GlobalFoundries

Sr. Director Product

GlobalFoundries$214K — $356K *
Consumer Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • 15+ years of semiconductor experience with background in MCUs, embedded processors, or SoCs.
  • Demonstrated success managing product lines or platforms impacting revenue growth.
  • Experience collaborating across product, marketing, applications, and business development teams.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead the MCU platform roadmap aligned with customer needs.
  • Drive demand creation and market penetration across automotive, industrial control, and IoT.
  • Own product positioning and marketing strategy, emphasizing performance and efficiency.
  • Lead applications engineering, including SDKs and reference platforms for customer use cases.
  • Build and convert a robust business development pipeline with key customers and partners.
  • Collaborate with teams to translate control-system requirements into silicon platforms.
  • Drive platform adoption models for standardization and customization across programs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and holidays.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued education.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
Full Job Description
Senior Director - Product Management & Demand Creation

Custom MCU Silicon

Job Level: Senior Director (JL11)
Organization: GlobalFoundries - MIPS Custom Silicon

Role Summary

Owns product strategy, demand creation, and commercial outcomes for the Custom MCU silicon platform, including control-centric SoCs, automotive MCUs, and industrial embedded processors built on MIPS architectures.

Acts as the platform business and product leader, responsible for roadmap definition, go-to-market strategy, business development, and applications engineering, enabling expansion into automotive (zonal/domain), industrial control, and IoT markets.

This role is central to scaling GF/MIPS in control-oriented silicon TAM segments and driving repeatable custom platform adoption.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and lead the MCU platform roadmap, including compute, peripherals, connectivity, and analog integration aligned to customer needs.
  • Drive demand creation and market penetration in automotive (zonal controllers, powertrain, body), industrial control, and IoT segments.
  • Own product positioning and marketing strategy for MIPS-based MCU platforms, emphasizing performance, power efficiency, and total cost of ownership.
  • Lead applications engineering and solution enablement, including SDKs, reference platforms, and system-level use cases.
  • Build and convert a strong business development pipeline, working closely with key customers and ecosystem partners.
  • Partner with Hardware, Software, and Architecture teams to translate control-system requirements (real-time performance, functional safety, integration) into scalable silicon platforms.
  • Drive platform adoption models, including standardization, reuse, and customization frameworks across multiple customer programs.


Core Competencies
  • Product leadership for MCU / control-centric SoC platforms
  • Deep understanding of automotive and industrial embedded systems
  • Go-to-market and demand creation for platform-based silicon
  • Integration of hardware, software, and applications ecosystems
  • Strong commercial and customer engagement capability


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
  • 15+ years of semiconductor experience with strong background in MCUs, embedded processors, or SoCs.
  • Demonstrated success managing product lines or platforms with revenue ownership or growth impact.
  • Experience working across product, marketing, applications, and business development teams.


Expected Salary Range
$214,000.00 - $356,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

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