Director, Design Ecosystem & IP Partnership (Semiconductor)

Location: Santa Clara, United States

Salary: $193,000–$319,000 per year, depending on qualifications, experience, and location.

Company

hirify.global is a full-service semiconductor foundry providing design, development, and fabrication services to technology companies worldwide.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the design ecosystem and IP partnership strategy.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with EDA and IP partners, AI companies, startups, technology partners, research institutions, and industry alliances.
• Identify, develop, and scale partnerships that strengthen market position and expand access to emerging markets.
• Enable new business opportunities that improve how semiconductor products are designed and delivered.
• Collaborate with the Chief Strategy Officer and senior leaders across Product, Business Units, GFLabs, Sales, Corporate Development, and Marketing.
• Support environmental, health, safety, and security requirements and programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, alliances, business development, corporate strategy, product management, or a related function.
• Proven success developing and managing strategic partnerships that drive business results.
• Experience working across global and matrixed organizations.
• Strong commercial, relationship management, communication, negotiation, and executive influence skills.
• Ability to translate market and technology trends into actionable partnership strategies.

Nice to have

• MBA or advanced technical degree.
• Semiconductor industry experience.
• Experience working with hyperscalers, AI companies, or strategic technology ecosystems.
• Knowledge of emerging semiconductor market trends and technology partnerships.
• Experience supporting incubation, innovation, or new business initiatives, plus an established ecosystem network.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment within a global semiconductor manufacturing organization.
• Collaboration across a global manufacturing footprint and matrixed business structure.
• Commitment to equal opportunity and workplace diversity.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the employment process upon request.

Hiring process

• Employment is subject to applicable pre-employment conditions, laws, and regulations.
• Reasonable accommodation requests are reviewed case by case.