Description
NVIDIA is seeking a Director, Optics Strategy and Partnerships to join its networking product marketing team in Santa Clara. The successful candidate will have a great chance to influence the future of data centers and networking technology.
As an essential team member, you will help develop and build the optics roadmap for scale-out and scale-up networking. You will simplify complex requirements into clear working documents and communicate the vision to internal and external groups.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the optics product and technology roadmap process across all data center and networking platforms
- Engage with customers and developers to understand use cases, difficulties, and requirements
- Provide input and mentorship to architecture and development teams for optics and interconnects
- Identify and evaluate new technologies, innovations, and partner relationships to align with the strategic technology roadmap
- Produce informative technical content to emphasize the value and innovation of optics and interconnect platforms
Requirements:
- BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Sciences, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
- 15+ overall years of relevant industry experience, with 10 or more years in a leadership role
- Proven experience and solid understanding of optical interconnects, silicon photonics, lasers, or closely related technologies
- Practical knowledge of Networking and Data Center infrastructure
- Demonstrated experience and skills in building partnerships, managing business contracts, and investment justifications
Nice-to-have skills:
- Proven track record in product management or product marketing for optical transceivers, silicon photonics, or co-packaged optics
- Direct experience working with high-performance data center networking or computing platforms
- Background in formulating product strategies or specifying requirements related to networking or data center environments
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
The base salary range is 216,000 USD - 345,000 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.