Sr. Manager, Networking Partner Management, Product Management - Data Center Solutions

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.THE ROLEThe Sr. Manager of Networking Partner Management for the Data Center Solutions business unitwill play a key rolewithin AMD, helping to define and deliver next-generation Compute and AI infrastructure platforms. The role is both partner and AMD engineering team facing with a focus on the growing AI market. This individual will be responsible for engaging -networking ecosystem partners and ecosystem solution providers, to execute AMD’s strategy to enable market share growth for AMD’s current and next generation of data center solutions. The individual will serve as the Data Center Solutions Product Management subject matter expert on the networking ecosystem, understanding both long-term product and business strategy. You will be responsible for ensuring successful engagement with the broad ecosystem to achieve AMD’s strategic ecosystem and business goals.You will own critical ecosystem product domains and drive strategic initiatives across AMD’s data center CPU, GPU and networking portfolio, shaping product direction, influencing architecture, and improving how the organization plans and executes. As part of AMD’s Ecosystem Product Management team you will help bring structure, clarity, and execution discipline to the complex memory partner ecosystem landscape. This is a key individual contributor role, not a people manager. THE PERSONThe ideal candidate will possess a breadth of abilities and skills, including: networking, storage, Optics, connectivity, CPU, data center GPU product knowledge, machine learning applications and solutions, strong marketing and presentation skills, solid understanding of customers’ business and decision makers, and strong individual initiative to drive progress on each partnership.   As the business and product leader for AMD’s networking and storage partnerships you will play a crucial role in shaping strategy, setting direction, and achieving success. You must be self-motivated, capable of operating autonomously through ambiguity, and constantly striving for excellence. KEY RESPONSIBILITIESEcosystem Strategy & OwnershipManage key strategic ecosystem partnerships driving to achieve AMD’s business and technology strategy objectivesAs part of the Instinct product management team, be a primary contact point for networking ecosystem partner engagements, evangelizing AMD data center GPU technologies/products and capabilities Regular roadmap alignment with partners, identify synergies, disconnects and emerging opportunities and influencing change as necessary to ensure AMD’s successDevelop internal strategies for standards organization engagement and execute said strategies through industry influence and evangelismIdentify key players in the growing AI market and cultivate strong technical and business relationships Contribute to the setting of ecosystem and partner strategy, the resulting tactical milestones, and leading the team to achieve themUnderstand the partner’s business goals and requirements; foster relationships and manage customer expectations to ensure needs are aligned with AMD business goals Within AMD be a strong advocate for the partner and their positioning Understand partner h/w and s/w requirements, configurations, applications and architect solutions accordingly. Maintain awareness of, and provide reports on, partner status and key issues Drive for highest levels of partner engagement and satisfaction Own end-to-end partner product evangelism for selected areas of AMD’s Data Center GPU and AI infrastructure portfolio Work within the Product management organization to translate customer requirements, market signals and technology trends into clear product strategies and requirements for AMD’s strategic partnerships within the networking ecosystemEvaluate and guide trade-offs across performance, power, cost, scalability, and time-to-market Maintain up to date repository of ecosystem roadmap and technical collateralSchedule and manage partner meetings on regular cadence and report out to internal product management and engineering teams updates on a quarterly basisStrategic Initiatives & Ecosystem PlanningLead high-priority, cross-functional initiatives such as: Long-term technology and Ecosystem planning Multi-generation / Multi-partner roadmap alignment and portfolio prioritization Evaluation of new product opportunities or market expansions Support executive decision-making with structured analysis and clear recommendations Identify gaps or inefficiencies in current ecosystem solutions and drive improvements Customer & Partner Ecosystem EngagementEngage with hyperscalers, cloud providers, and system partners to inform product direction around key ecosystemsSupport key customer engagements and help align AMD and strategic ecosystem solutions with infrastructure needs Contribute to external-facing materials and technical narratives where needed PREFERRED EXPERIENCE Strong experience in the computing industry, at the OEM or ODM, or CSP level Background in networking system architecture and solutions used in large-scale data center systems with focus on switchingBackground in optics and network connectivityExperience in IEEE, SNIA or other standards bodies with a focus on networking ecosystemsExpertise in enabling, building, and deploying industry standards and ecosystemsStrong familiarity with semiconductor business practices, operations, and product lifecycles in the networking, compute, storage, and/or memory segmentsSubstantial experience in a customer-facing role across multiple functions within a large organization. Experience with AI players and/or CSPs is a big plus. Knowledge of AI workloads and SW stack Outstanding written, oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills across technical and executive audiencesDemonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate without direct authorityAbility to multi-task and handle multiple simultaneous projects Background in architecture-driven product management or system engineering Results driven ACADEMIC CREDENTIALSBS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline preferredLOCATIONSSanta Clara, CA preferredAustin, TXThis role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.#LI-MP2Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.This posting is for an existing vacancy.