Senior Principal Product Manager - Digital and Mixed-signal Verification Solutions

Job Title

Senior Principal Product Manager - Digital and Mixed-signal Verification Solutions

Role Summary

Lead product and business growth for Cadence digital and mixed-signal verification solutions. Own customer-facing product strategy, market development, and go-to-market execution to convert evaluations into enterprise-scale deployments.

Partner with strategic accounts to uncover technical and commercial pain points, shape product direction and packaging, and coordinate cross-functional teams (Sales, Applications Engineering, R&D) to deliver measurable customer outcomes.

Experience Level

Senior. The role expects significant industry experience: typically 10+ years in the electronic design environment and 7+ years in product management, technical product marketing, solutions strategy, or similar customer-facing business development roles supporting complex enterprise software/EDA portfolios.

Responsibilities

Drive strategy, market adoption, and cross-functional execution for verification solutions.

• Define product strategy, market segmentation, and go-to-market plans for digital and mixed-signal verification offerings.
• Engage strategic customers to identify and quantify technical and business challenges; translate them into product requirements and commercial offers.
• Own value propositions, product packaging, and positioning versus competitive alternatives and emerging needs.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Sales, Applications Engineering, Services, and R&D to execute customer plans and accelerate adoption and expansion.
• Enable field teams with customer-ready messaging, demos, and technical alignment to support evaluations and procurement.
• Drive executive-level customer conversations and align internal stakeholders to measurable outcomes (pipeline, bookings, adoption, retention).
• Account for industry-specific requirements (aerospace/defense, automotive, industrial, medical devices) in segmentation, partnerships, and product readiness.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience to succeed in this role.

• Deep technical understanding of digital and mixed-signal verification flows, including hardware-based verification and agentic verification.
• Knowledge of AI/ML verification methods and related EDA technology.
• Proven ability to identify and quantify customer challenges and translate them into product requirements and commercial offers.
• Demonstrated experience leading executive-level (VP/C‑level) customer conversations and influencing roadmap decisions.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills; experience coordinating Sales, AE, services, finance, and engineering stakeholders.
• Familiarity with enterprise sales lifecycles, services/SOW motions, and large-scale deployments.
• Experience applying product strategy to regulated markets (aerospace/defense, automotive, medical, industrial) is highly desirable.
• Results-driven with a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes (pipeline growth, bookings, adoption, retention).
• Note: Cadence is not providing work authorization sponsorship for this position.

Education Requirements

MS or BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering. 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.