Director of Strategic Sourcing (Semiconductor/Photonics)

Location: Austin, TX; on-site

Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience, skills, and location.

Company

hirify.global develops the DX-1 decode accelerator and next-generation photonic and semiconductor products.

What you will do

• Build and lead a Global Supply Management organization supporting early product development through high-volume manufacturing.
• Develop a global supplier ecosystem across semiconductor fabrication, photonics, electronics, precision mechanics, contract manufacturing, and capital equipment.
• Lead supplier selection, commercial negotiations, long-term agreements, performance management, and technology collaboration.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to enable product launches and manufacturing readiness.
• Develop supplier, capacity, and manufacturing strategies while identifying and closing strategic supply gaps.
• Build a resilient external manufacturing network that balances innovation, quality, cost, capacity, and supply continuity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; an engineering degree is preferred.
• 12+ years of Global Supply Management or supply chain leadership experience in the semiconductor or photonics industries.
• At least five years of experience leading teams.
• Experience developing global supplier strategies, supporting product launches, and scaling manufacturing.
• Experience with semiconductor foundries, OSATs, contract manufacturers, advanced packaging, photonics, electronics manufacturing, precision mechanics, and final assembly and test.
• Strong commercial negotiation, contract management, supplier risk management, financial analysis, communication, and executive stakeholder influence skills.

Nice to have

• MBA or Master's degree.
• Experience applying Lean Six Sigma to supplier development, supplier performance, and manufacturing operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful stock options and ownership participation.
• Annual Living-Local Bonus for residing within 20 minutes of the office.
• Employer-contributed retirement plans.
• Eligibility is subject to U.S. export-control regulations and recent citizenship or permanent-residency status.
• Applicants with most recent citizenship or permanent residence in Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Russia, Belarus, China, Hong Kong, Macau, or Venezuela are generally restricted.