Director of Product Management - High Performance Networking

Cornelis Networks delivers the world’s highest performance scale-out networking solutions for AI and HPC datacenters. Our differentiated architecture seamlessly integrates hardware, software and system level technologies to maximize the efficiency of GPU, CPU and accelerator-based compute clusters at any scale. Our solutions drive breakthroughs in AI & HPC workloads, empowering our customers to push the boundaries of innovation. Backed by top-tier venture capital and strategic investors, we are committed to innovation, performance and scalability - solving the world’s most demanding computational challenges with our next-generation networking solutions. We are a fast-growing , forward-thinking team of architects, engineers, and business professionals with a proven track record of building successful products and companies. As a global organization, our team spans multiple U.S. states and six countries, and we continue to expand with exceptional talent in onsite, hybrid, and fully remote roles . Position Overview: Cornelis Networks is seeking a results driven Director of Product Management – High Performance Networking to define, champion, and proliferate market leading networking solutions for the AI and HPC market. In this collaborative role you will partner with our customers, OEM and cloud partners, as well as Cornelis architects, silicon and systems engineers, and sales to deliver leadership networking products . You will also develop and iterate on the product value proposition—translating workload and system requirements into product requirements that drive design wins and customer adoption. This role is expected to operate in an AI-enabled product management environment, using modern tools to scale impact, accelerate insight, and improve execution velocity. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Market Alignment & Competitive Advantage Drive a clear understanding of customer technical and business requirements to establish targets and priorities that define a successful product roadmap. Develop strong product value propositions that address customer pain points and position us relative to competing solutions to ensure clear market differentiation. Serve as the domain knowledge expert in HPC, AI, and networking to drive business-centric product decisions that maximize the efficiency of GPU, CPU, and accelerator-based clusters. Portfolio Management & Commercial Viability Own the product strategy, positioning, roadmap, design win plans for OEMs and System Integrators, as well as customer roadmap communications to ensure a successful end-to-end lifecycle. Build and improve product business cases in collaboration with key stakeholders to optimize the portfolio and support financial performance goals. Governance, Execution & Executive Clarity Develop product phase-gate review materials that capture strategic and tactical decision points, including roadmap date changes—and drive them to closure. Effectively communicate product value propositions and strategy to internal and external stakeholders via compelling product collateral and executive-level presentations. Maintain the "source of truth" for roadmap commitments to manage market expectations and internal investment priorities. Sales Integration & Market Penetration Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Business Development teams on collateral to drive OEM design wins, end customer product adoption, and revenue success. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s (min) Master’s (preferred) in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS 5+ years of direct product management ownership for high p erformance networking hardware, specifically NICs and/or Ethernet/InfiniBand switches, delivering products into production data center environments. 5+ years’ experience supporting networking hardware with a deep understanding of networking interconnects including: InfiniBand, RoCE, Omni-Path, Ethernet. 5+ years experience working with OEMs/ODMs, large enterprises, cloud providers, and hyperscaler customers to drive design wins and data center deployments. Experience using AI-assisted tools or workflows to support product management activities such as requirements capture, competitive analysis, content creation, roadmap tracking, and executive communication. Preferred Qualifications: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, along with strong organizational, interpersonal, collaboration, and stakeholder management abilities. Demonstrated ownership of hardware PRDs and hands-on experience driving phase-gates from concept, to plan, development, launch, sustaining production, and EOL. Experience creating and maintaining hardware-focused business cases (price-performance, TCO, BOM/cost models) to influence pricing and product decisions. Demonstrated ability to align architecture, silicon design, validation, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams toward timely decisions. Experience producing technical checklists, sales training, and customer-ready integration guides to accelerate product adoption. Familiarity with how datacenter workload characteristics (large-scale model training, inference at scale, HPC) translate to hardware value propositions. Location: This is a remote position for employees residing within the United States. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes equity, cash, and incentives, along with health and retirement benefits. Our dynamic, flexible work environment provides the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most influential names in the semiconductor industry. At Cornelis Networks your base salary is only one component of your comprehensive total rewards package. Your base pay will be determined by factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and location relative to the hiring range for the position. Depending on your role, you may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, including an annual bonus or sales incentives. In addition to your base pay, you’ll have access to a broad range of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as disability and life insurance, a dependent care flexible spending account, accidental injury insurance, and pet insurance. We also offer generous paid holidays, 401(k) with company match , and Open Time Off (OTO) for regular full-time exempt employees. Other paid time off benefits include sick time, bonding leave, and pregnancy disability leave. Cornelis Networks does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. Cornelis Networks is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.