Director of Product Management

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define a winning product strategy for next generation optical metrology products
• Work closely with engineering, marketing, sales, and other teams to ensure seamless product development and launch.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between teams to achieve product objectives.
• Align product development with other business functions.
• Oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch and beyond. 
• Ensure products are developed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards and products meet revenue and cost targets that align to the product business model
• Monitor product performance, analyze data, and make adjustments as needed. 
• Drive product innovation and identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Allocate resources effectively, including personnel, budget, and tools, to support product development.
• Manage relationships with external partners and stakeholders. 
• Ensure that customer feedback is incorporated into the product planning and development process. 
• Own product metrics tracking/analysis and determine the action plans for improvement
• Must be able to travel internationally to customer sites at least 20% of the time, with additional travel as business needs require.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or above (Physics, EE, Chemical, Mechanics, Optics, Materials related)
• More than 10 years of semiconductor industry experience
• 5 years of direct product management and customer engagement experience
• Equipment/inspection/metrology experience is preferred
• Application/Product/Marketing/Engineering background is preferred