Director / Sr. Director of Product Management – Data Center Silicon Infrastructure

Position Overview: At Axiado, we are redefining security, platform management, and energy efficiency for AI and cloud data centers. As Director of Product Management, you will own the multi-year roadmap and commercial strategy for our Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU) SoCs, Platform Intelligence Controllers (PIC), and DC-SCM modules—driving flagship products from initial definition to silicon bring-up. You will lead a lean team of Technical Product Managers while personally authoring core specs, building TCO models, and leading technical architecture deep-dives with hyperscalers and Tier-1 OEMs/ODMs.

Key Responsibilities: Product Definition: Author flagship PRDs and MRDs, translating customer workloads into granular hardware, firmware, and on-chip AI specifications. Portfolio & TCO Strategy: Own the multi-generational TCU/PIC roadmap, pricing, and P&L. Build bottom-up TCO and power-savings models proving rack-level ROI.Team Leadership: Mentor and scale a lean team of PMs, setting the bar for technical rigor through active spec reviews and direct execution. Hyperscaler & Ecosystem Design-Wins: Lead technical and commercial engagements with CSPs, Tier-1 OEMs/ODMs, and silicon partners (Arm, NVIDIA, x86) to secure design-wins and shape OCP standards. Cross-Functional Co-Design: Partner daily with Silicon, Firmware, and AI Engineering on Performance-Power-Area (PPA), Dynamic Voltage & Frequency Scaling (DVFS), Hardware Root of Trust (RoT), and out-of-band telemetry. End-to-End Execution: Drive silicon from concept through tape-out, post-silicon bring-up, customer sampling, and production ramp alongside FAE, Marketing, and Operations.

Education: BS in EE, CE, CS, or related technical field; MS, PhD, or MBA preferred.

Experience: 10–12+ years in semiconductor product management, silicon architecture, or systems engineering, including 3+ years leading and mentoring PMs. Proven Silicon Track Record: Driven at least two complex SoCs or ASICs from initial PRD through tape-out and volume production. Domain Mastery: 5+ years of deep expertise in data center hardware—specifically BMCs, Hardware Root of Trust (RoT), DC-SCM modules, SmartNICs/DPUs, or network switches. Technical Fluency: Comfortable whiteboarding with principal architects; strong command of server management, out-of-band telemetry, OCP specs, and low-level interfaces (PCIe, eSPI, MCTP, LTPI).Commercial & Executive Agility: Proven ability to win hyperscale and Tier-1 designs while pivoting effortlessly from datasheet reviews to executive pitches.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with AI-driven hardware telemetry, dynamic power/thermal management (DVFS), or predictive threat detection. Experience with post-silicon bring-up, evaluation boards, and OpenBMC stacks. Existing network across cloud architects and Tier-1 server ODMs.

Compensation and Benefits: $200,000–$250,000 base salary plus equity, bonus, and benefits. Axiado is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Type: Full-time

Function: Administrative

Experience level: Mid-Senior Level

Industry: Semiconductors