Head of Data Center SSD Product Strategy

KIOXIA Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 324,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Flexible work options

Generous PTO

Job summary

KIOXIA America, Inc. seeks a Director of Data Center SSD Product Management to lead strategy, lifecycle, and business growth for next-generation enterprise SSDs.

You will define product vision, drive cross-functional execution, and collaborate with customers, partners, and internal teams to deliver storage solutions for AI, cloud, and large-scale data centers. The role requires deep SSD/NAND expertise and strong commercial leadership to translate market trends into differentiated features and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in storage, SSD, NAND flash, or related data center infra technologies.
• 5+ years of product management or business leadership in enterprise storage, servers, or data center hardware markets.
• Proven track record of launching and scaling enterprise technology products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of product managers.
• Define and execute product strategy, roadmap, and long-term technical vision.
• Own the full product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life.
• Develop MRDs translating customer and market needs into product specs.
• Analyze market trends, competitive offerings, and workloads to define features.
• Ensure architectures align with NVMe, PCIe, AI infrastructure, and hyperscale storage.

Skills

SSD architectures

NAND technologies

NVMe infrastructure

Cloud infrastructure

Data center storage

Enterprise storage

Server ecosystems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business

MBA preferred

Job description

KIOXIA America, Inc. seeks a Director of Data Center SSD Product Management to lead strategy, lifecycle, and business growth for next-generation enterprise SSDs.

You will define product vision, drive cross-functional execution, and collaborate with customers, partners, and internal teams to deliver storage solutions for AI, cloud, and large-scale data centers. The role requires deep SSD/NAND expertise and strong commercial leadership to translate market trends into differentiated features and