Synopsys Inc

Senior Technical Product Management

Synopsys Inc$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep technical expertise in EDA tools, including synthesis and RTL architecture.
  • Proven experience in product management, ideally with MRD/PRD development.
  • Strong coding skills for prototyping features and creating executable specifications.
  • Ability to analyze market trends and competitive landscapes.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Familiarity with presenting as a subject matter expert at industry forums.

Responsibilities

  • Engage directly with customers to solve high-value problems related to PPA optimization.
  • Analyze market trends to guide the Synopsys roadmap.
  • Collaborate with teams to identify product gaps and enhancement opportunities.
  • Define product roadmaps and develop MRDs and PRDs with engineers.
  • Write code prototypes for new features as executable specifications.
  • Manage release readiness through defined staging criteria.
  • Train and enable partners to ensure product value delivery.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness offerings.
  • Broad financial benefits including potential annual bonuses and equity.
  • A supportive workplace culture focused on mentorship and teamwork.
Full Job Description
Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Engaging directly with customers to identify high-value problems, particularly around optimizing power, performance, and area (PPA), and achieving multi-physics closure in design.
  • Analyzing and interpreting market trends to inform the Synopsys SCA roadmap, with a focus on advanced nodes and GenAI/Agentic flows.
  • Collaborating with DRIs and field partners to pinpoint product gaps and evaluate new opportunities for tool enhancement and innovation.
  • Defining and prioritizing product roadmaps by crafting Market Requirements Documents (MRDs) and partnering with Product Engineers to develop Product Requirements Documents (PRDs).
  • Writing code prototypes for new features and products, serving as "executable specifications" to demonstrate functionality and requirements to development teams.
  • Managing release readiness, including defining criteria for Alpha, Beta, Limited Customer Availability (LCA), and General Availability (GA) stages.
  • Enabling partners and field teams with training, strategic campaigns, and benchmarks to ensure new products deliver on promised value.
  • Representing Synopsys as a subject matter expert at customer forums, including TRMs and MRMs, and driving thought leadership at industry conferences.


The Impact You Will Have:
  • Accelerate the adoption of Synopsys solutions, driving improved PPA outcomes for customers.
  • Shape the direction of Synopsys's product offerings by identifying and acting on emerging industry trends.
  • Build stronger customer relationships through direct engagement, enabling tailored solutions that address their most critical challenges.
  • Enhance Synopsys's reputation as a technology leader by presenting at industry events and fostering thought leadership.
  • Streamline product development processes through executable specifications, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
  • Increase the commercial success of new products by ensuring release readiness and effective go-to-market strategies.
  • Elevate partner and sales enablement, empowering teams to communicate product value and drive adoption.


What You'll Need:
  • Deep technical expertise in EDA tools, especially in synthesis, RTL architecture, place and route and ECO methodologies.
  • Proven experience in product management, including roadmap prioritization, MRD/PRD development, and release readiness are a nice to have
  • Strong coding skills for prototyping features and creating executable specifications.
  • Ability to analyze market trends, customer feedback, and competitive landscapes to inform product strategy.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, sales, marketing, partners) in a fast-paced environment.
  • Familiarity presenting at industry forums, conferences, and customer meetings as a subject matter expert.


Who You Are:
  • Customer-centric, with a passion for solving complex technical challenges.
  • Analytical and strategic thinker, able to synthesize information and drive actionable decisions.
  • Collaborative leader, skilled at working across teams and building consensus.
  • Effective communicator, comfortable presenting to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
  • Adaptable, curious, and committed to continuous learning and improvement.
  • Inclusive and supportive, fostering a culture of mentorship and teamwork.


The Team You'll Be A Part Of:

You'll join a passionate and innovative product management team at Synopsys, focused on delivering state-of-the-art solutions for semiconductor design, verification, and optimization. Our team works closely with engineering, sales, and marketing to ensure that our tools meet the evolving needs of our customers. Together, we drive product excellence, industry leadership, and customer success.

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.

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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
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