Product Director Jobs in San Jose, CA
Product Director jobs in San Jose, California are concentrated across enterprise software, semiconductors, and cloud infrastructure, with demand clustering in Downtown San Jose, North San Jose, and the Santana Row corridor. Companies like Adobe, AMD, and McAfee are actively hiring product directors across these sectors. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Top employerAdobe
Work type50% Hybrid
Top credentialMaster's degree in business administration
Companies hiring22
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Director Product Line Management, DCC
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MaxLinear Inc.
Director Product Line Management, DCC
San Jose, California
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McAfee
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Director Product Line Management, DCC
MaxLinear Inc.·San Jose, California
Job functions:
$205k - $250k/yr
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
Responsibilities:
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $205,000 to $250,000 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Company Overview:
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.
MaxLinear is seeking a Director of Product Management focused on high-speed data center interconnects to join our team. In this role, you will focus on growing our Data Center Connectivity BU (DCC) business:
- Work with key partners, customers, and end users to define the requirements and drive adoption of MaxLinear solutions for their current generation deployments
- Drive product lifecycles and manage from inception to commercialization: feature roadmaps, product roadmaps, pricing
- Research and analyze market opportunities, trends, and competitive pressures in datacenter connectivity markets to create, develop, and execute appropriate business plans
- Prepare Marketing Requirements Documents (MRDs), Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), Competition and Return-on-Investment (ROI) analysis for all new and updated product releases
- Product positioning of our current products in new and existing market segments; driving efforts for design wins and forecast revenue associated with all new design activities
- Lead cross-functional meetings to track, manage, and communicate overall product line efforts
- Contribute to annual corporate planning
- Strong understanding of datacenter networks, both at a system and component level
- Ability to understand customer needs and pain points and translate those into differentiated products with appropriate tradeoffs
- Deep understanding of high speed datacom transceiver technology and use in datacenter networking
- Deep understanding of high speed SERDES markets, technologies and use cases in datacenters
- Track-record of success leading aggressive, results-driven product management and product planning strategies and initiatives, including experience developing product roadmaps and taking product from inception to commercialization, delivering on-time and the financial results targeted
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including market research and data gathering, ability to think / conceptualize independently and creatively, strength in building and analyzing complex financial models, and excellent business judgment and ability to synthesize, analyze and extract implications
- Strong organizational, project management, communication, and execution skills plus the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment and work effectively at all levels of an organization
- High-performance orientation, commitment to continuous improvement, excellent follow-through and with strategic capability but also willing to roll up your sleeves
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 12 years of experience, or MS + 10 years of experience
MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $205,000 to $250,000 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.
MaxLinear Inc.
Director Product Line Management, DCC
San Jose, California
New 12h ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
$205k - $250k/yr
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Job Description
Responsibilities:
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $205,000 to $250,000 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Company Overview:
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.
MaxLinear is seeking a Director of Product Management focused on high-speed data center interconnects to join our team. In this role, you will focus on growing our Data Center Connectivity BU (DCC) business:
- Work with key partners, customers, and end users to define the requirements and drive adoption of MaxLinear solutions for their current generation deployments
- Drive product lifecycles and manage from inception to commercialization: feature roadmaps, product roadmaps, pricing
- Research and analyze market opportunities, trends, and competitive pressures in datacenter connectivity markets to create, develop, and execute appropriate business plans
- Prepare Marketing Requirements Documents (MRDs), Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), Competition and Return-on-Investment (ROI) analysis for all new and updated product releases
- Product positioning of our current products in new and existing market segments; driving efforts for design wins and forecast revenue associated with all new design activities
- Lead cross-functional meetings to track, manage, and communicate overall product line efforts
- Contribute to annual corporate planning
- Strong understanding of datacenter networks, both at a system and component level
- Ability to understand customer needs and pain points and translate those into differentiated products with appropriate tradeoffs
- Deep understanding of high speed datacom transceiver technology and use in datacenter networking
- Deep understanding of high speed SERDES markets, technologies and use cases in datacenters
- Track-record of success leading aggressive, results-driven product management and product planning strategies and initiatives, including experience developing product roadmaps and taking product from inception to commercialization, delivering on-time and the financial results targeted
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including market research and data gathering, ability to think / conceptualize independently and creatively, strength in building and analyzing complex financial models, and excellent business judgment and ability to synthesize, analyze and extract implications
- Strong organizational, project management, communication, and execution skills plus the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment and work effectively at all levels of an organization
- High-performance orientation, commitment to continuous improvement, excellent follow-through and with strategic capability but also willing to roll up your sleeves
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 12 years of experience, or MS + 10 years of experience
MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.
MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $205,000 to $250,000 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.
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Product Director Jobs in San Jose: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a product director job in San Jose?
Target the enterprise software, semiconductor, and cloud infrastructure companies that concentrate in North San Jose and the downtown core, as these sectors drive the majority of local product director hiring. Candidates who combine cross-functional leadership experience with deep technical fluency in hardware-software integration or platform ecosystems tend to stand out in San Jose's market. Building relationships through local product communities and meetups in the South Bay also accelerates getting in front of hiring managers.
Which companies hire product directors in San Jose?
San Jose product director roles are posted by Adobe, AMD, and McAfee and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. San Jose's employer base skews heavily toward established technology companies and semiconductor firms with large, multi-layered product organizations that hire at the director level on a recurring basis.
Are there remote product director jobs in San Jose?
Yes, though product director roles vary in remote flexibility depending on whether the company relies on cross-functional collaboration with on-site engineering or hardware teams. About 64% of product director openings tied to San Jose are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting a mix of fully distributed and in-office expectations. Platform and software-focused product directors in San Jose tend to find the most remote-friendly opportunities, while roles tied to silicon or device development typically require on-site presence.
How can I get a product director job in San Jose with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Jose is moving into a senior product manager role at one of the city's mid-size enterprise software or SaaS companies, then building toward director-level scope over two to three years. San Jose's hardware and semiconductor firms, including several with large graduate hiring programs, also promote technically strong PMs who demonstrate systems thinking early. Lateral moves from engineering, program management, or solutions architecture at established South Bay technology companies are a common local pattern that opens the director track.
Which industries hire the most product directors in San Jose?
San Jose product director roles concentrate in Electronics & Hardware, Medical Devices, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. San Jose's position as the center of Silicon Valley means these sectors have unusually deep product organizations with consistent director-level headcount, especially at companies managing complex hardware-software or enterprise platform portfolios.
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