ASIC and Custom Silicon Sales Account Manager - Americas region

About the role

The Custom ASIC Sales Account Managers (SAM's) are part of a global team of expert custom silicon and ASIC sales specialists focused on identifying, shaping, and winning custom opportunities with our largest and most strategic customers.

Responsibilities

• Define the regional strategy for customer identification, prioritization, pursuit, and conversion of custom opportunities across targeted market segments.
• Establish executive-level relationships with key decision-makers across hyper-scalers, OEMs, automotive, communications, and other large-scale silicon buyers.
• Drive account planning and execution aligned to both customer priorities and Intel's long-term growth objectives.
• Partner closely with key internal partners and account team to shape competitive, scalable, and profitable custom solutions.
• Lead complex deal strategy across long sales cycles, including customer discovery, solution definition, commercial negotiation, internal investment alignment, and business case development.
• Develop a disciplined regional opportunity pipeline, forecast accuracy model, and governance cadence for custom silicon pursuits.
• Bring external market intelligence, competitive insight, and customer feedback into Intel's strategic planning and portfolio decisions.
• Influence internal roadmaps and engagement models to improve Intel's competitiveness in the custom ASIC and IC market.
• Serve as a senior external and internal ambassador for Intel's custom silicon portfolio in the region.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience selling into large customers and driving strategic account growth.
• Proven success managing long-cycle, highly technical, multi-stakeholder sales pursuits.
• Strong semiconductor industry network with pre-existing key stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of semiconductor, ASIC, SoC, foundry, IP, or complex silicon solution sales experience.
• Must have strong business development and Sales experience working with foundries, custom silicon houses, and end customers.
• Experience with other T1 ASIC builders and foundry experience / custom chip building required.
• Ability to travel as needed to support customers, internal stakeholders, and team development.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills.

Benefits

Intel offers a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.