Director of Data Center SSD Product Management - 2244
KioxiaSan Jose, California
Full-time
Salary
$194k–$324k/ annually
Free account to apply · application completed on Kioxia
Salary
$194k–$324k/ annually
Free account to apply · application completed on Kioxia
Company Description
KIOXIA America, Inc. (formerly Toshiba Memory America, Inc.) is the US-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer cutting-edge memory solutions and services that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive and data centers.
Job Description
KIOXIA Americas, Inc. is seeking a Director of Data Center SSD Product Management to lead strategy, product lifecycle execution, and business growth for next-generation enterprise and hyperscale SSD solutions. This leader will define product vision, drive cross-functional execution, and work directly with customers, partners, and internal teams to deliver differentiated storage products for modern data center workloads including AI, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale enterprise storage.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in SSD/NAND technologies with strong commercial leadership, capable of translating market trends and customer needs into winning product strategies and revenue growth.
*This position may have the opportunity for job rotation*
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Lead and mentor a high-performing team of product managers.
Build strong partnerships across engineering, marketing, sales, operations, and support organizations to ensure successful product delivery.
Provide product positioning, competitive intelligence, and technical content for marketing collateral and sales enablement.
Champion the voice of the customer internally, ensuring product development aligns with real market needs.
Drive alignment across global teams and foster a collaborative, execution-focused culture.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills
Ability to influence internal teams and external C-suite stakeholders
Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management
Serve as the product leader and subject matter expert for KIOXIA’s data center SSD portfolio.
Define and execute product strategy, roadmap, and long-term technical vision for next-generation SSD solutions.
Own the full product lifecycle from concept and requirements through development, launch, and end-of-life.
Develop and maintain Landing zones and Market Requirements Documents (MRDs) that translate customer and market needs into product specifications.
Analyze market trends, competitive offerings, and emerging workloads to define differentiated product features and positioning.
Ensure product architectures align with evolving technologies including NVMe, PCIe, AI infrastructure, and hyperscale storage architectures.
Strategic Customer Engagement
Cultivate strong relationships with strategic enterprise, hyperscale, and data center customers.
Work closely with Biz dev, sales, and field engineering to support complex sales cycles and major design wins.
Oversee pre-sales technical support activities, including RFIs, RFQs, technical evaluations, and specification gap analysis.
Act as a senior escalation point for key customer engagements, ensuring successful deployment and customer satisfaction.
Develop account-specific strategies to grow wallet share and expand technology adoption.
Market Development & Business Growth
Develop and execute a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for the SSD product portfolio.
Identify and drive new market opportunities, expanding presence across hyperscale, cloud, and data center segments.
Lead strategic engagements with hyperscalers and data center customers to identify growth opportunities and product requirements.
Build and manage a robust pipeline of new business opportunities, translating market intelligence into actionable capture strategies.
Personally participate in strategic customer pursuits and executive briefings, leveraging deep product expertise to build credibility with senior decision-makers.
Represent KIOXIA as a thought leader at industry conferences, customer events, and analyst engagements.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field required
MBA or advanced technical degree preferred
Experience
10+ years of experience in storage, SSD, NAND flash, or related data center infrastructure technologies
5+ years of product management or business leadership experience within enterprise storage, servers, or data center hardware markets
Proven track record of successfully launching and scaling enterprise technology products
Technical Expertise
Strong understanding of SSD architectures, NAND technologies, and storage system design
Familiarity with NVMe infrastructure and server/storage ecosystems
Experience with cloud infrastructure, hyperscale data centers, NAS/SAN/object storage systems
Ability to translate complex technical trends into clear product strategies and differentiated features
Additional
Ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously
Willingness to travel approximately 25% (domestic and international)
Additional Information
Req#2244; #LI-CB1;
The expected salary for this position is $194,270.00 - $323,780.00.
At KIOXIA, we value the following:
Investment in you
Offering opportunities for career growth and personal development training
Open-minded management
Empowering employees by listening and responding to ideas, issues, and approaches
Flexible work-life balance
Offering a generous PTO allotment, holiday shutdown, and flexible work options
Diversity of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
Through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create more inclusion and belonging for all
Benefits for our team members
Excellent medical and non-medical benefits, 401(k) matching, pet insurance
KIOXIA America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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