Senior Director, AI Memory Business Development & Ecosystem Strategy
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or product management within AI hardware, server systems, semiconductor and memory sectors.
- Demonstrated success in building multi-party technology alliances and navigating the complex landscape of AI infrastructure partners.
- 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.
- Exceptional ability to lead through influence, working effectively across engineering, product, and global sales organizations.
- Proven track record of taking a "Version 1.0" technology to initial commercial success before a standard category exists.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Identify and nurture early adopters and system use cases for our new technologies.
- Help "sell the vision", and work alongside Product and Sales teams securing design-ins and strategic proof-of-concepts (PoCs).
- Stay close to latest AI market and technology developments and champion market explorations of applying our new technology in emerging AI use cases.
- Serve as a voice of intelligence internally on the evolving AI landscape.
- Monitor emerging hardware/software trends and maintain deep connections within the AI startup ecosystem to identify shifts in model deployment and inference infrastructure demands.
- 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.
Benefits
- 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
- Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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