Global Commodity Manager, IP and EDA Licensing, Infrastructure Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations

Google LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Commodity Manager to optimize IP and EDA licensing for chip programs. You will work across Silicon Engineering, CAD/Infrastructure, Finance and Legal to drive commercial strategy, sourcing, and lifecycle governance.

You will structure and negotiate high-impact agreements, forecast token capacity, and manage supplier relationships to ensure scalable access to tools and IP for Google's silicon teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field or equivalent experience.
• 7 years in semiconductor IP licensing, EDA management, sourcing, or procurement.
• Experience negotiating MLAs, IP core licenses, EDA subscriptions, and SOWs.
• Ability to work with engineering, legal, and finance teams and manage vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commercial negotiations for IP cores, EDA licenses, VIP, and prototyping solutions.
• Forecast IP entitlements and license capacity with cross-functional teams; optimize pools.
• Serve as the primary contact for IP/EDA vendors; manage SLAs, pricing benchmarks, and escalations.
• Collaborate with Finance and Engineering on budgeting and licensing governance.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Negotiation

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in semiconductor IP licensing, Electronic Design Automation (EDA) commercial management, sourcing, or technical procurement within the semiconductor industry.
• Experience structuring, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements, including Master License Agreements (MLAs), IP core licenses, EDA software subscriptions, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering, legal, and finance teams, managing vendor relationships and budgets.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA, JD, or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering.
• Experience analyzing license telemetry and utilization data to drive capacity forecasting, cost optimization, and license compliance/audit readiness.
• Direct experience managing commercial relationships and multi-year negotiations with tier-1 EDA vendors (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence) and semiconductor IP suppliers (e.g., Arm, foundation/interface IP providers).
• Familiarity with modern EDA licensing models (floating token pools, remix/all-you-can-eat models, cloud-burst/metered licensing) and IP commercial structures (single-use vs. multi-use licenses, NREs, support fees, royalty structures).
• Working knowledge of the end-to-end ASIC/SoC design lifecycle and how tool/IP dependencies align with tapeout milestones.

About the job

Commodity Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Commodity Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line.

In this role, you will be at the intersection of Silicon Engineering, CAD/Infrastructure, Finance, and Legal to drive the commercial strategy, sourcing, and lifecycle governance of Google's Intellectual Property (IP) and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) portfolio. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will structure and negotiate high-impact commercial agreements, forecast and optimize license token capacity across global chip programs, and manage strategic supplier relationships. Your work ensures our silicon engineering teams have frictionless access to the exceptional tools and IP required to deliver custom silicon on schedule and at scale.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commercial negotiations for third-party semiconductor IP cores (foundation, interface, processor), EDA software licenses, verification IP (VIP), and emulation/prototyping solutions-from RFP/RFQ and commercial modeling through redlining and execution.
• Partner with Silicon Engineering leads, CAD/Infrastructure teams, and TPMs to translate chip roadmaps and project ramp schedules into EDA token and IP entitlement forecasts. Analyze utilization telemetry to optimize pool sizing, remix flexibility, and cloud-burst economics. Manage the end-to-end contract and entitlement lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for assigned IP and EDA vendors. Lead QBRs, track supplier performance against SLAs and delivery schedules, manage commercial escalations, and benchmark pricing and licensing terms against industry standards.
• Collaborate with Finance and Engineering leadership on AOP budgeting, long-range financial planning, and cost-per-project attribution. Build repeatable sourcing playbooks and licensing governance workflows.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applic