Senior Director, Engineering – Consumer Processor, PE

• Strategic Roadmap & Execution: Define and execute a robust strategic roadmap for the Android Platform, ensuring alignment with company-wide IoT objectives and product group requirements.
• Customer & Product Synergy: Partner directly with customers and product management to identify segment-specific needs; translate these into technical requirements and map them to appropriate SoC (System-on-Chip) and software platforms.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Develop comprehensive execution plans in collaboration with program management and engineering teams, overseeing the full development lifecycle to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Technical Oversight: Deep-dive into technical requirements across various technology areas, ensuring that software features are optimized for specific sub-segments and hardware configurations.
• Talent & Culture Excellence: Attract, retain, and mentor a world-class engineering team. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and calculated risk-taking.

• Experience: 13+ years of experience in software engineering with a deep focus on Android and Linux ecosystems.

• Program Management: Proven ability to manage large-scale, complex programs involving multiple global stakeholders.

• Leadership: 4+ years of experience in a formal leadership capacity, successfully scaling and managing high-performing engineering organizations.

• Advanced Degree: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.

• Customer-Facing Success: Proven track record of launching Linux- and Android-based products in direct collaboration with customers.

• Technical Depth: Strong mastery of Android fundamentals and upgrade cycles; ability to map customer use cases directly to SoC capabilities.

• Innovation Mindset: Demonstrated commitment to staying ahead of industry trends in AI, ML, and IoT technologies.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Execution: Translates high-level goals into actionable execution plans. Drives complex, global decisions that impact business profitability while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

• Coaching & Development: Builds a robust talent pipeline. Creates an inclusive environment focused on mentorship, professional growth, and alignment of individual goals with the broader organizational vision.

• Impactful Innovation: Challenges the status quo to introduce breakthrough ideas and processes. Anticipates future market needs and encourages the organization to push technical boundaries.

• Clear Communication: Distills complex strategic visions into impactful messages. Champions open, respectful, and inclusive dialogue across all levels of the organization.

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