• Define pricing, packaging, and licensing in partnership with commercial teams.
• Monitor competitive and market trends; translate them into product decisions.
• Align R&D, sales, marketing, and partners; represent the product in executive and customer forums.
• Hire, coach, and develop product managers as the product scales.
• Define and track success metrics: adoption, usage, customer productivity impact, pipeline, and revenue.

Requirements

Must-have technical credibility with analog designers, demonstrated product ownership, and proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.

• Deep, hands-on knowledge of analog and mixed-signal circuit design topics (topologies, device-level design, sizing/biasing, layout/parasitics, PVT/corner behavior, verification methodology).
• Proven ability to communicate credibly with senior analog circuit designers and influence technical practitioners.
• 10+ years in the semiconductor/EDA industry, including 5+ years in product management, product marketing, or product-line ownership.
• Demonstrated accountability for a product or product line (roadmap, requirements, pricing/packaging, go-to-market, adoption, revenue).
• Strong executive communication and ability to lead by influence across R&D, sales, and marketing.
• Nice-to-have: prior hands-on analog/mixed-signal design experience; familiarity with Virtuoso and custom IC flows; experience with AI/ML-assisted design tools; knowledge of EDA commercial models; prior people-management experience; MBA or equivalent commercial experience.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field required; MSEE with an analog/mixed-signal specialization strongly preferred. MBA is a plus.

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.