Workstation Business Development Senior Manager

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THE ROLE: 

As the Workstation Business Development Senior Manager, you will be the business owner for AMD's Client Compute Workstation business.  You will take an end-to-end approach toward building, growing, and sustaining a profitable business in the exciting workstation PC market.  End customer engagement (voice of customer), OEM customer engagement (design win, platform execution), Ecosystem partner engagement (Software vendor/optimization), Go-to-Market (launch, marketing, training), and product oversight/definition/development (guiding engineering, etc.) will all be part of the role.

THE PERSON: 

The ideal candidate will possess a breadth of abilities and skills including business development and product management. We are looking for a person with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Someone that can work independently as well as part of a team. They will have a combination of both technical and business background to optimally align with account teams, work across organizational business units and teams, drive decisions and deliver business and programs. With outstanding organizational and time management skills, balancing multiple priorities. Must also be able to cultivate strong internal and external relationships.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Develop business strategy and financial forecasts for Client Workstation business
• Manage Workstation design-in cycle with Major MNCs
• Communication of strategies and plays to the MNC Account sales team
• Oversee product definition and development process
• Coordinate cross-project activities
• Leverage appropriate internal/external organizations to resolve issues
• Develop deep customer relationships, drive customer meetings + agendas to most effectively grow AMD workstation business
• Documentation of business plans, including volume, mix, revenue, margin, and market share Market research and interaction with the customer to understand market trends
• Contingency and/or alternatives planning for possible market shifts

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Strong knowledge of the MNC workstation market
• Business acumen / "CEO" mindset
• Exceptional time-management skills - ability to handle multiple ongoing projects/initiatives CPU/SoC technical knowledge
• Ability to "bring it all together" across product/marketing/supply/etc
• Strong organizational skills - Ability to work across a large organization and get things done Executive-level presentation and communication skills - ability to speak with confidence

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Experience in a product management / product portfolio leadership role
• BS and/or MS degree in Business Management, Finance, or Engineering from a top-tier university
• MBA is a strong plus.
  

Location: 

• Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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