Sr. Director, Product Management

Super Micro Computer Spain, S.L.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Super Micro Computer seeks an experienced Sr. Director, Product Management to lead Data Center Solutions strategy, roadmaps, and go‑to‑market plans. You will drive collaboration with engineering, sales, and marketing to align customer requirements with product delivery, and mentor a large, dynamic team at the San Jose headquarters.

This senior role emphasizes strategic leadership, market positioning, and cross‑functional execution in a fast‑paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline; Master’s degree is a plus.
• 17+ years of working experience in OEM/ODM with at least 8 years leading a large team.
• Expert knowledge in cloud use cases, architectures, algorithms, frameworks, head node, and datacenter components.
• Experience engaging with tier one customers with large CSP deployments is a plus.
• Excellent analytics and problem-solving skills; able to lead teams through ambiguity.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills with organizational ability.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales, marketing, and cross‑functional engineering teams to engage with clients on pre‑sales meetings and conferences.
• Represent Supermicro and lead the promotion inquiries of Data Center Solutions to win CSP, NCP, cloud businesses.
• Collaborate with customers to define and enhance product specifications with cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Lead research and analysis of technology, customer, and competitor trends to develop platform portfolio strategy and roadmap.
• Establish and communicate business strategies, lead cross‑functional teams to align day‑to‑day work with strategies.
• Recruit and build teams, mentor and coach team members to adapt to fast‑paced environments.
• Lead and guide the team on process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy & roadmap

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree (plus)

Job description

Company: Super Micro Computer

Location: San Jose, California, United States

About Supermicro

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Job Summary

Supermicro is seeking an experienced Sr. Director, Product Management with superior knowledge, leadership, analytical, strategic, and mentorship skills to be part of our fast-growing product management team. This individual will be holding accountable to manage the expectations of our clients Data Center Solutions and lead to internal engineering teams to drive the development and improvement of Data Center Solutions. Additionally, the candidate will take the lead in creating an aggressive go-to‑market plan, and develop a product road map, strategically placing the Data Center Solutions in the market to maximize visibility.

This position will be based at our headquarters located in San Jose, CA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with sales, marketing, and cross‑functional engineering teams to engage with clients on pre‑sales meetings and conferences
• Represent Supermicro and lead the promotion inquiries of Data Center Solutions to win CSP, NCP, cloud businesses
• Collaborate closely with customers to define and enhance the specifications of the products, working closely with cross‑functional engineering teams to ensure the products meet the expectations of external clients
• Lead research and analysis of technology, customer, and competitor trends to develop platform portfolio strategy and roadmap
• Establish and communicate business strategies, lead cross‑functional teams to ensure their day‑to‑day work is aligning with the strategies
• Recruit and build teams, mentor and coach team members to adopt changes in fast‑paced and ever‑changing environment
• Lead and guide the team on process improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline; Master’s degree is a plus
• 17+ years of working experience in OEM/ODM environment with at least 8 years of experience leading a big team, for example a hundreds people team
• Expert knowledge in cloud use cases, architectures, algorithms, frameworks, head node, and datacenter components
• Experience engaging with tier one customers with large CSP deployments is a plus
• Excellent analytics and problem‑solving skills, ability to lead the team to resolve complex issues with high level of ambiguity
• Solid interpersonal skills in verbal, written, and presentation with outstanding organization skills to lead cross‑functional teams to business success

Salary Range

$250,000 - $295,000

The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.