About this role
As a Staff Product Manager on the SSD marketing team, you will work cross-functionally with sales, engineering, operations, and management to drive product awareness and design wins for KIOXIA SSD products. You will have the opportunity to define new products and product strategies and will be responsible for setting the product’s strategic vision in addition to optimizing the product's market position and financial returns consistent with corporate key initiatives. You will understand customer applications and ecosystems and have insight into their challenges and how to solve them.
*This position may have the opportunity for job rotation*
Responsibilities:
Serve as the “go-to” product leader for Data center/hyperscaler-focused SSD solutions, driving product strategy, roadmap definition, and end-to-end business plans for KIOXIA’s next-generation SSD portfolioOwn and drive deep engagement with hyperscale customers (cloud, AI, and large-scale data center operators) to translate evolving infrastructure needs into differentiated product requirementsLead the development of market requirements documents (MRDs) and product requirement documents (PRDs) by synthesizing customer inputs, workload trends (AI/ML, analytics, cloud storage), and competitive intelligenceAlign cross-functional execution across marketing, sales, engineering, operations, and support to ensure successful product development, qualification, and deployment at scaleDefine and execute go-to-market strategies tailored for hyperscale customers, including pricing, positioning, qualification strategy, and volume ramp plansDrive design wins and qualifications with hyperscalers, including:Ownership of AVL processes, interop validation, and large-scale deployment readinessClose collaboration with ecosystem partners (CPU, GPU, platform, and software vendors)Analyze market trends, competitive positioning, and TCO dynamics to define winning product strategies in performance, power, endurance, and costAct as the bridge between technical and commercial domains, ensuring alignment between customer requirements, engineering trade-offs, and business outcomesOversee pre-sales and customer engagement activities, including RFQs, RFIs, technical deep-dives, and spec gap analysisDevelop customer-facing and internal product collateral, including solution briefs, competitive positioning, and executive presentationsOwn the full product lifecycle from concept and definition through development, launch, ramp, and end-of-lifeServe as a subject matter expert and evangelist, representing KIOXIA at customer engagements, industry forums (e.g., OCP, NVMe), and with analysts and media Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred7+ years of product management experience in SSDs, storage, semiconductors, or related hardware technologiesPrior experience working with or supporting hyperscalers, cloud providers, or large-scale data center customers strongly preferredStrong understanding of:SSD architecture, NAND flash, and controller/SoC designNVMe ecosystem and next-generation interfaces (PCIe Gen4/5/6 and beyond)Enterprise and hyperscale storage systems (block, file, object storage) Familiarity with:AI/ML infrastructure and data pipelines (GPU-based systems, KV cache, storage tiering)Software-defined storage, virtualization, and cloud-native environments (Linux, Kubernetes, etc.) Proven ability to translate complex technical, market, and financial data into clear product strategies and differentiated featuresStrong executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external customersDemonstrated success in managing multiple complex programs, prioritizing under uncertainty, and driving decisions with incomplete dataExcellent cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills across global teamsAbility to operate at both strategic and execution levels, from long-term roadmap planning to tactical issue resolutionRole may require cross-segment flexibility in the future, with the opportunity to rotate between Client (OEM/Notebook), Hyperscale/Data Center or Enterprise (Large OEMs) SSD Product Management to build broad domain expertise and drive unified product strategyWillingness to travel (~25%) for customer engagements, design reviews, and industry eventsPreferred Qualifications:
Experience with hyperscale qualification cycles, deployment models, and fleet-level optimization (performance, power, endurance, TCO)Exposure to industry standards and consortia (e.g., NVMe, OCP, SNIA)Background in ecosystem collaboration (CPU/GPU vendors, platform providers, storage software vendors)Experience in AI-driven storage use cases and next-generation data center architectures Req#2248; #LI-CB1;
The expected salary for this position is $144,330.00 - $240,550.00.
At KIOXIA, we value the following:
Investment in youOffering opportunities for career growth and personal development trainingOpen-minded managementEmpowering employees by listening and responding to ideas, issues, and approachesFlexible work-life balanceOffering a generous PTO allotment, holiday shutdown, and flexible work optionsDiversity of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team membersThrough our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create more inclusion and belonging for allBenefits for our team membersExcellent medical and non-medical benefits, 401(k) matching, pet insuranceKIOXIA America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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