Director, Switch Sales

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 232,000 - 368,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, California, is seeking a senior leader to drive demand planning for Spectrum-X networking and AI Factories, coordinating across engineering, product management, architecture, planning, operations, and supply to allocate switch supply to partners and customers.

You will translate field demand into actionable inputs for planning, optimize end-to-end delivery, stay ahead of the networking market, and present data-driven recommendations to executives.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in product management, operations, or similar leadership in compute/networking.
• 7+ years leading cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Expertise in networking, cloud, AI infra, storage, or accelerated networking tech.
• Proven track record partnering with enterprise customers and cloud providers.
• Excellent communication in technical and business contexts.

Responsibilities

• Develop demand inputs for planning, operations, and supply teams.
• Optimize end-to-end product delivery balancing supply and priorities.
• Maintain understanding of networking market and switch business.
• Use roadmaps, trends, and demand to inform planning decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, architecture, planning, operations, and supply teams.
• Present data-driven recommendations to senior executives.

Skills

Networking

Supply planning

Data analysis

Operations

Education

CS/Engineering/Business degree

Tools

InfiniBand

Ethernet

Cloud tech

Job description

In this role, you will hold a central position in the planning and execution of NVIDIA AI Factories. Spectrum-X provides the networking foundation that connects these AI Factories, and continued demand growth requires us to optimize switch operations. You will translate field and segment-team demand into actionable plans and work with a broad cross-functional team to allocate switch supply effectively to partners and customers. At NVIDIA, you’ll join a diverse, motivated community united by curiosity, creativity, and a shared mission to change the world!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop a comprehensive view of demand and translate it into clear inputs for planning, operations, and supply teams.
• Help optimize the end-to-end process of building and delivering products to customers while balancing supply, priorities, and execution constraints.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the networking market and the switch business.
• Use technology roadmaps, industry trends, customer demand, and market dynamics to anticipate future requirements and inform planning decisions.
• Partner closely with engineering, product management, architecture, planning, operations, and supply teams to align demand, priorities, and execution plans.
• Prepare and present concise, data-driven recommendations, trade-offs, and execution updates to senior executives.

What We Need to See:

• Strong analytical capabilities combined with extensive experience in networking, compute infrastructure, supply planning, or operations.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, finance, supply chain management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ overall years of experience in product management, business operations, supply planning, or a related leadership role within the compute or networking industry.
• 7+ years of demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in multi-stakeholder environments and teams.
• Expertise in networking, cloud technologies, AI infrastructure, storage, or accelerated networking technologies such as InfiniBand and Ethernet.
• Proven success partnering with enterprise customers and leading cloud service providers to translate requirements into product, demand, or execution plans.
• Excellent communication skills in both technical and business contexts.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd:

Demonstrated experience using demand, supply, market, or operational data to influence planning decisions in a relevant technology company.

Strong background in data centre networking, AI infrastructure, storage, or security technologies.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

The base salary range is 232,000 USD - 368,000 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 19, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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