Technical Product Management, Lead

Job Title

Technical Product Management, Lead

Role Summary

Lead technical product management for the implementation portfolio focused on advanced-node applications and AI-driven design flows. Manage a team of TPMs, work with R&D and customers to define product strategy, market requirements, and release readiness across synthesis, place-and-route, ECO flows, and formal verification.

Experience Level

Senior — this role expects extensive senior-level experience (20+ years) in applications engineering, R&D, or design within EDA or semiconductor design.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead technical product management for the implementation portfolio and define technical direction for advanced-node and AI-enabled differentiation.
• Engage directly with customers at leading semiconductor companies, hyperscalers, or large CAD organizations to identify high-value problems.
• Develop Market Requirements Documents and collaborate on Product Requirements Documents that engineering can execute against.
• Guide creation of Tcl/Python prototypes as executable specifications to remove ambiguity and accelerate development.
• Define release readiness criteria for Alpha, Beta, LCA, and GA across the portfolio.
• Represent the company as a subject-matter expert at customer technical reviews and industry forums.
• Mentor TPMs, establish prioritization processes, customer feedback loops, and KPI tracking to focus on high-impact work.

Requirements

Must-have skills and expectations:

• 20+ years experience in applications engineering, R&D, or design within EDA or semiconductor design.
• Deep hands-on expertise in synthesis, place and route, ECO flows, formal verification, or related implementation domains.
• Proven ability to define product requirements with major semiconductor customers, hyperscalers, or large CAD organizations.
• Executive presence and strong communication skills; able to present technical product strategy to VPs, CTOs, and senior leaders.
• Comfort with ambiguity, strong prioritization skills, and ability to balance technical merit with business ROI.
• Experience mentoring or leading TPMs through complex cross-functional interactions.
• Willingness to be onsite at Sunnyvale HQ 4–5 days per week and to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience presenting at IEEE, IMEC, GOMAC, TSMC, or similar industry forums.
• Background in AI-driven design methodologies.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Synopsys

Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA

Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.