You will own critical ecosystem product domains and drive strategic initiatives across AMD’s data center CPU, GPU and networking portfolio, shaping product direction, influencing architecture, and improving how the organization plans and executes. As part of AMD’s Ecosystem Product Management team you will help bring structure, clarity, and execution discipline to the complex storage partner ecosystem landscape.
This is a key individual contributor role, not a people manager.
THE PERSON
The ideal candidate will possess a breadth of abilities and skills, including: memory, storage, CPU, data center GPU product knowledge, machine learning applications and solutions, strong marketing and presentation skills, solid understanding of customers’ business and decision makers, and strong individual initiative to drive progress on each account. As the business and product leader for AMD’s storage partnerships you will play a crucial role in shaping strategy, setting direction, and achieving success. You must be self-motivated, capable of operating autonomously through ambiguity, and constantly striving for excellence.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Ecosystem Strategy & Ownership
Manage key strategic ecosystem partnerships driving to achieve AMD’s business and technology strategy objectives
As part of the Data Center Solutions product management team, be a primary contact point for storage partner engagements, evangelizing AMD data center solutions technologies/products and capabilities
Regular roadmap alignment with partners, identify synergies, disconnects and emerging opportunities and influencing change as necessary to ensure AMD’s success
Develop internal strategies for standards organization engagement and execute said strategies through industry influence and evangelism
Identify key players in the growing AI market and cultivate strong technical and business relationships
Contribute to the setting of ecosystem and partner strategy, the resulting tactical milestones, and leading the team to achieve them
Understand the partner’s business goals and requirements; foster relationships and manage customer expectations to ensure needs are aligned with AMD business goals
Within AMD be a strong advocate for the partner and their positioning
Understand partner h/w and s/w requirements, configurations, applications and architect solutions accordingly.
Maintain awareness of, and provide reports on, partner status and key issues
Drive for highest levels of partner engagement and satisfaction
Own end-to-end partner product evangelism for selected areas of AMD’s Data Center and AI infrastructure solutions portfolio
Work within the Product Management organization to translate customer requirements, market signals and technology trends into clear product strategies and requirements for AMD’s strategic partnerships within the memory and storage ecosystem
Evaluate and guide trade-offs across performance, power, cost, scalability, and time-to-market
Maintain up to date repository of ecosystem roadmap and technical collateral
Schedule and manage partner meetings on regular cadence and report out to internal product management and engineering teams updates on a quarterly basis
Strategic Initiatives & Ecosystem Planning
Lead high-priority, cross-functional initiatives such as
Long-term technology and Ecosystem planning
Multi-generation / Multi-partner roadmap alignment and portfolio prioritization
Evaluation of new product opportunities or market expansions
Support executive decision-making with structured analysis and clear recommendations
Identify gaps or inefficiencies in current ecosystem solutions and drive improvements
Customer & Partner Ecosystem Engagement
Support key customer engagements and help align AMD and strategic ecosystem solutions with infrastructure needs
Contribute to external-facing materials and technical narratives where needed
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Strong experience in the computing industry, at the OEM or ODM, or CSP level
Background in storage solutions used in large-scale data center systems
Experience in JEDEC, SNIA or other standards bodies with a focus on storage
Expertise in enabling, building, and deploying industry standards and ecosystems
Strong familiarity with semiconductor business practices, operations, and product lifecycles in the networking, compute, storage, and/or memory segments
Substantial experience in a customer-facing role across multiple functions within a large organization. Experience with AI players and/or CSPs is a big plus.
Knowledge of AI workloads and SW stack
Outstanding written, oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills across technical and executive audiences
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate without direct authority
Ability to multi-task and handle multiple simultaneous projects
Background in architecture-driven product management or system engineering
Results driven
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
LOCATIONS
Santa Clara, CA; potential consideration for Austin, TX
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
THE ROLE
The Sr. Manager, Storage Partner Management, Data Center Solutions Product Management for the Data Center Solutions business unit will play a key role within AMD, helping to define and deliver next-generation compute and AI infrastructure platforms. The role is both partner and engineering facing with a focus on the growing AI market. This individual will be responsible for engaging ecosystem partners and ecosystem solution providers, to execute AMD’s strategy to enable market share growth for AMD’s current and next generation of data center solutions. The individual will serve as the solutions product management subject matter expert on the storage ecosystem, understanding both long-term product and business strategy. You will be responsible for ensuring successful engagement with the broad ecosystem to achieve AMD’s strategic ecosystem and business goals.
You will own critical ecosystem product domains and drive strategic initiatives across AMD’s data center CPU, GPU and networking portfolio, shaping product direction, influencing architecture, and improving how the organization plans and executes. As part of AMD’s Ecosystem Product Management team you will help bring structure, clarity, and execution discipline to the complex storage partner ecosystem landscape.
This is a key individual contributor role, not a people manager.
THE PERSON
The ideal candidate will possess a breadth of abilities and skills, including: memory, storage, CPU, data center GPU product knowledge, machine learning applications and solutions, strong marketing and presentation skills, solid understanding of customers’ business and decision makers, and strong individual initiative to drive progress on each account. As the business and product leader for AMD’s storage partnerships you will play a crucial role in shaping strategy, setting direction, and achieving success. You must be self-motivated, capable of operating autonomously through ambiguity, and constantly striving for excellence.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Ecosystem Strategy & Ownership
Manage key strategic ecosystem partnerships driving to achieve AMD’s business and technology strategy objectives
As part of the Data Center Solutions product management team, be a primary contact point for storage partner engagements, evangelizing AMD data center solutions technologies/products and capabilities
Regular roadmap alignment with partners, identify synergies, disconnects and emerging opportunities and influencing change as necessary to ensure AMD’s success
Develop internal strategies for standards organization engagement and execute said strategies through industry influence and evangelism
Identify key players in the growing AI market and cultivate strong technical and business relationships
Contribute to the setting of ecosystem and partner strategy, the resulting tactical milestones, and leading the team to achieve them
Understand the partner’s business goals and requirements; foster relationships and manage customer expectations to ensure needs are aligned with AMD business goals
Within AMD be a strong advocate for the partner and their positioning
Understand partner h/w and s/w requirements, configurations, applications and architect solutions accordingly.
Maintain awareness of, and provide reports on, partner status and key issues
Drive for highest levels of partner engagement and satisfaction
Own end-to-end partner product evangelism for selected areas of AMD’s Data Center and AI infrastructure solutions portfolio
Work within the Product Management organization to translate customer requirements, market signals and technology trends into clear product strategies and requirements for AMD’s strategic partnerships within the memory and storage ecosystem
Evaluate and guide trade-offs across performance, power, cost, scalability, and time-to-market
Maintain up to date repository of ecosystem roadmap and technical collateral
Schedule and manage partner meetings on regular cadence and report out to internal product management and engineering teams updates on a quarterly basis
Strategic Initiatives & Ecosystem Planning
Lead high-priority, cross-functional initiatives such as
Long-term technology and Ecosystem planning
Multi-generation / Multi-partner roadmap alignment and portfolio prioritization
Evaluation of new product opportunities or market expansions
Support executive decision-making with structured analysis and clear recommendations
Identify gaps or inefficiencies in current ecosystem solutions and drive improvements
Customer & Partner Ecosystem Engagement
Support key customer engagements and help align AMD and strategic ecosystem solutions with infrastructure needs
Contribute to external-facing materials and technical narratives where needed
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Strong experience in the computing industry, at the OEM or ODM, or CSP level
Background in storage solutions used in large-scale data center systems
Experience in JEDEC, SNIA or other standards bodies with a focus on storage
Expertise in enabling, building, and deploying industry standards and ecosystems
Strong familiarity with semiconductor business practices, operations, and product lifecycles in the networking, compute, storage, and/or memory segments
Substantial experience in a customer-facing role across multiple functions within a large organization. Experience with AI players and/or CSPs is a big plus.
Knowledge of AI workloads and SW stack
Outstanding written, oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills across technical and executive audiences
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate without direct authority
Ability to multi-task and handle multiple simultaneous projects
Background in architecture-driven product management or system engineering
Results driven
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
LOCATIONS
Santa Clara, CA; potential consideration for Austin, TX
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
#LI-MP2
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
