Director Gross Margin Program Management

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's Supply Chain Planning Organization is seeking a talented Director with excellent technical and analytical skills and a deep understanding of leading-edge semiconductor process and packaging manufacturing technology, sourcing methods, product yield and overall cost structure. You’ll collaborate with global cross-functional teams including Foundry Engineering, Product and Test Engineering, Finance, Business Units and Supply Chain to identify opportunities for improvement to sourcing methods and sourcing costs, product level yield improvement opportunities and drive a cross functional effort to translate ideas into projects and changes to support corporate gross margin goals. Marvell's product portfolio includes standard and customer-specific products for leading-edge AI, Datacenter and Cloud, Carrier, Enterprise, and storage applications.

The successful candidate will lead/play an active role in driving a cross functional task force to identify opportunities related to product and technology specific foundry and OSAT sourcing costs, product yields, benchmarking against best-in-class industry methods, and drive a company-wide roadmap to implement changes both at the product level and to business processes with the right trade-offs to reduce cost and improve Gross Margins.

What You Can Expect

• This is a high visibility role with exposure to senior leadership.  Successful candidate will identify systemic improvement to operations/sourcing approaches and tradeoffs and drive changes across the company to improve overall business practices with the ultimate goal of improving the overall gross margins.
• Drive cross functional teams with Supply Chain, Finance, Operations Engineering, Business Units, and Central Engineering teams to enable systematic improvements to gross margins by developing, consolidating and managing business process changes.
• Actively participate in cross functional business reviews to understand cost implications to decisions made during product development and operations related decision making and their impact on overall margins
• Lead cross-functional cost reviews to report actual versus target costs, risks and opportunities and align senior management team to status, roadmap and risks.
• Contribute to cost modelling, establish and refine product cost targets from early development stages and use them to drive changes.
• Identify and manage all aspects of the financial health of targeted semiconductor products from early ideation and design stages all the way through the end of life of the product.
• Ensure that best practices for cost management are shared across different teams and changes are successfully implemented.

What We're Looking For

• BS or higher in Engineering, Science, or related fields with 10-15 years of related professional experience or Masters/Ph.D. in Engineering/Science with 5-10 years of experience in the semiconductor industry
• 5+ years of experience in product operations related role in a Fabless semiconductor company or an integrated device manufacturer is required. 
• Knowledge of Semiconductor Manufacturing and its Supply Chain and the cost structure of semiconductor process and packaging technology and the various tradeoffs to meet product cost and profitability
• Experience working with teams with diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds.
• Excellent problem-solving skills from first principles and the ability to communicate effectively across the organization is critical.
• Excellent data analysis skills with a statistical mindset are needed to identify correlations between product cost, sourcing costs, performance and margins. 
• Solid understanding of yield/test methodologies and foundry/packaging related issues and associated cost impacts and cost modeling is needed.
• High level software skills to automate data pulls and generating automated reports to drive indicators and programs is desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills are required with an ability to succinctly summarize key indicators, results and risks to senior management.
• Ability to work with a cross functional team involving design, finance, supply chain, operations engineering to identify opportunity to change/enhance current methods and get executive leadership commitment and drive them to closure. 

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

175,860 - 263,500, $ 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.


This role is eligible to participate in Marvell's bonus and equity plans, including a new hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers, ensuring you are rewarded for your contributions and remain invested in the company's long-term success.


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 TAOps@marvell.com.

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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