Job Description

As the AI revolution transitions from general-purpose computing to specialized, high-performance architectures, the demand for innovative memory solutions has never been higher. Sandisk is at the forefront of this shift, developing next-generation technologies-including High Bandwidth Flash-designed to eliminate the bottlenecks of modern AI workloads.

We are seeking a visionary Senior Director of AI Memory Business Development to lead the charge in establishing market momentum for our emerging AI memory technologies. This is a high-impact, entrepreneurial role centered on shaping a global ecosystem, securing lighthouse customers, and defining the value proposition for the future of AI hardware. This role sits in our Memory Technology Business Develop & Partnerships team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Orchestration: Identify and engage with critical technology and business partners to build a robust ecosystem around our new memory architectures. Negotiate and manage high-level partnerships that ensure SanDisk's AI memory technologies are integrated into reference designs and hardware stacks of the future

Strategic market entry and use case explorations: Identify and nurture early adopters and system use cases for our new technologies. You will help "sell the vision", and work alongside Product and Sales teams securing design-ins and strategic proof-of-concepts (PoCs). You will stay close to latest AI market and technology developments and champion market explorations of applying our new technology in emerging AI use cases

Market Intelligence & Trend Scouting: Serve as a voice of intelligence internally on the evolving AI landscape. You will monitor emerging hardware/software trends and maintain deep connections within the AI startup ecosystem to identify shifts in model deployment and inference infrastructure demands. You will help translate market intelligence into actional insights, feed information into internal product development and GTM strategy discussions, ensuring our product and business strategy anticipates the next generation of AI workloads.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

Industry Expertise: 12+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or product management within AI hardware, server systems, semiconductor and memory sectors.

Ecosystem Experience: Demonstrated success in building multi-party technology alliances and navigating the complex landscape of AI infrastructure partners

Technical Acumen: Rich technical knowledge of AI Data Center system architecture, server systems hardware including memory hierarchies and their specific applications in AI training and inference, and AI Data Center software stack ecosystem. Deep understanding of different AI memories technologies (HBM, LPDDR, LPW DRAM etc.) would be a plus. Academic background in Engineering and Science fields is preferred.

Leadership & Influence: Exceptional ability to lead through influence, working effectively across engineering, product, and global sales organizations

Strategic Narrative and clear communications: Proven track record of taking a "Version 1.0" technology to initial commercial success before a standard category exists.

Entrepreneurial spirit and self-starter: Proven ability to thrive in "zero-to-one" environments. You are a proactive builder who can operate with minimal infrastructure, create your own roadmap, and drive results in an ambiguous, rapidly evolving market.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.