Platform Architecture Manager
Core
Lead the Platform Workflow and Competitive Analysis team to translate outside-in insights into platform requirements for client PC experiences, integrating UX research, ecosystem engagement, and competitive analysis into an operating model for fast, evidence-based architecture decisions.
Role type
Senior IC Platform Architecture Manager (Strategy & Team Leadership)
Builds
Client PC experience platforms and roadmaps
Domain
Personal Computing (PC) Hardware & Software Architecture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
Strategic thinking, UX research methods, competitive analysis, PC industry history, PC systems architecture, team management, high-performance computing metrics
Preferred skills
AI tooling for team cohesion, ethnographic research
Technologies
Compute, Display, Media, Graphics, IO, Storage, Memory, Networking, Software Stacks
Responsibilities
Lead a 10-20 person team with varied expertise, integrate diverse functions to inform roadmap decisions, represent the organization in external customer and partner meetings, apply UX research methods to inform platform decisions, conduct competitive analysis across products and technologies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities