Silicon NPI Business Process Manager

Cisco•San Jose, CA

12d

About The Position

As the Silicon NPI Business Process Manager for Silicon One, you will be the chief operational architect responsible for standardizing and scaling how Cisco brings pioneering networking silicon from tape-out through production ramp. Silicon One represents Cisco's flagship routing and switching silicon architecture. In this role, you will design, deploy, and govern end-to-end operational processes across prototype lot planning, supplier forecasting, supply commits, and phase-gate readiness. A central pillar of your scope will be establishing multi-functional clarity by building, embedding, and actively maintaining RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) frameworks across Silicon Engineering, Product Management, Sourcing, and Manufacturing Operations. Rather than running a single product line, you will establish the institutional framework, playbooks, governance swimlanes, and automated dashboards that empower a team of Supply Chain Program Managers (SCPMs) to implement flawless, predictable new product introductions.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in semiconductor supply chain, NPI program management, silicon operations, or manufacturing process engineering.
Knowledge of the silicon development lifecycle (tape-out, wafer fab, bump, probe/CP, OSAT assembly, ATE final test, board-level EVT/DVT/PVT).
Experience designing, documenting, and implementing enterprise-wide supply chain operating models, SOPs, and multi-functional RACI frameworks from scratch.
Data analytics and dashboard modeling experience (Power BI, Tableau, Advanced Excel, SQL, or Python) with familiarity in ERP/APS platforms (e.g., Kinaxis, SAP, Oracle).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree / MBA or MS in Supply Chain / Engineering.
Demonstrated experience in high-performance networking ASICs, advanced packaging (e.g., 2.5D/3D, CoWoS, chiplets), or deep sub-micron process nodes.
Lean Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM (CSCP/CPIM), or PMP certification.
Direct experience establishing governance and RACI structures in matrixed, high-velocity hardware organizations.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and govern SOPs for prototype build planning (engineering samples, EVT, DVT, PVT, and qualification lots) across all Silicon One programs.
Establish a unified mechanism for translating engineering build demand into rolling supplier forecasts (foundry wafer starts, OSAT packaging substrates, probe, and final test).
Build and manage closed-loop supply commit processes with external manufacturing partners and foundries to guarantee material availability against aggressive development schedules.
Standardize Clear-to-Build methodologies, risk-buy policies, and prototype lot prioritization frameworks across multi-project environments.
Architect and maintain comprehensive RACI matrices across the entire pre-production lifecycle, clearly delineating decision rights, achievement sign-offs, and deliverable ownership between SCPMs, Silicon Design Engineering, Sourcing, Product Ops, and Manufacturing.
Establish and govern formal blocking issue paths and decision-making swimlanes for critical NPI inflection points (e.g., ECOs, late tape-out shifts, wafer scrap excursions, split-lot trade-offs, and allocation conflicts).
Periodically audit, refresh, and align RACI boundaries as organizational structures evolve, ensuring zero ambiguity in multi-functional accountability during fast-paced launch cycles.
Define, standardize, and govern phase-gate criteria specific to supply chain readiness for Silicon One products.
Build standardized toolkits, playbooks, RACI-aligned checklist sign-offs, and templates that enable peer SCPMs to drive operational readiness and landmark exit approvals with minimal administrative friction.
Partner with Product Management, Silicon Design Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, and Manufacturing Operations to ensure alignment at each achievement gate.
Institutionalize post-launch retrospectives and continuous improvement loops to capture lessons learned and refine phase-gate rigor.
Design, automate, and publish the official Silicon One NPI Readiness Dashboard suite, tracking program health, achievement attainment, wafer cycle-time velocity, and supply commit integrity.
Establish and track leading and lagging operational benchmarks, including Achievement & Build Schedule Consistency (%), Clear-to-Build (CTB) Lead-Time Health, Foundry & OSAT Commit-to-Request Accuracy, Yield Ramp Velocity vs. Plan, Handoff Readiness Index, and RACI Sign-off Compliance.
Synthesize multi-program operational data into executive-level summaries for leadership reviews and business unit executives.
Drive the digitization of NPI planning by evaluating, automating, and integrating workflows within enterprise ERP/APS systems (e.g., Kinaxis RapidResponse, Oracle/SAP, Power BI, JIRA/Confluence).
Eliminate manual spreadsheet tracking across SCPM teams by building scalable, automated exception-management mechanisms.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (Non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations) (Exempt employees)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary (for sales roles)