Director of Strategic Planning at Solidigm - Rancho Cordova, United States

Job Description

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm’s vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

NAND Stratgic Planner to define and execute NAND strategies and products across the corporate’s various NAND vendors

Job Purpose:

The strategic planner position focuses on partnering and influencing strategic deliverables throughout the organization. The position requires a combination of business acumen, organization savvy, networking capabilities and expertise in certain technical areas. The strategic planner runs certain strategic process, visits customers, and influences the organization via these processes. Activities include running component, ingredient, platform or initiative POPs, competitive analysis, market analysis, and participating in multiple strategic task forces.

Key Responsibilities:

Define requirements for new products
Manage product life cycle processes for individual NAND products
Analyze compeitition data and produce actionable strategies
Produce roadmap plans
Negotiate technically with engineering organizations
Drive cross company initiatives around new products

Qualifications

Required

Master or a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management/Marketing, or Computer Science (or equivalent)
15+ years experience in the computer / high tech field
10+ years in a role that interfaces with customers, including requirements gathering
2+ years working with SSDs and/or HDDs; experience with SSD and/or architecture
Strong Program Management skills, attention to detail, and organization to coordinate a variety of stakeholders
Ability to leverage technical expertise and insights in a team environment and exhibit strong customer orientation
Demonstrated written, verbal, and presentation skills required in the development of technical documents and presentations to customers
Leadership capability, strong interpersonal communications, and ability to task manage with demonstrated ability to deliver team results

Preferred

MBA
5+ years of experience with datacenter and/or enterprise storage systems
Experience with NAND and NAND vendors
Experience with NVMe, SAS / SATA, Fiber Channel, RAID controllers, HBAs, Expanders, JBODs

Working conditions:

Hybrid
Includes working with different time zones

Additional Information

The compensation range for this role is $156,950 - $274,730. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.