Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.
Are you passionate about creating differentiated products and working with hyperscale and AI platform providers to deploy the next generation of data center infrastructure?
We are seeking a highly technical and experienced product manager to join our team at Astera Labs. As a key member of our product management team, you will work closely with customers, product marketing and other cross-functional teams to define and deliver competitive silicon, hardware and software solutions. With high visibility to the executive team and customers, this role requires strong leadership and communication skills, and a blend of technical expertise and market insight within your product domain.
This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the success of our Scorpio Smart Fabric Switch portfolio. We are scaling our product team to support our worldwide customers, offering ample opportunities for growth and advancement within the product team.
Based in San Jose, CA, this position requires an in-person presence with travel to customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Own product definition: Define detailed product requirements and prioritize features, enhancements, and bug fixes based on business goals and customer feedback.
- Lead customer technical engagement: Work closely with lighthouse customers to translate their needs to competitive product requirements and secure new design-wins throughout the product lifecycle.
- Support go-to-market: Leverage technical and product expertise to support product marketing and corporate marketing teams on go-to-market planning and execution, sales enablement, competitive analysis, and product positioning.
- Lead product planning: Work closely with product marketing to translate product strategy into executable product plans and collaborate with Astera Labs cross-functional teams to drive products from ideation to launch.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or compute science
- 10+ years of experience in product management, technical product marketing, applications or other customer-facing product roles within the semiconductor industry
- Proven track record of defining and launching successful semiconductor products (switch products are a plus)
- Deep understanding of high-speed protocols (PCIe/CXL and/or UALink are required; Ethernet and other protocols are a plus) and system architectures used in cloud and AI infrastructure
- Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate customer pain points into competitive products
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in a clear and compelling manner
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive consensus in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Results-oriented mindset with a focus on driving measurable impact and achieving business objectives
- Experience working with customers and partners to understand their needs and drive product definition
- Willingness to travel as needed for customer meetings, industry events, and trade shows
If you are passionate about driving innovation and shaping the future of data center connectivity through world-class products, we encourage you to apply. Join Astera Labs in unleashing the potential of cloud and AI infrastructure!
Compensation will be based on leveling and experience. Base Salary Range $210,000 - $255,000
We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science
- 5-10 years of experience in product management in the semiconductor industry
- Proven track record in launching successful semiconductor products
- Deep understanding of high-speed protocols (PCIe/CXL and/or UALink)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Results-oriented mindset with a focus on achieving business objectives
- Experience working with customers and partners
What We Do
Astera Labs Inc., a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, is a leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions for data-centric systems throughout the data center. Partnering with leading processor vendors, cloud service providers, seasoned investors, and world-class manufacturing companies, Astera Labs is helping customers remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive systems that are limiting the true potential of applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company’s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity.
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