Senior Director, AI Memory Business Development & Ecosystem Strategy

Senior Director, AI Memory Business Development & Ecosystem Strategy

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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Orchestration : 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
• Strategic market entry and use case explorations : Identify and nurture early adopters and system use cases for our new technologies. You will help "sell the vision", and work alongside Product and Sales teams securing design-ins and strategic proof-of-concepts (PoCs). You will stay close to latest AI market and technology developments and champion market explorations of applying our new technology in emerging AI use cases
• Market Intelligence & Trend Scouting: Serve as a voice of intelligence internally on the evolving AI landscape. You will monitor emerging hardware/software trends and maintain deep connections within the AI startup ecosystem to identify shifts in model deployment and inference infrastructure demands. You will 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.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Industry Expertise: 12+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or product management within AI hardware, server systems, semiconductor and memory sectors.
• Ecosystem Experience: Demonstrated success in building multi-party technology alliances and navigating the complex landscape of AI infrastructure partners
• Technical Acumen: 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. 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.
• Leadership & Influence: Exceptional ability to lead through influence, working effectively across engineering, product, and global sales organizations
• Strategic Narrative and clear communications: Proven track record of taking a "Version 1.0" technology to initial commercial success before a standard category exists.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and self-starter: 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.