CIC - Segment Leader

Siemens AG; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 235,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens AG in Saskatoon, Canada, seeks a visionary Segment Leader to drive the CIC business with full P&L responsibility. Based in Saskatoon, you will partner with R&D leaders and product teams to build AI-enabled design platforms and orchestrate multi-agent workflows, ensuring Siemens EDA solutions become industry standards.

You will lead a geographically diverse team, manage budgeting and strategic planning, and represent the segment in industry forums and events. Travel up to 50% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, CS, or similar.
• 10+ years in P&L or general management.
• Visionary leader with distributed product team experience.
• Strong customer interaction and industry representation.
• Experience with commercial and innovation strategies in a multinational environment.
• Strong financial management and strategic planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the AI/engineering roadmap for CIC segment.
• Collaborate with R&D, product management, and platform teams across Siemens EDA portfolio to establish shared AI platform layers.
• Build and mentor a geographically diverse product development and leadership team.
• Drive strategic planning and budgeting; interpret financial data for decision-making.
• Represent the segment as an industry leader in forums and associations.
• Influence customers and drive organizational change.

Skills

P&L leadership

Product leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science

Job description

Job Family: Software

Req ID: 521132

Company Overview

Siemens EDA is a global technology leader in Electronic Design Automation software. Our software tools enable companies around the world to develop highly innovative electronic products faster and more efficiently. Our customers use our tools to push the boundaries of technology and physics to deliver better products in the increasingly complex world of chip, board, and system design.

Position Overview

We are seeking a visionary Segment Leader to lead our CIC (Chip-in-Context) business globally. This is a strategic executive role with full segment P&L responsibility, being responsible for all major functions including product management, product marketing, and engineering. You will drive innovation, growth, and operational perfection across a complex, globally distributed organization while positioning our EDA solutions as industry standards. This role is based in Saskatoon, Canada.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the engineering roadmap for Siemens EDA's generative and agentic AI capabilities, including multi-agent workflow orchestration, autonomous design-space exploration, natural-language tool control, and AI-powered design intelligence across functional IC, physical IC, manufacturing, 3D IC, and electronic systems workflows

• Partner with R&D leaders, chief architects, product management, and platform teams across the Siemens EDA portfolio—including Solido, Calibre, Questa One, Tessent, Aprisa, Veloce, Catapult, Xpedition, HyperLynx, and related solutions—to establish shared AI platform layers, unified APIs, common agent skills, consistent telemetry, and reusable infrastructure

• Build and mentor a high-performing, geographically diverse product development and leadership team

• Drive strategic planning and budgeting processes; interpret financial data for effective decision-making and implement corrective actions

• Represent the segment as an industry leader with vision through participation in industry forums, panels, speaking engagements, and relevant associations

• Influence customers through direct and indirect networks; build consensus and drive organizational change

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar subject area from an accredited institution

• Proven 10 years of experience in P&L and/or general management leadership roles

• Proven visionary leader with demonstrated experience leading a geographically diverse product development organization

• Strong ability to interact with customers and represent the business unit in industry forums

• Demonstrated experience developing commercial and innovation strategies in a complex, multinational environment

• Exceptional financial management skills and strategic planning expertise

Preferred:

• MBA, MSEE, or PhD from an accredited institution

• 20+ years' experience in the EDA industry with detailed knowledge of design for test, yield learning, or silicon lifecycle management

• Track record of distinctive growth leadership in developing market segments

• Executive presence and communication skills consistent with a business and industry thought leader

• Experience leading multinational teams across geographically distributed sites that service a global customer base

• Experience with formal product innovation processes, roadmaps, and the ability to use consumer insights and data analytics to support strategic decisions

• Active participation in industry associations and recognized thought leadership status

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%

Why We Are Siemens

We are Siemens:

At Siemens Software, flexibility is how we work—hybrid by default, built on trust and autonomy. Together, 30,000 people across more than 200 countries build technology that shapes the real world.

You'll grow through real projects, strong technical peers, and global mobility, backed by the scale and benefits of an industrial software leader. We're committed to equality and inclusion, and we hire based on merit, skills, and impact. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this position is CAD 234,500 – CAD 445,600 and this role is eligible to earn incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the link: https://jobs.sw.siemens.com/benefits/

Diversity & Inclusion

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. At Siemens, we believe people who've had real experiences dealing with being different will excel as leaders. Let's develop a culture of creativity and innovation. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Siemens Software. Transform the Everyday

Canada

Organization: Digital Industries

Job Type: Full-time

Category: Research & Development