Vice President, Solutions R&D and PLM

Job Description: As the Vice President for Solutions R&D and PLM, you own the end-to-end technical execution of the Solutions Business Unit. You lead a global multi-site R&D organization spanning Solutions Product Management and Product Lifecycle Management, Solutions Architecture and Exploration, Solutions Development, Solutions Qualification and Hardening, Board Development, and Solutions Enablement plus L1 through L3 customer support. You are the senior technical leader responsible for turning strategy into product, and product into revenue.

This role is a rare opportunity to shape a business unit that is being built from the ground up on top of a public semiconductor company's platform foundation. You will define the operating model, hire and mentor senior leaders at each site, and set the standards for architecture, execution, quality, and customer engagement across every Solutions BU program.

Key Responsibilities

Product Management and Product Lifecycle Management

• Own Solutions Product Lifecycle Management across the four pillars including Cortex Product Line Management, Solutions Product Line Management, and ODM and OEM architecture upkeep.
• Own Cortex AI, AMILIA and AMITA, and Maple and Keystone silicon plus firmware roadmaps as they map to Solutions BU pillars.
• Drive Market Requirements Documents, Product Requirements Documents, and Total Cost of Ownership modeling.
• Own bundling, pricing input, and Solutions BU staging demonstrations at Open Compute Project Global, OCP EMEA, and customer offsites.

Solutions Architecture and Exploration Interface

• Interface with Solutions Architecture including customer evangelization, technical exploration with hyperscalers, ODMs, and OEMs, and technology staging for breakthrough innovation projects.
• Own AI explorations across the four pillars and evaluate emerging standards (Data Center Modular Hardware Specification, Data Center Secure Control Module, Redfish, Platform Level Data Model, Security Protocol and Data Model).

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