Executive Director, OPC and Mask Technical Product Management

We Are:

At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

You Are:

The ideal candidate for to assume the technical product management function as an Executive Director driving the technical product requirements for the Synopsys EDA's OPC offerings. In this role you will lead the definition and execution of Synopsys EDA roadmaps for the products assigned, working with Synopsys R&D to develop solutions required to serve customers needs ahead of when they are required. You will be starting as an individual contributor and then quickly expanding to manage a small yet growing team of individuals that will ensure both Synopsys Go to Market teams and the semiconductor ecosystem understand the value of Synopsys' OPC offering. You are highly motivated, with a passion for innovation and the ability to work collaboratively across engineering, product management and sales teams to ensure alignment to initiatives. You are comfortable working as an individual contributor and managing and guiding a team as the Synopsys Product Management OPC team grows.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Developing strategies to achieve your product vision within the context of customers, competition, and capability.
• Driving product planning and product management with specific actions to implement agreed to strategies.
• Identifying market trends, assimilating customer needs, and performing competitive analysis to drive product requirements and the longer-term roadmap
• Defining the Marketing Requirements Documents and Product Requirements Document in concert with R&D to ensure the offering is best positioned to gain market share in a competitive ecosystem.
• Developing and managing relationships with key customers the best influence the OPC market.
• Identifying new market opportunities and developing plans to exploit potential new markets. Driving discovery and opportunity qualification for non traditional OPC use models.
• Create and educate Field Applications Engineers on how best to expand the Synopsys OPC footprint at their customers.

The Impact You Will Have:

Enhance Synopsys' presence and footprint within the OPC and Mask creation markets.

Expand the offering by developing new solutions that are unique to the market as it expands to include new requirements driven by the complexity of 3DIC in addition to the requirements for 2D.

Work with the Synopsys ecosystem partnership managers and with Synopsys R&D ensuring optimal partner integration.

Strengthen Synopsys' influence and thought leadership within the EDA and semiconductor ecosystem through compelling presentations and industry engagement.

Build and maintain trust-based relationships with partners to facilitate collaboration and proactive management of partnership dynamics.

Navigate complex partnership discussions and agreements, balancing Synopsys' needs with mutually beneficial outcomes for partners.

What You'll Need:

15+ years of relevant EDA/semiconductor product management and marketing experience;

BS/MS, in Electrical Engineering and or Device Physics required. PhD in your field a plus as would be an MBA.

Deep expertise in understanding the Semiconductor ecosystem, and expertise writing Marketing Requirements Documents and Product Requirements Documents.

Be a well-known commodity within the semiconductor ecosystem with established relationships with key companies that lead the industries post tape out requirements,

Ability to influence manage across all elements of Synopsys such that the OPC offering gains market share ahead of industry trends

Exceptional ability to drive and achieve results through self and others under time pressure.

Excellent presentation, communications, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to establish repeatable benchmarking processes such that Synopsys is able to best showcase their verification offering via the newly expanded ICV product platform

The Team You'll Be A Part Of:

You will be part of a dynamic team focused on greatly expanding ecosystem partnerships that enhance Synopsys' product offerings and market positioning. This team works closely with engineering, product management, sales, and marketing to align ecosystem partnership projects with Synopsys' strategic goals. This team will identify and cultivate new partnership opportunities, drive collaborative initiatives, and promote joint marketing programs to deliver solutions to the semiconductor market that mutual customers need as the world moves in multiple ways to design their offerings. It is no longer just "lets go to the next process node" but a "how do we best design this" world.

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.