Director Gross Margin Program Management
Core
Lead cross-functional initiatives to reduce sourcing costs, improve product yields, and optimize business processes to achieve corporate gross margin goals for semiconductor products.
Role type
Director, Gross Margin Program Management
Builds
Cost reduction programs and yield improvement initiatives for AI, Datacenter, Cloud, Carrier, Enterprise, and storage semiconductor products.
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain planning, and cost engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
semiconductor process and packaging technology knowledge, sourcing cost analysis, product yield improvement, cost modeling, cross-functional team leadership, data analysis with statistical mindset, foundry and OSAT cost structure expertise, financial health management of products
Preferred skills
automation of data pulls and reporting, stakeholder management with executive leadership, experience with diverse cultural and geographic teams
Technologies
None explicitly listed beyond general software skills for data automation
Responsibilities
Drive cross-functional task forces to identify and implement cost reduction and yield improvement opportunities; lead cost reviews to align senior management on status, roadmap, and risks; contribute to cost modeling and establish product cost targets from early development stages; manage financial health of semiconductor products from ideation through end of life; ensure best practices for cost management are shared and implemented across teams.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on program management