Director, GTM Engagement & Governance Operations

Synopsys • Sunnyvale, CA

30d • $187,000 - $280,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You have spent a decade learning that the difference between chaos and clarity in a complex organization is usually one person who refuses to let things slip. You know how to protect executive time like it is a finite resource because it is, and you have developed an understanding for what deserves a spot on the calendar and what does not. You think in systems, not tasks. When you see five different teams trying to get early access to the same constrained technology, you do not just route the requests, you build the framework that makes the next hundred decisions easier.

You have run governance processes that governed, not the kind that existed on paper while everyone worked around them. Ambiguity does not slow you down, you prioritize and you close the loop. At Synopsys, you will own the operating engine that keeps our most critical executive engagements, review cycles, and runs beta programs clean.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of senior-level program management or operations experience, ideally in a complex, matrixed organization
• Proven track record running executive-level governance, review processes, or PMO functions at scale where the stakes were high and the stakeholders were senior
• Track record of influencing across functions and business units without formal authority, moving decisions forward through clarity and credibility
• Exceptional prioritization and stakeholder management skills, you have thrived amid competing executive priorities and ambiguity
• Strong written synthesis skills, you can turn a messy meeting into a crisp decision log that people use
• Experience with semiconductor, EDA, IP, or simulation go-to-market dynamics is a strong plus
• Familiarity with AI-driven product portfolios and the operational challenges of managing constrained early-access technology is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of Executive Review Meetings, Management Review Meetings, and Technical Review Meetings, from intake and triage through briefing prep, logistics, and making sure decisions stick
• Manage and protect the calendars of multiple senior executives, deciding what get’s through and what does not when everyone wants the same hour
• Stand up and run a cross-functional GTM Advisory Council that brings together thought leaders across business units to hash out best practices, debate how things should work, and turn talk into actual standards people follow
• Build and run the governance framework for controlled demand and beta programs across EDA Software, EDA Hardware, IP, and Simulation & Analysis, balancing customer asks against what we can deliver
• Partner with Product, field teams, and business unit leaders to evaluate, prioritize, and allocate early-access opportunities to the customers who matter most
• Drive content readiness checks and briefing quality gates so every review meeting starts on strategy, on time, and with the right people ready
• Turn meeting outputs into crisp decision logs and action items that people use and follow through on

Benefits

• Comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits
• Total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings
• Annual bonus
• Equity
• Other discretionary bonuses
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director