Synopsys Inc

Product Management, Staff

Synopsys Inc$130K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related technical field; Master's or Ph.D. preferred.
  • 5-7 years of experience in product management or related technical roles, with 8+ years preferred for advanced roles.
  • Strong technical understanding of simulation, modeling, or analysis workflows; knowledge of USD-based workflows and digital twins is highly valued.
  • Proven experience collaborating across engineering, UX, and customer-facing teams to deliver product capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear requirements for diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills; experience defining and tracking success metrics is essential.
  • Experience in delivering cross-functional product initiatives from requirements through to launch.

Responsibilities

  • Gather and synthesize customer feedback to define product requirements and validate solutions.
  • Define and prioritize use cases related to synthetic data generation and digital twins, mapping to releases.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to scope releases and ensure timely feature delivery.
  • Contribute to product roadmap planning with customer insights and competitive data.
  • Support developer enablement by producing documentation and reference workflows.
  • Collaborate with program management to track project status, risks, and readiness for releases.
  • Coordinate with internal teams to validate integration requirements and workflow quality.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Financial benefits including annual bonuses and equity options.
  • A collaborative team culture focused on continuous learning and improvement.
Full Job Description
Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

You Are:

You are a passionate product leader with a strong technical foundation in simulation, modeling, or digital twin workflows. You thrive in dynamic environments where innovation, customer-centricity, and cross-functional collaboration are essential. You have a proven track record of translating complex technical concepts into actionable product requirements, partnering closely with engineering, UX, and go-to-market teams to deliver impactful solutions. Your deep curiosity drives you to explore emerging technologies like NVIDIA Omniverse, USD-based workflows, and Physical AI ecosystems, and you are comfortable navigating ambiguity to prioritize strategic investments.

You have experience gathering and synthesizing customer and partner insights, validating solutions through prototypes or beta feedback, and mapping use cases to milestones and releases. Your analytical mindset enables you to define and track success metrics, communicate roadmap decisions, and support developer enablement through clear documentation and demos. You are adept at engaging both technical and business stakeholders, articulating the strategic value of your product area while ensuring high-quality delivery. Your organizational skills allow you to coordinate complex projects, manage dependencies, and mitigate risks, all while keeping customer outcomes at the forefront.

You value inclusion, collaboration, and continuous learning. You are comfortable leading cross-functional initiatives, supporting product positioning and customer onboarding, and sharing learnings to inform future roadmap decisions. You are excited to join a team that is shaping the next generation of simulation and AI-driven engineering workflows, and you are ready to contribute your expertise and enthusiasm to drive Synopsys' mission forward.
What You'll Be Doing:
  • Gather and synthesize customer, field, and partner inputs to define requirements and validate solutions through prototypes and beta feedback for USD-based workflows, connectors, and simulation-to-Omniverse data pipelines.
  • Define and maintain a prioritized set of use cases-including synthetic data generation, virtual sensors, and digital twins-and map these to releases and milestones.
  • Work with engineering to scope releases, clarify tradeoffs, and ensure timely delivery of committed features.
  • Contribute to roadmap planning by providing customer insights, competitive context, and data on feature adoption and product performance.
  • Support developer enablement and communications by producing product documentation inputs, reference workflows, sample configurations, release notes, and demos in partnership with engineering and technical marketing.
  • Collaborate with program management to track delivery status, risks, dependencies, and release readiness, communicating roadmap and decisions to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with internal platform teams to validate integration requirements, API needs, and end-to-end workflow quality.
  • Define and report on success metrics for your features-such as adoption, activation, workflow completion, and customer feedback-and share learnings and customer wins to inform roadmap decisions.
  • Partner with Field, Sales, and Customer Success to support product positioning, customer onboarding, and enablement for your product area.
The Impact You Will Have:
  • Enable seamless integration between Synopsys simulation products and NVIDIA Omniverse, USD-based, and Physical AI workflows, expanding Synopsys' reach into emerging engineering ecosystems.
  • Drive adoption of synthetic data generation, virtual sensors, and digital twin capabilities, empowering customers to accelerate innovation.
  • Enhance developer and partner enablement through clear documentation, reference workflows, and demos, increasing product adoption and satisfaction.
  • Support the delivery of reliable, high-quality features by collaborating across engineering, program management, and go-to-market teams.
  • Shape product strategy by providing actionable customer insights, competitive analysis, and performance metrics, ensuring Synopsys remains a leader in simulation and AI-driven workflows.
  • Facilitate customer onboarding and enablement, improving time-to-value and supporting successful implementations.
  • Influence cross-functional alignment and readiness, ensuring smooth launches and effective communication across the organization.
  • Drive continuous improvement by sharing learnings, customer wins, and feedback to inform future roadmap decisions.
What You'll Need:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field; Master's degree or Ph.D. preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in product management, program management, simulation software, platform engineering, or related customer-facing technical roles; 8+ years preferred for advanced roles.
  • Solid technical understanding of simulation, modeling, or analysis workflows; experience with USD-based workflows, digital twins, or Physical AI ecosystems highly valued.
  • Demonstrated ability to work across engineering, UX, and go-to-market teams-and directly with customers/field organizations-to develop, validate, and deliver product capabilities from concept through release.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear requirements and tradeoffs, and communicate status/decisions to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills, with experience defining and tracking program success metrics.
  • Experience driving cross-functional product delivery (requirements through launch) across multiple teams.
  • Comfort engaging deeply with technical audiences and communicating strategic value to business stakeholders.
  • Experience supporting demos, webinars, or industry events in partnership with engineering and marketing.
Who You Are:
  • Collaborative, inclusive, and driven by customer outcomes.
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized, able to manage complex projects and dependencies.
  • Analytical thinker with a passion for continuous learning and innovation.
  • Excellent communicator, comfortable engaging both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Adaptable to fast-changing environments and emerging technologies.
  • Proactive problem-solver who takes initiative and drives results.
The Team You'll Be A Part Of:

You'll join a dynamic, cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, program managers, and go-to-market specialists focused on advancing Synopsys' simulation and Physical AI platform integration. The team is committed to delivering innovative solutions that empower customers to build, test, and deploy next-generation digital twins, synthetic data workflows, and virtual engineering environments. Collaboration, creativity, and customer-centricity are at the heart of the team's culture, with a strong emphasis on learning, sharing, and continuous improvement.
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.

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.

About Synopsys Inc

Synopsys, Inc. is an American electronic design automation company that focuses on silicon design and verification, silicon intellectual property and software security and quality. Products include logic synthesis, behavioral synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, formal verification, hardware description language (SystemC, SystemVerilog/Verilog, VHDL) simulators, as well as transistor-level circuit simulation. The simulators include development and debugging environments which assist in the design of the logic for chips and computer systems.
Learn more about Synopsys Inc
Size
16,361 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$722.6 million
Founded
1986
5 Year Trend
+13.3%
Revenue
$3.8 billion
NASDAQ

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