Director, Custom Silicon Strategy & Growth

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Astera Labs in San Jose seeks an experienced Director, Product Line Management - Custom Silicon to lead strategic customer engagements for Custom Solutions.

This senior IC role functions as a business and technical leader for custom silicon opportunities—partnering directly with hyperscalers, AI labs, and emerging AI infrastructure companies to understand architectures, identify opportunities, define engagement and commercial models, and guide programs from concept through production.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in semiconductor product management or related leadership roles.
• Experience leading custom silicon from concept through production.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor architectures and AI infrastructure.
• Experience working with hyperscalers, AI companies, cloud providers, or major OEMs.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across functions without direct reporting authority.

Responsibilities

• Own product and business strategy for Astera Labs’ Custom Solutions portfolio.
• Build trusted relationships with hyperscalers, AI infrastructure providers, AI labs, and other strategic customers.
• Understand customer architectures and translate requirements into differentiated custom silicon solutions.
• Define solution roadmaps, product strategies, and customer engagement models for custom silicon programs.
• Lead customer roadmap discussions, executive business reviews, and technical strategy sessions.
• Partner with Architecture, ASIC Design, Firmware, Software, Validation, Product Applications, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to execute customer programs.
• Develop business cases, commercial frameworks, pricing strategies, and lifecycle plans for custom engagements.
• Drive competitive analysis, market intelligence, and positioning across the custom silicon landscape.
• Create customer-facing materials, including solution briefs, white papers, executive presentations, and technical messaging.
• Identify and cultivate new opportunities that expand Astera Labs’ presence across hyperscale, AI, and cloud infrastructure customers.
• Influence cross-functional execution from initial opportunity assessment through production ramp, without direct people-management responsibility.

Skills

Product management

Executive communication

Customer engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Job description

Astera Labs in San Jose seeks an experienced Director, Product Line Management - Custom Silicon to lead strategic customer engagements for Custom Solutions.

This senior IC role functions as a business and technical leader for custom silicon opportunities—partnering directly with hyperscalers, AI labs, and emerging AI infrastructure companies to understand architectures, identify opportunities, define engagement and commercial models, and guide programs from concept through production.