Product Manager

Job Description:

Codasip was founded on a simple belief – that we could bring together the brilliance of microprocessor architects and software engineers and capture it in tools that made design simpler, faster, and less expensive. Codasip Studio was born in 2014 with the mission of democratizing processor design. We are succeeding. At the same time RISC-V was gaining traction, so it was natural for Codasip to embrace it as an Open Instruction Set Architecture (ISA).

Codasip is growing, both in scale and in the range of products we are developing. This is a key role in the interface between Codasip engineer and the commercial world, helping define our roadmap and manage innovative products from idea through to commercial reality.

Codasip’s EDA and RISC-V technology is leading edge in the semiconductor industry. This role will have high impact and visibility in Codasip and in the growing RISC-V world.

Main responsibilities include:

• Helping define product strategy & roadmap.
• Writing product specifications and MRDs (Marketing Requitement Documents).
• Supporting sales teams with technical questions about the product, engaging with customers both on product definition and in selling the product.
• Working with engineering on features, specifications, schedules and in setting priorities.
• As part of a small team, it will be necessary to undertake other tasks as part of helping the activity as a whole.

Core Skills and Competencies Required for the Product Manager position:

• Strong technical background: understanding of processors, semiconductors and/or EDA
• Commercial mindset with ability to think strategically.
• Good communicator, able to “bridge the gap” between engineering & commercial
• Confident in presenting: internally, to customers and in wider contexts (eg at trade shows).
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
• Ability to communicate with technical people and to accurately convey technical concepts in written material.
• Ability to communicate across multiple company locations and nationalities.
• Familiarity with processor IP market a string advantage but not required

Qualification:

• A degree in a relevant technical field