Sr. Director, Applications and Marketing

Analog Devices•San Jose, CA

33d•$247,940 - $359,030•Onsite

About The Position

The Opportunity We are seeking a proven technical and strategic Senior Director to lead the global Product Marketing and Applications Engineering organization for Data Center Power Delivery. This dual-function leader will connect market insight, semiconductor and system-level power expertise, product strategy, and customer execution to accelerate profitable growth. You will define and scale differentiated 48 V/54 V-to-core solutions for next-generation AI data centers, advancing power density, efficiency, integration, and system architecture to help unlock AI at scale and its potential to transform industries and improve lives worldwide. You will own the product, market, and go-to-market roadmap for the portfolio, working in close alignment with R&D and design leadership to translate hyperscaler needs into winning silicon solutions and measurable business results.

Requirements

BS or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
15+ years in power management, semiconductor applications, product management, product definition, or technical product marketing, including global leadership of managers and senior technical talent.
Deep knowledge of high-current, high-density conversion for data center, AI accelerator, server, or networking systems, including xPU core power, smart power stages, point-of-load converters, modules, and intermediate-bus solutions.
Demonstrated success defining products, launching semiconductors, executing complex customer programs, and delivering design-win, revenue, margin, or market-share growth.
Strong business acumen with proven cross-functional influence, negotiation, and executive communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in power electronics or an MBA.
Working knowledge of advanced packaging, integrated magnetics, vertical power delivery, thermal-mechanical co-design, and wide-bandgap technologies, with strong command of system trade-offs and total cost of ownership.
Established credibility with hyperscalers, processor and accelerator vendors, OEMs, and ODMs.

Responsibilities

Convert customer, application, and competitive insight into a differentiated multi-year product and technology roadmap aligned with R&D leadership.
Translate market needs into product requirements and business cases; evaluate emerging architectures, packaging, magnetics, silicon technologies, partnerships, and inorganic opportunities; and influence investment, sequencing, and build/buy/partner decisions.
Drive positioning, segmentation, pricing, lifecycle, capacity, and cost decisions to grow revenue, market share, margin, and return on investment.
Partner with customers and R&D to translate performance, density, efficiency, thermal, reliability, telemetry, and cost needs into system architectures and clear product requirements.
Guide design trade-offs and ensure validation, evaluation platforms, reference designs, models, tools, documentation, and qualification support are ready for customer adoption.
Lead strategic evaluations, integration, debugging, and critical issue resolution; feed field learning into product improvements and future roadmaps.
Define target segments, positioning, pricing, launch objectives, channel readiness, and success metrics for new products and platforms.
Align product performance, quality, evaluation tools, documentation, supply, capacity, communications, and support for on-time launches and production ramps.
Equip sales and field teams, prioritize strategic opportunities, and convert evaluations and reference-platform inclusion into production revenue.
Build trusted relationships with hyperscalers, partners, and internal stakeholders across engineering, architecture, procurement, and business leadership.
Anticipate requirements, shape next-generation platforms, and focus applications and marketing resources on the highest-value opportunities and risks.
Lead senior customer and partner reviews; support agreements, licensing, joint development, and strategic collaborations.
Lead and develop a global team of Product Applications Managers, Product Marketing Managers, Application Engineers, and technical leaders.
Define structure, decision rights, priorities, and operating cadence across Product Marketing and Applications Engineering, with clear interfaces to partner functions.
Build leadership capability, succession depth, and a high-performance culture centered on technical excellence, accountability, and customer impact.