Job Summary
The Lead will guide commercial negotiations for semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and electronic design automation (EDA) software, while maintaining productive relationships with strategic suppliers. Working across technical and financial groups, this role supports effective licensing decisions and helps ensure software capacity and costs align with evolving chip development plans.
Responsibilities
- Manage commercial negotiations from initial discussions through agreement for semiconductor IP and EDA software.
- Build and sustain strategic supplier relationships.
- Collaborate with engineering and finance partners to forecast license capacity requirements.
- Identify opportunities to control and optimize licensing costs.
- Coordinate licensing plans with chip development roadmaps and technical priorities.
- Work with cross-functional teams to support commercial decisions involving complex technical requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field.
- At least seven years of experience in semiconductor IP or EDA commercial management.
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate complex software license agreements.
- Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional technical teams.
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