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 in Cadence's Custom & PCB Group (custom, analog, RF, and mixed-signal design solutions). The role requires deep analog credibility to engage senior analog/custom circuit designers, translate their needs into product direction, and drive adoption and revenue across strategic accounts.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial industry experience. The posting specifies 10+ years in the semiconductor/EDA industry, including 5+ years in product management or product-line ownership.

Responsibilities

Own the product lifecycle and lead cross-functional efforts to deliver solutions that increase analog designer productivity and adoption.

• Engage and influence senior analog and custom circuit designers; develop deep customer relationships and technical credibility.
• Set vision, multi-year strategy, roadmap, requirements, and release priorities for the product line.
• Define positioning, messaging, and technical value narrative; enable sales and field teams.
• Lead customer engagements to drive adoption, advocacy, and revenue growth across strategic accounts.
• Define pricing, packaging, and licensing in partnership with commercial teams.
• Monitor competitive and market trends and translate them into product decisions.
• Align R&D, sales, marketing, and partners; represent the product externally in executive and analyst forums.
• Recruit, coach, and develop product managers as the product scales; apply rigorous product discovery and delivery practices.
• Define and track success metrics: adoption, active usage, customer productivity impact, pipeline, and revenue.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and experiences; preferred items listed after.

• Must-have: Deep, hands-on understanding of analog and mixed-signal circuit design (topologies, device-level design, sizing/biasing, layout and parasitics, PVT/corner behavior, verification methodology) and practical awareness of analog design challenges.
• Must-have: Proven ability to communicate credibly with and influence senior analog circuit designers and engineering leadership.
• Must-have: 10+ years in the semiconductor / EDA industry, with 5+ years in product management, product marketing, or product-line ownership and accountability for adoption and revenue.
• Must-have: Demonstrated product ownership: roadmap, requirements, pricing/packaging, and go-to-market execution.
• Must-have: Strong executive communication and cross-functional influence across R&D, sales, and marketing.
• Nice-to-have: Prior hands-on analog or mixed-signal circuit design experience (designed, simulated, or laid out analog circuits).
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with the Virtuoso custom/analog ecosystem and custom IC design flow.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with AI/ML-assisted design tools, modern productivity approaches, and EDA commercial/licensing models.
• Nice-to-have: Prior people-management experience building and coaching product management teams; MBA or equivalent commercial experience.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required; MSEE with an analog/mixed-signal specialization is strongly preferred. An MBA or equivalent commercial experience is listed as a preferred qualification.

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.