5046 Director of Engineering - Industry Standards

Cross-Company & Cross-Functional Coordination Facilitate technical discussions across multiple companies, geographies, and engineering disciplines to drive consensus. Coordinate internally across Japan product planning, R&D, firmware, architecture, legal, and business teams to ensure consistent technical positions.

Role SummaryA senior technical leader responsible for representing the company in international industry standards organizations, driving cross-company alignment, and translating evolving standards into actionable products and roadmap guidance. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership, facilitation, and executive communication skills.Key ResponsibilitiesIndustry Standards Leadership

• Represent the company in global industry standards bodies across storage protocols, security, and system interoperability. Typical groups include ATA, SCSI, OCP, SNIA, TCG, NVMe, IEEE.
• Serve in leadership roles, including chairing plenary sessions and working-group meetings.
• Develop, review, and present technical proposals, standards contributions, and meeting agendas to multi-vendor audiences.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance, procedural, and antitrust requirements during all standards engagements.
• Act as the primary liaison with standards organizations, managing ballots, reviews, and multi-cycle deliverables.
• Attend & participate in committee activities in person as needed.  Expected travel is approximately 1 week per month.
• Manage Toshiba membership roster, annual dues payment in relevant standards bodies

Technical Specification Development & Review

• Lead internal alignment and coordinate company feedback on draft specifications across multiple standards ecosystems.
• Evaluate the technical impact of proposed changes on command sets, device behavior, and system-level requirements.
• Clearly communicate risks, trade-offs, and implementation considerations to both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Track specification evolution, ensuring continuity across revisions, open issues, and long-term development cycles.

Cross-Company & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Facilitate technical discussions across multiple companies, geographies, and engineering disciplines to drive consensus.
• Coordinate internally across Japan product planning, R&D, firmware, architecture, legal, and business teams to ensure consistent technical positions.
• Organize agendas, action items, and follow-ups for complex, multi-party engagements.
• Translate detailed technical discussions into concise executive-level summaries with clear decisions and next steps.

Program & Governance Oversight

• Define and maintain industry standards strategy aligned with product roadmaps and long-term business objectives.
• Ensure adherence to corporate governance, approval processes, and compliance requirements in all external engagements.
• Manage long-running initiatives and action items across multiple standards groups, ensuring accountability and progress tracking.

Core Competencies & Strengths

• Deep expertise in storage systems, hardware, protocols, and interoperability standards
• Proven leadership in multi-company, standards-driven environments
• Strong ability to influence and build consensus across competing stakeholders
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic business and organizational considerations
• Experience operating effectively in global, cross-cultural environments

Impact

• Shapes industry standards that directly influence product design and market direction
• Positions the company as a thought leader in key technology ecosystems
• Ensures alignment between emerging standards and internal product strategy
• Enables successful multi-vendor interoperability and customer adoption

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