Education: Bachelor's degree or related field
Experience: 5+ years
We are seeking a Staff or Director-level Product Manager to lead the definition, productization, and commercialization of an Ethernet product portfolio spanning physical layer (PHY and multi-PHY), Ethernet controllers/NICs, and Ethernet switching platforms.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
- 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
* This role owns end-to-end portfolio strategy across both hardware and software, including silicon capabilities, system integration, platform software, manageability, and ecosystem enablement. The position operates with significant autonomy and executive visibility, shaping multi-generation roadmaps and acting as the single point of accountability for product direction, business outcomes, and market success.
* Own the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and commercialization of Ethernet product portfolio spanning PHY, multi-PHY, NIC, and Ethernet switching platforms.
* Act as the single point of accountability for product direction across hardware, firmware, system architecture, and software enablement, ensuring cohesive silicon-to-system solutions.
* Define multi-generation product roadmaps, including performance tiers, feature segmentation, SKU strategy, lifecycle planning, and integration across portfolio components.
* Lead system-level product definition, translating market and customer requirements into silicon capabilities, platform software expectations, and reference architectures.
* Serve as the executive voice of the customer, engaging directly with hyperscalers, OEMs, enterprise, and service-provider customers to shape requirements and capture early design-in commitments.
* Drive architecture-level trade-offs across performance, power, cost, programmability, and time-to-market in close partnership with silicon and software architecture teams.
* Own the business case and commercialization model, including TAM/SAM framing, pricing and packaging strategy, margin targets, and long-term revenue forecasts.
* Define and execute go-to-market strategy in collaboration with sales, marketing, and business development, including positioning, launch readiness, customer sampling, and field enablement.
* Lead cross-functional execution across silicon design, platform software, validation, manufacturing, supply chain, and ecosystem partners-without direct authority.
* Influence portfolio investment and prioritization decisions at the executive level, shaping where the company competes and how it differentiates in Ethernet infrastructure markets.
* Represent the product portfolio in executive reviews, customer roadmap sessions, and industry forums, articulating a clear and differentiated Ethernet vision.
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