--- title: Director / Sr. Director Product Management Data Center description: Director / Sr. Director Product Management Data Center Silicon Infrastructure at Axiado Corporation. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/director-sr-director-product-management-data-center-silicon-infrastructure-at-axiado-corporation-01a1ce4c-cdcb-7a92-989c-6bc156fcee98 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Axiado Corporation as Director / Sr. Director Product Management Data Center Silicon Infrastructure in San Jose, CA. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/ofy4zj.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Axiado Corporation | | **Location** | San Jose, CA | | **Salary** | $200K/yr - $250K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Nov 12, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Axiado Corporation sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 12 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Axiado Corporation. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $213,000 – $268,000 a year (median $217,000). ## Description **MAKE YOUR MARK. SECURE THE AI REVOLUTION.** **About Axiado** Axiado builds hardware-rooted, AI-driven security and management silicon to make data centers more secure, efficient, and reliable. Its Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU) anchors an Intelligent Hardware Management Fabric that monitors and protects every component in the rack from below the OS. **Position Overview** At [**Axiado**](https://axiado.com/), we are redefining security, platform management, and energy efficiency for AI and cloud data centers. As **Director of Product Management**, you will own the multi-year roadmap and commercial strategy for our **Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU)** SoCs, **Platform Intelligence Controllers (PIC)**, and **DC-SCM** modules—driving flagship products from initial definition to silicon bring-up. You will lead a lean team of Technical Product Managers while personally authoring core specs, building TCO models, and leading technical architecture deep-dives with hyperscalers and Tier-1 OEMs/ODMs. **Key Responsibilities** - **Product Definition:** Author flagship PRDs and MRDs, translating customer workloads into granular hardware, firmware, and on-chip AI specifications. - **Portfolio & TCO Strategy:** Own the multi-generational TCU/PIC roadmap, pricing, and P&L. Build bottom-up TCO and power-savings models proving rack-level ROI. - **Team Leadership:** Mentor and scale a lean team of PMs, setting the bar for technical rigor through active spec reviews and direct execution. - **Hyperscaler & Ecosystem Design-Wins:** Lead technical and commercial engagements with CSPs, Tier-1 OEMs/ODMs, and silicon partners (Arm, NVIDIA, x86) to secure design-wins and shape OCP standards. - **Cross-Functional Co-Design:** Partner daily with Silicon, Firmware, and AI Engineering on Performance-Power-Area (PPA), Dynamic Voltage & Frequency Scaling (DVFS), Hardware Root of Trust (RoT), and out-of-band telemetry. - **End-to-End Execution:** Drive silicon from concept through tape-out, post-silicon bring-up, customer sampling, and production ramp alongside FAE, Marketing, and Operations. **Required Qualifications** - **Education:** BS in EE, CE, CS, or related technical field; MS, PhD, or MBA preferred. - **Experience:** 10–12+ years in semiconductor product management, silicon architecture, or systems engineering, including **3+ years leading and mentoring PMs**. - **Proven Silicon Track Record:** Driven at least two complex SoCs or ASICs from initial PRD through tape-out and volume production. - **Domain Mastery:** 5+ years of deep expertise in data center hardware—specifically **BMCs, Hardware Root of Trust (RoT), DC-SCM modules, SmartNICs/DPUs, or network switches**. - **Technical Fluency:** Comfortable whiteboarding with principal architects; strong command of server management, out-of-band telemetry, OCP specs, and low-level interfaces (**PCIe, eSPI, MCTP, LTPI**). - **Commercial & Executive Agility:** Proven ability to win hyperscale and Tier-1 designs while pivoting effortlessly from datasheet reviews to executive pitches. **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience with AI-driven hardware telemetry, dynamic power/thermal management (DVFS), or predictive threat detection. - Experience with post-silicon bring-up, evaluation boards, and **OpenBMC** stacks. - Existing network across cloud architects and Tier-1 server ODMs. **Compensation and Benefits** $200,000–$250,000 base salary plus equity, bonus, and benefits. Axiado is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. ## Skills - Network Switches - Return On Investment - Ramp - Whiteboarding - Pharmacist-in-charge (Pic) - Product Management - Security by Design - Post-Silicon Validation - PCI Express PCIe - Semiconductor Industry Knowledge - Data Center Hardware - Systems Engineering - Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (Dvfs) - Co-Design - System on Chip (SoC) Design - Artificial Intelligence - Product Requirements Document (Prd) - Thermal Management - Server Administration - Team Leadership - Hardware Bring-up - Mentoring - AI Engineering - Profit And Loss (P&l) Management - Product Roadmaps - ARM Architecture - Telemetry - Electricity Principles - Tapeout (Ic Design) - Root of Trust - Threat Detection - OpenBMC - Hyperscaler Cloud Platforms - Firmware ## Related - [Management & Leadership jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/management-and-leadership?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Product Management jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/management-and-leadership/product-management?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Product Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/management-and-leadership/product-management/product-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Technical Product Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/management-and-leadership/product-management/product-manager/technical-product-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260752 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10951 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260752 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [San Jose, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-jose?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10951 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)