Vice President, Head of Platform
On-siteSanta Clara, California, United States
Job Summary
Own the Platform BU as a general manager, setting strategy, driving execution, and delivering results across engineering, product management, program management, and architecture. Lead multiple concurrent platform programs from concept through production, managing schedule, cost, quality, and customer readiness while establishing rigorous milestone governance. Define multi-year platform strategy for switch systems, boards, and rack-level infrastructure aligned with hyperscaler trends, translating customer requirements into investment priorities. Build and scale a global organization spanning hardware systems engineering, firmware/software development, and solutions architecture. Drive engagement with subcontractors and ODMs to ensure build readiness and production scaling. Represent the business unit at executive, board, and customer-level reviews.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 15+ years in hardware/systems engineering, firmware/software, product management, or business unit leadership
- Proven track record delivering complex, multi-function platform programs — from concept through production — in networking, data center, or AI infrastructure
- Experience leading and scaling multi-disciplinary organizations spanning engineering, firmware/software development, product management, program management, and architecture
- Experience driving production-quality firmware and software as part of a platform product — including platform bring-up firmware, L1 management software, NOS integration, or equivalent
- Experience managing subcontractors, ODMs, and contract manufacturers
- Track record of delivering complex hardware systems from concept to production
- Strong understanding of rack-scale AI infrastructure architecture, including scale-up and scale-out fabric design, XPU interconnect, and data center power/thermal constraints
- Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, UALink, Ultra Ethernet) and advanced packaging technologies (CPO, CPC, 2.5D/3D)
- Working knowledge of open networking software stacks (SONiC, SAI, OpenConfig) and their role in hyperscaler deployments, with the ability to drive production-readiness of these stacks as part of a platform product
- Ability to engage credibly with engineering teams on HW/FW/SW co-design, system validation, and platform-level performance optimization
- Proven ability to build teams and organizations from the ground up
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and rapidly evolving environments
- Strong problem-solving mindset, with ability to navigate cross-domain technical challenges
- Decisive leader who drives accountability, execution discipline, and results
- Collaborative leader capable of aligning diverse global teams
- PhD
- Must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law
Desired Qualifications
- PhD a plus
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