Director Applied AI

About Marvell

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. 

At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. 

Your Team, Your Impact

Marvell is building an enterprise AI capability to accelerate productivity, innovation, and new business value. The Head of Applied AI will lead the strategy, delivery, and governance of enterprise AI solutions and tools across the company. This leader will work across engineering and business teams to translate enterprise needs into scalable AI solutions while ensuring they align with Marvell’s enterprise AI platform, data ecosystem, and governance framework. The role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on engagement to ensure AI capabilities evolve in a structured, reusable, and operationally sound way across the enterprise.
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• What can’t Marvell do if they do not have this team to execute?
• What projects is this team responsible for delivering? What do they work on every day?
• Why should you work on this team vs another team doing the same project at another company?
• How is this technology used in the world that most people would recognize?

What You Can Expect

· Define and drive Marvell’s Applied AI strategy across enterprise AI tools, internal applications, and emerging AI-enabled workflows.

· Lead the development and delivery of enterprise AI solutions including internal AI applications, copilots, and knowledge platforms such as Glean.

· Establish a structured intake and prioritization framework for AI use cases across business teams and guide solutions from exploration through production deployment.

· Ensure AI solutions are built in alignment with the enterprise AI platform, including agentic orchestration capabilities, context management systems, and model infrastructure.

· Continuously assess existing AI solutions using observability and operational metrics to optimize, refactor, or decompose capabilities for cost efficiency, scalability, and reuse.

· Promote architectural patterns that enable reusable AI capabilities and 'skills' that can be leveraged across multiple enterprise workflows.

· Define and implement the operational governance framework for applied AI, including solution intake, evaluation processes, lifecycle management, and usage transparency.

· Partner with Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure responsible AI adoption and enterprise risk management.

· Guide enterprise decisions around build vs. buy for AI tools and technologies while preventing uncontrolled tool sprawl.

· Stay current with developments in the applied AI ecosystem and evolve Marvell’s enterprise AI strategy accordingly.

· Partner with platform engineering teams to ensure applied AI needs influence the evolution of enterprise AI platform services.

· Build and lead the Applied AI organization as the enterprise AI program grows, including hiring and mentoring engineers, solution architects, and governance specialists.

What We're Looking For

12+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML systems, enterprise platforms, or applied AI solutions.

· Experience leading cross-functional engineering or product teams delivering complex enterprise technology solutions.

· Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including large language models, RAG architectures, agent-based systems, and enterprise AI platforms.

· Experience defining operational frameworks or governance practices for emerging technologies in enterprise environments.

· Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions.

· Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

190,280 - 285,000, $ per annum

The successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements 

Marvell is committed to providing exceptional, comprehensive benefits that support our employees at every stage - from internship to retirement and through life’s most important moments. Our offerings are built around four key pillars: financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition. Highlights include an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs to help balance work and home life, robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being, and a recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones. We look forward to sharing more with you during the interview process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at [email protected].

Interview Integrity 

To support fair and authentic hiring practices, candidates are not permitted to use AI tools (such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots) during interviews.

These tools must not be used to record, assist with, or enhance responses in any way. Our interviews are designed to evaluate your individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time. Use of AI tools without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification from the hiring process.

This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law. Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State. Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.

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