Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) designs and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital worlds with unmatched technologies that sense, measure and connect.

 

Product Line Manager (PLM)
Broad Market Frequency Generation Product Strategy (BFGTG)
Analog Devices has an Industry leading broad market Frequency Generation (BFG) business that generates significant revenue and GM for the company. Part of the Communications BU (COM), the TG develops RF frequency generation products (RF & microwave PLL’s & PLL/VCO’s, Clocks, DDS and oscillator ICs) as well as Industrial and Automotive RADAR MMICs. Targeting high performance RF applications in ADI’s broad customer base, BFGTG has market leadership position in the industry in Communications, Instrumentation, Aerospace/Defense and Automotive market verticals. The group’s charter is to enable continuous advancements in frequency generation and clocking applications through ground-breaking innovations in RF technologies.

The successful candidate will join a cross-functional staff of high-energy and driven RF experts that manage all aspects of a product’s life cycle that starts with ideation, continues with development and release to high volume production, and culminates with the broad market business development of our products. Joined by other product line managers and development staff, our PLM is the ultimate business leader of the product portfolio and is responsible for managing our current business and defining our future business potential. Our PLM will work collaboratively with ADI’s market segment teams to develop full signal chain solutions and lead the business discussions in the frequency generation area of the potential opportunities.

The PLM is charged with growing the business for our existing markets and into new emerging markets and applications spaces. He/she will be responsible for the strategic direction of our product investments and serve as its principal spokesperson. An effective communicator, the successful candidate will work closely with ADI field sales and support teams and internal support functions in Operations, Qual/Rel, and foundry teams. The position also includes operational accountability for the Product Line's profit and loss.

The role is ideal for an ambitious, energetic, motivated individual looking for new career challenges with a proven product and RF application track record, who is customer application focused with excellent technical and communication skills. The candidate will report to the group’s director while working directly with the product line applications, marketing, design and product test engineering teams. 

This position entails a significant level of influence internally with other technology and market groups within Analog Devices, and externally, with innovators and developers across the industry such as Tier1 customers and start-ups. The position requires good leadership and management skills, application level instincts, experience and insights to help develop and nurture the development of industry-leading RF & millimeter wave frequency generation products and contribute to new future product definition concepts that deliver strong financial returns for the company.

 

Responsibilities/Duties
As Product Line Manager your direct responsibilities include:

• Product line strategy and roadmap
  • Present viable business plans and strategies that show economic return on investment to executive leadership
• Primary contact for worldwide sales and marketing team
  • Identify, develop and capture new business opportunities that align with the overall business objectives for growth. Actively manage the opportunity funnel within the product line and increase our conversion rates. 
• Customer facing and new product promotion
• Pricing approvals, which includes working with various internal stakeholders to analyze costs and developing & negotiating pricing agreements
• Product lifecycle management
• In addition, you will oversee project accounting responsibilities which include:
  • Track all financial aspects of the Product Line (revenue, GM, bookings, etc.)
  • Track projects R&D spend and ensure projects are within budget 

 

The ideal candidate …

• BENG/BSEE degree in a technical discipline.
• A minimum of 10 years industry experience in audio/video, communication, instrumentation, automotive or general broad market RF or high speed applications. 
• Proven experience in successfully bringing new product technologies and solutions to market and driving customer adoption.
• Demonstrable customer empathy and experience in identification of customer needs as well as an understanding of customer focused design practices.
• Ability to develop insights about customers application issues and under application value creation.
• Ability to work equally well in external facing roles and communicate and operate as a communication bridge across all internal development teams. 
   

 

 

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Education Level: Bachelor's Degree 
Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time