Head of Product Management & Marketing
About The Position
Ambiq is seeking a VP - Product Management & Marketing to own the P&L and business strategy for our edge AI/MCU/SoC portfolio. You will define the multi-year roadmap, orchestrate execution across Engineering, Sales, and Operations, and drive revenue growth and profitability by delivering category-defining ultra-low power solutions. What You’ll Do Product Strategy & Roadmap Own portfolio strategy, complete product lifecycles, and 3–5 year roadmaps across silicon, AI tools, SDKs, and reference solutions Define high-impact value propositions, positioning, and value-based pricing/packaging to maximize profitability Build and validate business cases (TAM/SAM/SOM, cost, margin, ROI) and prioritize investments. Go-to-Market & Launch Lead integrated product launches (alpha/beta, enablement, content, PR/analyst, and events) Partner with Sales and BD on flagship design-win strategy, funnel health, and channel programs. Ensure the creation of powerful sales enablement assets including solution briefs, benchmarks, competitive battlecards, demos/reference designs Customer & Market Insight Act as executive sponsor building C-level relationships with strategic customers to capture future requirements for strategic customers Maintain deep competitive analysis and market intelligence to guide roadmap, positioning, and messaging People Leadership & Operations Own annual planning for portfolio P&L targets, pricing strategy, and budget Drive tight alignment and prioritization across engineering, marketing, and sales leaders to ensure timely execution of the product roadmap and resolve critical trade-offs Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team; establish clear career paths and objectives and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and operational excellence Institute data-driven product operating rhythms (MRD/PRD reviews, launch gates, KPI dashboards). Cross-Functional Collaboration Translate customer/market needs into crisp requirements for Architecture, Silicon, Firmware, AI tools, and Software. Partner with Applications/FAE to scale customer support, developer experience, reference designs, and ecosystems. Collaborate with Supply Chain/Operations on forecasts and product plans What Success Looks Like (KPIs) Market share growth and AI/software solution attach rate in key ultra-low-power applications Ecosystem expansion measured by the number of active partners, developers, or design-ins for reference solutions Gross margin improvement through value-based pricing and mix. On-time launches with successful revenue contribution and healthy ROI from new product introductions Team Health & Retention: Employee engagement scores and retention of top talent What You Bring 15+ years in Product Management/Product Marketing for semiconductors, embedded systems, or edge AI; 7+ years managing PM/PMM leaders and ICs. Proven ownership of silicon + software portfolios (MCU/SoC/ASIC, SDKs, toolchains, reference designs). Demonstrated success taking complex technical products from concept to high-volume production. Strong financial acumen (pricing, margin, P&L) and analytical rigor (market models, experiment design). Customer-facing credibility with OEM/ODM/Tier-1 partners; excellent executive communication. Ability to synthesize architecture trade-offs (power, performance, area, BOM) into marketable value. Education: BS in EE/CE/CS (or related) required; MS/MBA preferred. Nice to Have Experience with wearables/hearables, consumer health, industrial IoT, medical and/or vision/audio AI at the edge. Ecosystem chops: Zephyr, RTOS, TensorFlow Lite Micro/TVM, compilers/Kernels, model optimization/ML perf. Familiarity with developer marketing, communities, and reference app pipelines Work Model & Travel Austin-based hybrid role with regular in-office collaboration ~15–25% travel for customers, tradeshows, and cross-site meetings. Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.
Requirements
- 15+ years in Product Management/Product Marketing for semiconductors, embedded systems, or edge AI; 7+ years managing PM/PMM leaders and ICs.
- Proven ownership of silicon + software portfolios (MCU/SoC/ASIC, SDKs, toolchains, reference designs).
- Demonstrated success taking complex technical products from concept to high-volume production.
- Strong financial acumen (pricing, margin, P&L) and analytical rigor (market models, experiment design).
- Customer-facing credibility with OEM/ODM/Tier-1 partners; excellent executive communication.
- Ability to synthesize architecture trade-offs (power, performance, area, BOM) into marketable value.
- BS in EE/CE/CS (or related) required; MS/MBA preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with wearables/hearables, consumer health, industrial IoT, medical and/or vision/audio AI at the edge.
- Ecosystem chops: Zephyr, RTOS, TensorFlow Lite Micro/TVM, compilers/Kernels, model optimization/ML perf.
- Familiarity with developer marketing, communities, and reference app pipelines
Responsibilities
- Own portfolio strategy, complete product lifecycles, and 3–5 year roadmaps across silicon, AI tools, SDKs, and reference solutions
- Define high-impact value propositions, positioning, and value-based pricing/packaging to maximize profitability
- Build and validate business cases (TAM/SAM/SOM, cost, margin, ROI) and prioritize investments.
- Lead integrated product launches (alpha/beta, enablement, content, PR/analyst, and events)
- Partner with Sales and BD on flagship design-win strategy, funnel health, and channel programs.
- Ensure the creation of powerful sales enablement assets including solution briefs, benchmarks, competitive battlecards, demos/reference designs
- Act as executive sponsor building C-level relationships with strategic customers to capture future requirements for strategic customers
- Maintain deep competitive analysis and market intelligence to guide roadmap, positioning, and messaging
- Own annual planning for portfolio P&L targets, pricing strategy, and budget
- Drive tight alignment and prioritization across engineering, marketing, and sales leaders to ensure timely execution of the product roadmap and resolve critical trade-offs
- Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team; establish clear career paths and objectives and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and operational excellence
- Institute data-driven product operating rhythms (MRD/PRD reviews, launch gates, KPI dashboards).
- Translate customer/market needs into crisp requirements for Architecture, Silicon, Firmware, AI tools, and Software.
- Partner with Applications/FAE to scale customer support, developer experience, reference designs, and ecosystems.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain/Operations on forecasts and product plans
Benefits
- The company offers competitive compensation and benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
