Note: This role offers the flexibility to be based in Taiwan or San Jose.
Meet the Team
As Senior Director, Sourcing & Supplier Management – ASIC (Silicon One), this role defines and leads Cisco’s global strategy across Foundry, OSAT and Substrates, supporting Silicon One, Cisco’s flagship silicon platform. Positioned within Global Supplier Management and reporting to the Sr. Vice President, the role ensures alignment of supply, technology, and commercial strategy to support Cisco’s Silicon One.
Operating across semiconductor technology, engineering, and supply chain, the role ensures Cisco maintains technology leadership, supply continuity, and competitive advantage.
Your Impact
A strategic, highly collaborative executive with deep semiconductor industry expertise and a proven ability to operate across technology and supply chain domains. Brings a forward-looking perspective and the ability to translate market and technology signals into actionable strategies that drive business outcomes.
This leader is responsible for building and leading a world-class organization focused on strategic sourcing, supplier management, and ecosystem development across the semiconductor value chain. As part of the Global Supplier Management leadership team, the role plays a critical part in enabling Cisco’s innovation, scale, and long-term growth.
Core Capabilities
- Deep expertise in the semiconductor ecosystem, including Foundry, OSAT and substrates
- Strong understanding of silicon technology roadmaps, including process nodes, advanced packaging, and capacity dynamics
- Ability to partner with engineering and business teams to implement product development, technology, and supply chain strategies
- Exceptional leadership and talent development capabilities, with a focus on building high-performing global teams
- Skilled negotiator with experience structuring complex, strategic supplier agreements
- Data-driven decision maker with a strong focus on measurable outcomes
- Highly effective communicator with the ability to influence executive-level team members internally and externally
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in in semiconductor sourcing, supplier management, or technology supply chain leadership
- Strong knowledge of Foundry, OSAT, and substrate markets, including technology trends and supplier landscape
- Experience supporting custom silicon programs within complex technology environments
Preferred Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience leading global teams and organizations
- Experience in product development cycles and close partnership with engineering organizations
- Financial and commercial expertise, including cost modeling, capacity planning, and long-term agreements
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in semiconductor sourcing, supplier management, or technology supply chain leadership
- Deep expertise in Foundry, OSAT, and substrate markets
- Experience supporting custom silicon programs within complex technology environments
- Strong understanding of silicon technology roadmaps, process nodes, advanced packaging, and capacity dynamics
- Skilled negotiator with experience structuring complex, strategic supplier agreements
- Ability to partner with engineering and business teams to implement product development, technology, and supply chain strategies
- Data-driven decision maker with a focus on measurable outcomes
- Highly effective communicator with ability to influence executive-level stakeholders
- 6+ years of experience leading global teams and organizations
- Experience in product development cycles and close partnership with engineering organizations
- Financial and commercial expertise, including cost modeling, capacity planning, and long-term agreements
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support via an EAP, and access to on-site or virtual health centers indicate robust healthcare offerings. Wellness programs, fitness resources, and specialized services further reinforce coverage depth.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a global minimum for paid parental leave, and unique programs like company-wide recharge days and paid volunteer time expand time-away options. Additional offerings such as Critical Time Off and adoption assistance add flexibility for life events.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Restricted stock units and a discounted employee stock purchase plan are meaningful elements of total compensation. The prominence of equity can materially augment overall pay packages alongside salary and bonuses.
Cisco Insights
What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.


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